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Brooks new CMO for Canadian Pacific
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCanadian Pacific has promoted John Brooks to senior vice-president and chief marketing officer, responsible for business units and sales and marketing staff...
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Moorman to Congress: "New era" of Amtrak investment required
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe head of Amtrak told lawmakers a new era of infrastructure investment is needed to ensure a healthy future for long-distance passenger rail travel in the U.S....
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STB adjusts rail productivity measure, calls public meeting
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Surface Transportation Board announced that it is adopting a tentative new measure of average change in railroad industry productivity for 2011-15. The...
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CP campaign touts preventative use of in-cab cameras for safety
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCanadian Pacific Railway on Tuesday launched an awareness campaign highlighting the safety benefits of the prevetative use of inward-facing cameras in the cabs...
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SoftBank buys Florida East Coast owner
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorSoftBank Group Corp. has acquired Fortress Investment Group LLC, parent of Florida East Coast Railway and TRAC Intermodal, for $3.3 billion in cash. Florida East...
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More rain whipsaws BNSF with outages in NorCal, PNW
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorHigh water blocked BNSF's Lakeside Subdivision between Spokane and Pasco, Wash., Thursday in the twisting, narrow Hatton Coulee between Hatton and Connell....
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It’s getting a bit windy around Jacksonville
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPress releases disguised as letters? Or letters disguised as press releases? In a corporate power struggle, either method can be deployed with the intent...
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It’s Safety Tip Tuesday time!
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), a non-profit affiliate of ASLRRA (American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association) has launched “Safety Tip...
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Nominations sought for RAILWAY AGE 2017 Short Line/Regional Railroad of the Year
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorRailway Age is now accepting entries for its annual Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year competition. Class II and Class III and switching/terminal...
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Trimble acquires Beena Vision
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTechnology solutions company Trimble, Sunnyvale, Calif., has acquired railroad automatic wayside machine-vision inspection systems supplier Beena Vision...
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Transit finance specialist Trommer joins WSP | PB
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Scott E. Trommer a principal in its U.S. Advisory Services division. Trommer will manage transit and rail...
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Alaska Railroad cuts 49 jobs as weaker freight leads to restructuring
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorAlaska Railroad is cutting 49 jobs as part of a major restructuring. The state-owned carrier had kept 18 positions unfilled in anticipation of the job cuts, so...
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CTA unveils plans for United Center station
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorSoon, fans of Chicago basketball and hockey will be able to take the train to the game. The Chicago Transit Authority announced plans to construct a new station...
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Robert L. Bartholic Esq., 1932 – 2017
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPTSI Transportation General Counsel Robert L. Bartholic Esq. has died, the Rutherford, N.J-based consulting firm announced on Feb. 7. Bartholic was a...
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Manaigre leads Network Rail Consulting Canada
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNetwork Rail Consulting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Britain’s Network Rail, has opened a Canadian office and appointed Susanne Manaigre as Vice...
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Weather delaying grain exports from PNW
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorExporters moving U.S. grain to Asian markets continue to struggle with harsh winter weather that’s delayed shipments via rail to ports in the Pacific Northwest....
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Congress: A noisy hall with a nightly brawl
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorWith early indications that the Trump Administration is a political version of the Jerry Springer show, expect an atypical legislative session, with the...
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Oroville Dam emergency delaying UP trains
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Oroville Dam emergency is causing delays of 24-48 hours for Union Pacific freight moving between Oregon, Washington and Southern California. The railroad...
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Port of Virginia: Record TEUs as terminal expansion begins
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Port of Virginia set a record for monthly volume, 228,516 TEUs in January, an increase of 18.5% from the same month the previous year, and up 8%...
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WMATA FTA funds await SSOP
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will withhold 5% of federal funds to the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia until a new Washington...
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