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Connecticut bond commission approves additional funds for NHHS rail program
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe Connecticut State Bond Commission approved an additional $50 million in funding for the New-Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program. The...
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Caltrain Electrification delay: Railway suppliers step up
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBalfour Beatty and Stadler U.S. Inc., the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project’s principal contractors, have provided Caltrain with the flexibility...
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Orseno set to retire at year-end
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorDon Orseno, who began his career in 1974 as a ticket collector on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific, will retire as Metra Executive Director and...
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TRAC Intermodal launches premium chassis pool
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTRAC Intermodal’s TRAC Select is premium chassis pool “fleeted with a wide array of specialty chassis and services to meet specific customer and...
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AAR pens list of rail "priorities" for Trump White House
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Association of American Railroads on Tuesday outlined what it called a list of infrastructure priorities for the railroad industry in a letter to the Trump...
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Rusty Spike Award for Dow’s hypocrisy
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorSome three decades ago, the Association of American Railroads bestowed Rusty Spike Awards to recognize hypocritical posturing by those seeking...
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Greenbrier showing at Middle East Rail Expo
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorRailcar builder The Greenbrier Companies announced it will be exhibiting at the Middle East Rail conference March 7-8 in Dubai, UAE. James Cowan, president of...
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Prendergast joins STV
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThomas F. Prendergast, recently retired Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Railway Age’s 2017 Railroader of the Year, has...
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Coal on the rise: AAR
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn reporting U.S. rail traffic volumes for the week ending Feb. 25, 2017 and the month of February 2017, the Association of American Railroads noted that...
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Brohm named PNR RailWorks EVP
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRailWorks Corp. has appointed John Brohm, a 30-year veteran of the transit and rail supply industry, as Executive Vice president with responsibility for...
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Cowen and Company: “On the road” with Greenbrier
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCowen and Company’s Matt Elkott and Jason Seidl (Railway Age’s Wall Street Contributing Editor) spent a couple days “on the road” in Portland and Seattle...
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Wabtec lands $97 million TEXRail C&S contract
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWabtec Corp. has signed a $97 million contract to provide signaling and communication services for TEXRail, a new, 27-mile, double-track Fort Worth...
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For RMS, Orange EV T-Series is green
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRail Management Services LLC (RMS), one of the largest rail intermodal terminal operators in the U.S., is expanding use of electric trucks following a...
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Changes at the top for AllTranstek
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAllTranstek LLC, Downers Grove, Ill., a provider of tank car fleet management and technical services, has made two key senior-level appointments. Andy...
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Greenbrier fulfilling Brazilian footprint expansion
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. on March 2 completed its agreement to increase ownership in Amsted-Maxion Equipamentos E Serviços Ferroviários S.A....
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Please don’t toss the Angus burgers, OK?
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefI travel between the New York metro area and Washington D.C. several times a year on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor trains, and I always treat myself to one...
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Greenbrier rolls out 100,000th intermodal car
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Greenbrier Companies announced production of its 100,000th intermodal double-stack railcar in January. The manufacturer has been building intermodal cars...
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CP’s beaver makes a comeback
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCanadian Pacific on Feb. 21 announced it is bringing back its iconic beaver logo, the first version of which appeared in 1886, “as it looks to the...
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Weekly gain for U.S. rail freight volumes
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorRail traffic in the United States for the week ending Feb. 18 totaled 531,123 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.8% from the same week in 2016. The...
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CSX extends deadline for board nominations again
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorAmid a change at the top, announced layoffs and presumptive talks regarding new leadership, CSX Corp. has again extended its deadline for board nominations....
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