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Box traffic gains at Port of Long Beach
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Port of Long Beach saw containerized cargo increase 8.7% in January from a year ago on increased activity at its largest terminal and extra ships calling...
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New Year sets record for Port of LA
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Port of Los Angeles marked the busiest January in its history as overall container traffic surged 17.4% from the same month a year ago. The port’s terminals...
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January boxes surge at Port of Savannah
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorContainerized trade through the Port of Savannah grew 16.2% to 331,468 TEUs in January, a record month for tonnage, and another sign of strengthening box growth...
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William Clark joins R&N coal group
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefReading & Northern Railroad has named William Clark as Senior Vice President Coal, where he will be responsible for managing the anthracite coal...
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ACEC honors Gateway engineering team
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) has presented a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement to the New York...
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Autonomous trucks: Sooner than you think
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefSemi-autonomous Level 3 trucks will be ubiquitous on America’s highways within 5-10 years; driverless Level 5 vehicles some time after that, according to...
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Progress Rail rolls out T4 repower switcher
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorProgress Rail announced it has successfully completed initial emissions testing of a new switching locomotive, the EMD24B, and has begun the process of...
View ArticleCaltrain Electrification delay: Everyone loses
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAs we’ve been reporting and editorializing on for the past couple of weeks, Caltrain’s electrification project has been jeopardized by a delay of federal...
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Metro sues transit union in overtime dispute
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorWashington's Metropolitan Area Transit Authority on Monday threatened to bring in contractors and pursue further legal action if unionized employees refuse to...
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Georgia, Virginia ports file Gateway co-op agreement
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorEyeing potential growing container traffic along the U.S. East Coast, Georgia and Virginia ports on Feb. 24 filed for permission to create an “East Coast Gateway...
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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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