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CSX agrees to hire Hunter Harrison as CEO
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCSX has a new CEO. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad in a release said it has agreed to a deal with hedge fund Mantle Ridge LP to name E. Hunter Harrison as...
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Engineering NEC HSR safety
Written by: Contributing Editor Alfred E. Fazio, P.E.; and Bridget Hodgson, President, BRT ServicesDuring late 2015, Amtrak conducted Vehicle Track Interaction (VTI) testing over a number of selected...
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Rod Case at REF 2017: "Try to do more than just run good trains"
Written by: Jim BlazeOliver Wyman Partner Rodney Case delivered a thought-provoking address March 6 at Rail Equipment Finance 2017 on the future of North America’s rail industry. Case said that the...
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Jason Seidl: Quick take on EHH at CSX
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNow that E. Hunter Harrison has become CEO of CSX, “we expect additional layoffs in addition to the recently announced 1,000 members of management,” says...
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Record turnout for Railroad Day in Washington
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorWASHINGTON, D.C. – A record number of railroaders, suppliers, and customers on March 2 converged on the Capitol for the annual lobbying event known as Railroad...
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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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 of days “on the road” in Portland and...
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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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