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BNSF settles environmental lawsuit over coal car spills
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCould the conventional hopper car be going the way of the steam locomotive? In Seattle BNSF Railway settled a lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club and other...
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NYMTA appoints Eng COO
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority has appointed New York State Department of Transportation veteran Phillip Eng to serve as Chief Operating...
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Schneider, CSX re-up with multi-year deal
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorIntermodal and transport provider Schneider and CSX have signed a new multi-year agreement. The trucking company in a release said that the contract solidifies...
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Amtrak committed to Gulf Coast service restoration
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorAmtrak CEO Wick Moorman reiterated his railroad's commitment in a letter to seeing rail service restored along the Gulf Coast. The letter was issued...
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British Columbia to study Vancouver Island commuter rail
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalBritish Columbia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone announced on March 9 that the Canadian province will...
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Watco debuts new Jaxport railroad
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Jacksonville Port Terminal Railroad (JXPT) officially began services on March 8. The 10-mile line provides service to Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport)...
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Caltrain electrification proponents lobby Capitol Hill
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorCompanies whose employees depend on Caltrain to get to and from work in the Bay Area joined agency representatives in Washington, D.C., this past week...
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Snowstorm stops MTA, Amtrak NYC services; Grand Central Terminal closed
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorNew York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended all service as of noon local time Tuesday because of increasing winds and heavy snow accumulations,...
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GE unveils Indian Railways design scheme
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThis week GE Transportation unveiled the final design for the 700 3.36MW and 300 4.47MW locomotives it is delivering to Indian Railways. The unveiling coincides...
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Maggie Lancaster joins RT&S editorial staff
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMaggie Lancaster has joined the staff of Railway Track & Structures as Assistant Editor, reporting directly to RT&S Editor Mischa Wanek-Libman....
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NRE lands ConnDOT locomotive contract
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) on March 6 awarded NRE a five-year contract to overhaul six EMD GP40-2H locomotives that are part...
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Holland appoints O'Grady COO
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefHolland Co. has named Mike O’Grady as Chief Operating Officer for the Maintenance of Way Operating Groups—Mobile Welding, Thermite Welding, Fixed Plant...
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FINANCIAL EDGE March 2017: He sure plays a mean game of Railroad
Written by: David Nahass, Financial EditorWhen the Financial Edge last addressed the topic of Hunter Harrison, it was during the failed takeover of Norfolk Southern (NS) by Canadian Pacific (CP)....
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Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorWith collective bargaining between 13 labor unions and the nation’s Class I freight railroads (plus some regionals and short lines) over wages, benefits...
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Wabtec acquires ATP
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWabtec Corp. has acquired Aero Transportation Products (ATP), a manufacturer of engineered freight car components with annual sales of about $40 million....
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TrucBrush safely clears snow from vehicle rooftops
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCaterpillar is offering TrucBrush, a patented attachment for clearing snow from the rooftops of trailers, containers and other vehicles. Available through...
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Railway Age honors Prendergast as Railroader of the Year
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorFormer New York MTA Chairman and CEO Tom Prendergast was honored as Railway Age’s 54th Railroader of the Year at a dinner of the Western Railway Club on March 14...
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Rail freight traffic—including coal—registers another gain
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Association of American Railroads (AAR), in reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 11, 2017, noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic...
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GE Transportation signs 'smart' loco deal with DB Cargo
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorEurope’s largest rail freight carrier, DB Cargo, and GE Transportation have signed an agreement to digitize 250 locomotives across Germany, the United Kingdom,...
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SunRail art car takes to the rails
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorFlorida commuter operator SunRail has transformed one of its coaches into a rolling art gallery. The "Art Is Moving" project is a privately-funded initiative...
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