Who will Trump nominate? Perhaps …
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorTwo months into the Trump Administration, the Washington Post says his nomination process, leading to Senate confirmation, is moving more slowly than any...
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Trump budget: Reduce Amtrak, FTA New-Starts; kill TIGER grants; privatize air...
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefEliminating Amtrak’s long-distance trains, curtailing the FTA’s New-Starts program, eliminating the TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic...
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Trimble partners with Railhead
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorTrimble announced that it is partnering with Alsip, Ill.-based Railhead Corp. to integrate real-time remote monitoring, diagnostics and on-board video to enhance...
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Wi-Tronix signs up Aussie co-op CBH Group
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorWi-Tronix, LLC of Bolingbrook, Ill., announced that it has signed a contract to provide its Wi-Nostix predictive diagnostics software-as-a-service for...
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Ehlers joins Parsons Canada
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTransportation industry veteran Ralph Ehlers has joined Parsons Corp. as Vice President of Rail and Transit, Canada, based in Markham, Ontario. Ehlers...
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Guest Editorial: Putting the brakes on new regulations
Written by: William C. Keppen, Transportation Safety AdvocateNine years ago, the tragic head-on collision of a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train near Chatsworth, Calif., ended...
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Calif. HSR adds two to board
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe California High-Speed Rail Authority added Ernest M. Camacho to its board of directors and State Sen. Jim Beall to an ex officio board position. Camacho is...
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Idaho weather disrupts BNSF, UP, MRL and Amtrak services
Written by: Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing EditorDeep snowpack at higher elevations, an early spring thaw, and heavy rainfall are severely affecting rail lines in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in...
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First locomotive rebuild for Motive Power Resources
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorMotive Power Resources announced that it has completed its first locomotive overhaul at its new heavy overhaul and repair facility in Minooka, Ill. The rebuilt...
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Passenger ops lagging freight RRs in PTC progress: FRA
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration released a status update today on railroads' progress implementing positive train...
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Ohio lawsuit wants to put the brakes on NS humpyard noise
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorResidents of Bellevue, Ohio have filed a class-action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over what they charge is excessive noise from Moorman Yard. The lawsuit...
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Canadian Pacific, intermodal union in pact
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCanadian Pacific and the United Steelworkers Local 1976 reached a tentative five-year labor agreement covering approximately 600 administrative support and...
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Rocky Mountaineer promotes Chamy
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorRocky Mountaineer, the world’s largest privately-owned luxury tourist train, has promoted Anthony Chamy to National Sales Manager, Canada. Based in Montreal,...
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CN closes historic Escanaba ore docks
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCN will shut down its Escanaba iron ore docks at the end of April, bringing to a close 165 years of ore shipping from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula port. Ore...
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Norfolk Southern safety train to visit 23 cities
Written by: Maggie Lancaster, Assistant Editor, RT&SNorfolk Southern's safety train will stop in 23 cities during 2017 as part of its Operation Awareness & Response (OAR) program, which...
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February containers surge at Georgia ports
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Georgia Ports Authority saw its busiest February for total cargo, moving 2.94 million tons across all docks in February, up 10% from the same month in 2016,...
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Sound Transit: Trump budget a “body blow”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Trump Administration’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018, which would eliminate the Federal Transit Administration New Starts grant program that...
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Mock-up of new Boston Orange Line car unveiled
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalMassachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack visited the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority...
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Matt Elkott: Increased interest in lease fleets, improved frac sand outlook...
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCowen and Company analyst Matt Elkott has upgraded American Railcar Industries (ARI) to Outperform from Market Perform, “as earnings and fundamentals...
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Georgia ports deploy new-age box cranes
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Georgia Ports Authority commissioned the first of four new neo-panamax ship-to-shore container cranes at its Garden City Terminal, Savannah. The GPA’s roster...
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