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AAR: Traffic on the mend; safety continues upward trend
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRail freight traffic continues to recover this year, and the industry posted its safest year on record last year, the Association of American Railroads...
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CN, TFI renew agreement for intermodal service
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCanadian National and motor carrier TFI International are renewing their collaboration to grow domestic intermodal business in markets across Canada. The...
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Union Pacific consolidates Pocatello service unit
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorUnion Pacific announced it is consolidating its Pocatello Service Unit management with its Portland and Utah service units, effective April 1. Five management...
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CapMetro adds more cars to Austin commuter line
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe city of Austin, Texas is counting on a bigger fleet to translate into bigger ridership for its MetroRail commuter system. Operator Capitol Metropolitan...
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China Railway to build LA Metro subway cars
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorChina Railway Rolling Stock Corporation has reportedly contracted with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to build 64 new subway cars...
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SEPTA planning CRRC commuter car pact
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorPressed to accommodate surging ridership, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is buying 45 bi-level coaches from China Railway Rolling Stock...
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Parsons adds Strong as rail lead
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorDavid Strong has joined Parsons as vice president and Rail Systems Lead for the New York and New Jersey region. Strong focuses on the current and future needs...
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CN plans to buy back shares
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCanadian National announced plans to repurchase up to 1.8 million of its common shares of stock as part of a repurchase program. The railroad in a statement said...
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You won't "knuckle under" with Strato
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefStrato, Inc.’s StratoMAX F51AE F-Style knuckle has passed the Association of American Railroads (AAR) M-216 fatigue life cycle test. This specification...
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CTC allocates $60 million to California rail projects
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $217 million to 72 projects in the state including more than $60 million for state...
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It shouldn't take a $300 million man
Written by: Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing EditorWhat has been will be again; what has been done will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, “Look!...
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Lisa Ives joins HNTB
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTransportation and environmental project management professional Lisa Ives has joined HNTB Corp. as a senior project manager and associate vice...
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Canada 2017 federal budget commits to transit funding
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorCanada's federal 2017 budget continues the government's push toward public transit projects with the inclusion of CA$25 billion (US$18.7 billion)...
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Yamashita joins Cando
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBrandon, Manitoba-based Cando Rail Services has appointed Canadian Pacific engineering department veteran Tim Yamashita as Vice-President of Engineering...
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Ferromex dealing for Florida East Coast Railway
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorJust weeks after acquiring Florida East Coast Industries (FECI), parent of Florida East Coast Railway (FECR), a Japanese hedge fund is close to a deal to sell...
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CN partners on Duluth intermodal container terminal
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCN and Duluth Cargo Connect announced a new alliance establishing the first rail-served intermodal container ramp in the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minn., and...
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AAR to Trump Administration: “Proceed with caution”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefI have stressed many times in this blog, and in my monthly magazine columns—at times in harsh terms that may have offended some people who, for reasons I...
View ArticleA simple case of “confusion to the enemy”
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorThe Mexicans are coming. The Mexicans are coming—and within verbal indignities-hurling distance of President Donald J. Trump’s Palm Beach, Fla.,...
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Metrolinx’s McCuaig leaving transportation for banking
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefEffective April 24, Bruce McCuaig is stepping down as President and CEO of Metrolinx, Toronto, to accept a new federal role in Canada’s Privy Council...
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Rail traffic sees big boost
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefU.S. rail traffic totaled 526,471 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending March 25, 2017, up 12% compared with the same week last year, the...
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