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Officials: Criminal intent seen in Quebec crash
Written by: Douglas John BowenCanadian officials Tuesday, July 9, 2013, strongly suggested that criminal intent contributed to the 72-car train that derailed July 6 in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, though they...
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Fort Lauderdale OKs The Wave streetcar tax
Written by: Douglas John BowenFort Lauderdale, Fla., city commissioners unanimously approved a plan Tuesday evening, July 9, 2013, for a special tax assessment zone downtown to fund its proposed...
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So now we know: They can blow up
Written by: Tony KruglinskiRegular readers of this blog may remember that at the end of most of my writings on how the fracking industry is positively impacting our industry, I generally add a caveat...
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San Diego trolley link to airport property eyed
Written by: Douglas John BowenSan Diego’s “trolley,” the first modern U.S. light rail system that debuted in 1981, is now primed to reach the property line of San Diego International Airport, also...
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Bombardier OK'd for Waterloo region LRT gear
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Waterloo (Ontario) Regional Council Wednesday, July 10, 2013, formally approved an agreement in coordination with Greater Toronto Area's Metrolinx to purchase 14 light...
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CP, K+S Potash sign deal on rail logistics
Written by: Douglas John BowenCanadian Pacific and K+S Potash signed an "exclusive long-term volume-based contract" Wednesday, July 10, 2013, for the transportation of potash products from K+S' Legacy...
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Good gains for U.S. freight traffic in latest week
Written by: Douglas John BowenBoth U.S. freight carload traffic and U.S. intermodal volume advanced in the week ending July 6, 2013, measured against the comparable week in 2012, the Association of...
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GWI marks good 2Q traffic volume
Written by: Douglas John BowenGreenwich, Conn.-based Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. early Friday said its second-quarter "same-railroad" volume had increased 6.5% compared with the second quarter of 2012...
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Stamford, Conn., station area plan unveiled
Written by: Douglas John BowenStamford, Conn., interests unveiled a transit-oriented development (TOD) plan Thursday, July 11, 2013, designed in part to better tap passenger flows generated by the...
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Deal frees Metrolink Perris Valley Line
Written by: Douglas John BowenA Riverside County, Calif.-based environmental group has dropped its lawsuit against a proposed 24-mile Metrolink rail extension, the Perris Valley Line, citing...
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Pacific Harbor Line, BLET sign pact
Written by: Douglas John BowenShort line Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. (PHL) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced Monday, July 15, 2013, they have signed a new...
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Metro-North West Haven Station to open Aug. 18
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe parking scramble officially begins this week for access to the new West Haven Station on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, in anticipation of the station's...
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Dueling rail proposals for LA/Ontario Airport
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe San Bernardino Associated Governments has awarded a $600,000 contract to HDR Engineering to evaluate rail service to Los Angeles Ontario International Airport, located...
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LIRR, NYCT boost service for All-Star Game
Written by: Douglas John BowenTwo Metropolitan Transportation Authority properties, the Long Island Rail Road and MTA New York City Transit, are offering more train service to and from Citi Field in...
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Damaged turnout likely cause of fatal SNCF wreck
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefSNCF (French National Railways) says a detached turnout fishplate is the likely cause of the derailment of an intercity train on July 12 at...
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Changing of the guard at MBCR
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMassachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad General Manager Hugh J. Kiley, Jr., is retiring from MBCR after serving for three years. Veteran railroad official...
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WSDOT’s Hammond moves to the private sector
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPaula Hammond, former Secretary of Transportation for the State of Washington, has been named Senior Vice President and National Transportation Market...
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MRAIL Services earns WBENC national certification
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMRAIL Services, a business specializing in supplying products and services to the transportation industry, has received national certification as a...
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Harsco’s Palese selected for AAR TTCI Research Advisory Board
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Association of American Railroads Associate Advisory Board has selected Joseph W. Palese from Harsco Rail to serve out the remainder of the term of a...
View ArticleLac-Mégantic: Thinking through the unthinkable
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRecently, in the wake of the terrible Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway runaway-train accident in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, a reader understandably...
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