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December employment rises from a year ago
Written by: Douglas John BowenCompiled figures released this week by the Surface Transportation Board show Class I railroads employed 162,810 people in mid-December, up a scant 0.10% from December...
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LIRR is No. 1 again. For now.
Written by: Douglas John BowenCongratulations to the Long Island Rail Road, once again in 2013 the unquestioned largest regional passenger railroad by ridership in the nation. Let's see if it can hold...
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CN earnings rise in 4Q, slip for year
Written by: Douglas John BowenCN issued its earnings report for the fourth quarter and full-year 2013 after the closing bell on Wall Street Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, gaining in the quarter over the...
View ArticleIf crude by rail, why not water?
Written by: Bruce Kelly, Contributing EditorI can’t help but watch the wildfires and water shortages taking place in California and wonder if BNSF and Union Pacific, and perhaps a few of their...
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Tacoma LRT extension options weighed
Written by: Douglas John BowenTacoma, Wash.'s City Council has informally endorsed a specific route for extending the city's 1.6-mile Link Light Rail (often defined by some as a streetcar) operated by...
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NS opens transfer terminal in Chesapeake
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern has opened a new Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) terminal in Chesapeake, Va., to serve shippers of dry and liquid bulk commodities. TBT...
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Conductors union spurns CN pact
Written by: Douglas John BowenCanadian National said Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons has advised the railroad that "the tentative...
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NYAB aids food pantry renovation
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Watertown Urban Mission Food Pantry in upstate New York will undergo a $250,000 renovation this year, thanks to a charity established by the parent company of New York...
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CIT Group acquires Nacco SAS
Written by: Douglas John BowenCIT Group said early Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 it has acquired Paris-based Nacco SAS, "one of the largest independent full service railcar lessors in Europe." New York-based...
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Kings' "assist" for (West) Sacramento streetcar?
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe National Basketball Association Sacramento Kings have pledged to provide $500,000 to aid streetcar development in California's state capital as part of a traffic...
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Poll perpetuates Scarborough Line fracas
Written by: Douglas John BowenPublic opinion over the future of Toronto Transit Commission's Scarborough Line apparently continues to vacillate, with a new poll suggesting light rail transit (LRT) once...
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STB sets hearing on competitive switching rules
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Surface Transportation Board announced Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 that it will hold a public hearing on March 25-26, 2014 "in Petition for Rulemaking to Adopt Revised...
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Freight car market will see moderate expansion: EPA
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBased on a “broadening demand for rolling stock, beginning-of-the-year backlogs, and continued growth in customer markets,” Economic Planning Associates,...
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Connecticut touts New Haven Line aid
Written by: Douglas John BowenConnecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) will oversee a $10 million project to upgrade...
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HDR tapped for Grand Rapids streetcar plan
Written by: Douglas John BowenHDR, Inc. has been hired to revive a streetcar plan for Grand Rapids, Mich., using a six-year-old study as a baseline for the new effort. Omaha-based HDR has been awarded...
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RFQ issued for D.C. DBOM transit system
Written by: Douglas John BowenWashington, D.C.'s District Department of Transportation (DDOT) issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Monday, Feb, 3, 2014 "to firms interested in submitting...
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Coos Bay Rail Link reports significant growth in 2013
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefOregon’s Coos Bay Rail Link (CBRL) moved 4,845 revenue carloads in 2013, a 95% increase over 2012’s 2,480 carloads, in its second full year of operations...
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For R&N, another growth year
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPort Clinton, Pa.-based Reading & Northern Railroad says 2013 was the most successful year in its 30-year history. The regional railroad—twice named...
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BNSF 2014 capex: $5 billion
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBNSF Railway on Feb. 4 announced a new single-year record capital commitment plan of $5 billion for 2014, approximately a $1 billion increase over its...
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Report: New Haven Line seriously underfunded
Written by: Douglas John BowenConnecticut officials demanding meetings and answers from Metro-North Railroad and parent Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) might pause before leveling bombast,...
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