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Florida funds to aid FEC airport access
Written by: Douglas John BowenFlorida Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 a financial package of up to $215 million to assist construction of a rail station at Orlando International...
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Courts clash over California HSR
Written by: Douglas John BowenA California appeals court has put on hold an earlier legal order by a Superior Court judge halting funding of California's high speed rail project, saying it will review...
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Irving Oil sets tank car conversion plan
Written by: Douglas John BowenSaint John, New Brunswick-based Irving Oil Ltd. announced plans Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, to voluntarily convert its older DOT-111 tank cars used in crude-by-rail (CBR)...
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NJT Executive Director Weinstein resigns
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefJames Weinstein, executive director of New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third-largest public transportation agency, announced Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014,...
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FreightCar America logs loss for 4Q, full year
Written by: Douglas John BowenFreightCar America, Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss following the close of trading Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, with its rail division contributing to the shortfall. The...
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Court decisions clear way for Honolulu rail
Written by: Douglas John BowenTwo court victories for Hawaii pro-rail forces on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, have removed significant obstacles confronting the controversial $5.26 billion Honolulu Rail...
View ArticleWabtec cites record 4Q earnings, good year
Written by: Douglas John BowenWabtec Corp. early Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, reported "record results" in its fourth quarter, including earnings per diluted share of 76 cents. Net income for the fourth...
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CN 2014 capex: C$2.1 billion
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCN announced on Feb. 19, 2014 a capital investment plan worth approximately C$2.1 billion (US$1.9 billion) “to continue to raise network safety and...
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Mexico's stalking railway horse impacting KCS
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefA railway reform bill that has been approved by the lower house of Mexico’s Congress and that would impose a form of open access has had a major impact...
View ArticleMexico to its rail franchisees: “Yanqui go home”
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorAt the turn of the 20th century, seven-term Mexican President Porfiro Diaz is cited as having complained, “Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to...
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Union Tank Car grows On-Site® repair capabilities
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefUnion Tank Car Company’s network of mobile repair teams and dedicated mini shops established a new record in 2013, with well over a half-million car...
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Trinity Industries 4Q beats Street
Written by: Douglas John BowenDallas-based Trinity Industries late Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, reported fourth-quarter net income of $112.8 million, or $1.44 per share, up from $71.3 million, or 90 cents...
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U.S. freight traffic falters in latest week
Written by: Douglas John BowenBoth U.S. freight carload traffic and U.S. intermodal volume declined during the week ending Feb. 15, 2014, measured against the comparable week in 2013, the Association...
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BNSF taking bids on 5,000 oil tank cars
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBNSF Railway, the industry’s largest transporter of crude oil, announced on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, plans to purchase its own fleet of up to 5,000 crude...
View ArticleAPI emphasizing collaboration, not confrontation
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFollowing the recent, unrelated series of crude oil train derailments that resulted in fires, explosions, and in the case of Lac-Mégantic, tragedy and...
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ISR names Orellana Director, Communications and Wireless/Radio Frequency...
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIntegrated Strategic Resources (ISR), a woman-owned business providing professional services specializ-ing in systems integration management,...
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Patrick Watz joins HNTB
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPatrick Watz, PE, has joined HNTB Corp. as rail transit practice leader and vice president. Watz has more than 21 years of transportation industry...
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CN’s Mongeau to keynote RSI/CMA 2014
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCN President and Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau will be the keynote speaker at RSI/CMA 2014 on Monday, Sept. 22 in Montréal, Québec. “Claude...
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Moorman to USCOC: “Freight rail vital to economic prosperity”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefSpeaking on Feb. 20, 2014 in Washington D.C. to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting on infrastructure, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman said freight...
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Norfolk LRT extension options mapped
Written by: Douglas John BowenEfforts to extend light rail transit from Norfolk, Va., east to neighboring Virginia Beach have received substantial political and media attention in recent years. But...
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