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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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TTCI Research Advisory Board taps Harsco's Palese
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...
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Metro-North updates Bronx R-O-W work progress
Written by: Douglas John BowenMetro-North Railroad provided an update Monday, July 15, 2013, on its program to upgrade its right-of-way in the Bronx, N.Y., between Melrose and Woodlawn, used by both...
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SYSTRA names FTA vet to planning, environmental post
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAnthony Lee, AICP, has joined SYSTRA as Planning and Environmental Manager. Lee is a professional certified planner with more than 20 years of experience...
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Wabtec gets bogies contract in Mauritania
Written by: Douglas John BowenWabtec Corp. said July 15 that it has signed a $21 million contract with SNIM (Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière), the National Industrial and Mining Co. of...
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Ed Burkhardt talks with Railway Age on Lac-Mégantic
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefResponding to a blog posted on this website by Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono, Rail World President and CEO Ed Burkhardt had this to say to Railway...
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CSX 2Q earnings beat Street
Written by: Douglas John BowenCSX late Tuesday, July 16, 2013, reported second-quarter earnings of 52 cents per share, or $533 million, on revenue of $3.1 billion, up from earnings $512 million, or 49...
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Joint venture chosen for KC streetcar contract
Written by: Douglas John BowenKansas City, Mo., has selected Herzog Contracting Corp., in conjunction with Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. as finalists for a $102 million contract to build the city's initial...
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NS completes Mon Line upgrade
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern has completed $22.6 million in track, bridge, and signal improvements along its 85-mile “Mon Line,” a major coal route through...
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Cincinnati finalizes streetcar contract
Written by: Douglas John BowenStruggling for years against a hostile sentiment from the state government and some surrounding county organizations, Cincinnati city officials are shrugging off...
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Arlington, Fairfax counties update streetcar pact
Written by: Douglas John BowenArlington County, Va., board members voted 4-1 Tuesday, July 16, 2013, to support an updated agreement with neighboring Fairfax County to advance the Columbia Pike...
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ASLRRA's Timmons: One more year
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmerican Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Richard F. Timmons—known in the industry as “The General”—has agreed to lead his...
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Iowa Pacific, Holdtrade (UK) Ltd. form Colombian joint venture
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, and Holdtrade (UK) Ltd. of Greenwich, England, have formed a new company, Holdtrade Atlantico, to apply for rail freight...
View ArticleWhen bad things happen to good companies, and to good people
Written by: Lawrence H Kaufman and Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editors(Editor’s Note: This commentary is a collaboration of Railway Age Contributing Editors Larry Kaufman and Frank Wilner, both of...
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Iowa Pacific, Holdtrade (UK) Ltd. form Colombian joint venture
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, and Holdtrade (UK) Ltd. of Greenwich, England, have formed a new company, Holdtrade Atlantico, to apply for rail freight...
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Charlotte marks Lynx LRT extension start
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony today, July 18, 2013, to mark the start of extending Lynx light rail transit 9.7 miles to the...
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For U.S., usual freight mix in latest week
Written by: Douglas John BowenFollowing two weeks of digression from a repeating pattern, U.S. freight traffic resumed its standard mix – freight carload traffic down, intermodal volume up – in the...
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UP sports robust 2Q earnings
Written by: Douglas John BowenUnion Pacific recorted second-quarter earnings of $2.37 per share, or $1.1 billion, up from $2.10 a share, or $1 billion, in the second quarter of 2012, the Omaha-based...
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GATX net rises in second quarter
Written by: Douglas John BowenGATX Corp. Thursday, July 18, 2013, reported higher second-quarter net income of $35.1 million, or 74 cents per share, compared with $23.5 million, or 49 cents per share,...
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