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Kevin R. Collins joins HNTB
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefKevin R. Collins, PE, has joined HNTB Corp. as Project Director and Vice President. Collins brings two decades of transportation industry experience,...
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Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThank goodness he wasn’t injured or killed, but Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) needs to practice what he preaches about train safety. Video from...
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For CP, a record first-quarter 2014
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWith net income of C$254 million or C$1.44 per diluted share, Canadian Pacific has posted “the best first quarter financial results in company history,”...
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Jim Cowan joins Greenbrier as SVP Operations
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRailway supply veteran Jim Cowan has joined The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. as Senior Vice President, Operations, a newly created position. He will report...
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Birkelbach joins Parsons Brinckerhoff
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRonald L. Birkelbach has been named a Vice President at Parsons Brinckerhoff, and will lead the company’s systems group in the Northeast region, which...
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CN toughs out a challenging first quarter
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief“The winter of a lifetime,” as described by CN President and CEO Claude Mongeau, bumped up CN’s first-quarter 2014 operating expenses and ratio compared...
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Wabtec reports record first quarter
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWabtec Corp. on Wednesday, April 22, 2014 reported record results for first-quarter 2014 and affirmed its 2014 guidance for earnings per diluted share of...
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For Norfolk Southern, a difficult first quarter
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCoal volume and revenue that dropped 15% and 13%, respectively, in 2014’s first quarter were largely responsible for Norfolk Southern reporting lower net...
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Search under way for new ASLRRA President
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Jason Ward, Managing Partner of Industrial Search Partners, to conduct...
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Class I employment registers modest monthly gain
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFigures released by the Surface Transportation Board show total Class I railroad employment as of mid-March 2014 rose 0.40%, to 162,968, from the same...
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Transport Canada toughens CBR safety regs
Written by: David Thomas, Contributing EditorTrains carrying 20 cars or more of crude oil or ethanol must not exceed 50 mph under a new directive issued by Transport Canada on Wednesday, April 23,...
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Freight car orders, backlog soar in first quarter—and it’s not tank cars
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFreight car orders in 2014’s first quarter soared about 38% from fourth-quarter 2013, to 24,050 units, pushing builder backlogs up around 12% to 81,927,...
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GATX EPS beats Wall Street consensus estimate
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGATX Corp. on Thursday, April 24, 2014, reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for first-quarter 2014, beating Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $0.76...
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Basin Transload, BNSF to connect with Tesoro oil facility via new pipeline
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBasin Transload LLC, a 60%-owned subsidiary of logistics and marketing company Global Partners LP that transloads crude oil to BNSF, has executed a...
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Exhibit sales open for REMSA/RSI-Hosted USA Pavilion at Brazil’s NT Expo
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefExhibit sales are now open for the USA Pavilion at the Business on Rails (NT Expo) trade show in São Paulo, Brazil, co-hosted by Railway...
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CSX Safety Train ready to roll, targets CBR safety and first responders
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCSX's Safety Train: Energy Preparedness Program, with rolling classrooms and specialized hands-on training, will soon take to the rails on an expanded...
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AAR: North American carloads flat, intermodal up
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCombined North American rail volume for the first 16 weeks of 2014 on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 5,898,862 carloads, flat...
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GE seeks to acquire Alstom energy business, would leave Transport sector alone
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGeneral Electric, having given up on its efforts to acquire Ansaldo STS from Italian conglomerate Finmeccanica, is reportedly in negotiations with Alstom...
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UTU-SMART, BLET to take two-person crew laws to the state level
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAs part of their ongoing effort to secure a law mandating a minimum of two crew members in all locomotive cabs, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers...
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Toronto, SMART DMUs will get Cummins Tier 4-compliant power
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCummins Inc. is now producing its Tier 4 Final-compliant QSK19-R diesel engine, which will power the new Nippon Sharyo diesel multiple-unit (DMU)...
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