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Algoma Central, CN seek passenger service operators
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Algoma Central Railway Passenger Service Working Group is seeking a contract operator for ACR’s passenger service between Sault Ste. Marie and...
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BNSF, Tacoma Rail strike deal
Written by: Douglas John BowenTacoma Rail, a short line serving its namesake port facility and city in Washington State, has signed a contract with BNSF to supply fueling and maintenance needs for the...
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Eco-Energy, NS partner on ethanol
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefEco-Energy, an integrated bio-fuel supply chain company focused on the marketing, trading, transportation, and distribution of bio-fuels globally, is...
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CG Railway marks 1,000th voyage
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCG Railway, Inc.’s Rail Ferry Service between the United States and Mexico reached a milestone on August 29, 2014 with its 1,000th voyage. CG Railway’s...
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U.S. freight traffic ends good August strongly
Written by: Douglas John BowenU.S. freight rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 30, 2014 registered increases in line with the entire month of August, the Association of American Railroads said...
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Calatravasaurus Wrecks?
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s massive World Trade Center PATH transportation hub in Lower Manhattan, designed by famed architect...
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North Dakota seizes initiative in CBR degasification
Written by: David Thomas, Contributing EditorThe vital other shoe in crude by rail reform will drop not in Ottawa or Washington, but in Bismark, N.Dak., where, in the void created by federal inaction,...
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Guerdon Sterling Sines, 1928-2014, railroad computer systems pioneer
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGuerdon Sterling Sines, who retired in 1990 as the Union Pacific’s Vice President-Information & Communication Systems, died Aug. 27, 2014, from...
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Loram acquires majority stake in Britain's RVEL
Written by: Douglas John BowenLoram Maintenance of Way, Inc. on Sept. 4, 2014 announced it has acquired a majority stake in Railway Vehicle Engineering Ltd. (RVEL), based in Derby, United Kingdom....
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Balfour Beatty sells Parsons Brinckerhoff
Written by: Keith BarrowBalfour Beatty has announced it has sold its engineering and design consultancy subsidiary Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) to WSP Global, Canada, for £820 million, or roughly US$1.35...
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Caltrain acquiring surplus cars to ease peak crunch
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCaltrain will purchase 16 surplus railcars from Metrolink to extend trainset lengths and provide more capacity for standing-room only peak-hour trains....
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Western Canada’s Roberts Bank Rail Corridor projects completed
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Sept. 4, 2014 opening of the $51 million Mufford Crescent overpass in Langley, B.C., marks the completion of all nine Roberts Bank Rail Corridor...
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VIA Rail reports improved 2Q14 financials
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefVIA Rail Canada’s second-quarter 2014 financial report shows revenue growth of 3.9% over the comparable quarter in 2013, and improved on-time performance...
View ArticleWabtec preps for InnoTrans 2014
Written by: Douglas John BowenWilmerding, Pa.-based Wabtec Corp. said Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 it and its subsidiaries will exhibit in Stand No. 103. Hall 1.2, at InnoTrans 2014 in Berlin, Germany, being...
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Caltrain seeks input on electric train plans
Written by: Douglas John BowenCaltrain is asking the its riding public to provide feedback and input on design details of its future fleet of electric multiple-unit (EMU) trains, consists that are...
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Metra sets interim UP West Line service plan
Written by: Douglas John BowenMetra said Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 that its Union Pacific West Line riders will see alterations to midday and weekend train schedules when a major rail replacement for the...
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Metro-North wraps up switching complex work
Written by: Douglas John BowenMetro-North Railroad on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 announced it has completed rebuilding a switching control house in Cos Cob, Conn., along its New Haven Line, ahead of...
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Charlotte OKs search for streetcar funds
Written by: Douglas John BowenCharlotte, N.C.'s City Council, in a 7-to-4 vote Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, approved an effort to obtain $75 million in federal matching funds for extending the city's initial...
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Detroit M1 streetcar gets TIGER funding boost
Written by: Douglas John BowenDetroit's M1 (or M-1) streetcar project, now under construction and backed by a public-private partnership, will get a $12.2 million funding assist from federal...
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TIGER grant aids Baton Rouge streetcar plan
Written by: Douglas John BowenLouisiana's state capital, Baton Rouge, may join the state's largest city as a streetcar site thanks to a $1.8 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic...
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