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Omaha OKs Phase 2 plan for streetcar, BRT
Written by: Douglas John BowenPhase 2 of a streetcar proposal, paired with a second plan for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), garnered the approval of Omaha, Neb.'s City Council Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. The...
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TCRC-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers ratify agreement with CP
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC-RCTC) has ratified a labor agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway covering...
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CN inaugurates Winnipeg training center
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCN on Sept. 9, 2014 officially opened its new employee training center in Winnipeg. The 100,000-square-foot facility is currently hosting 350-plus CN...
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Tacoma Link plan adds stop, may move another
Written by: Douglas John BowenTacoma, Wash.'s City Council, in its latest move to advance plans to extend the Tacoma Link streetcar line an additional 2.4 miles, approved an additional station site and...
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Factors affecting this year’s “equipment harvest”
Written by: David Nahass, Railroad Financial Corp.Fall is the season of the harvest. This is true for the farmers working their wheat, corn, and soybeans, but also true for many railcar owners. As...
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Wheel failures: Digging down to the roots
Written by: Kerry Jones, Principal Investigator, and Scott Cummings, Scientist, TTCI, for Railway AgeTransportation Technology Center, Inc. joint ventures with Amsted Rail and Texas A&M are...
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Passing the acid test
Written by: By Steve Herbst, Product Manager, Midland Manufacturing, for Railway AgeAt a time when affordable tank car safety upgrades are a high-visibility issue, the supply industry is busy tackling...
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Metra: Customer-focused in Chicagoland
Written by: Douglas John Bowen, Managing EditorThe fourth-largest U.S. regional railroad network, entering its fourth decade of existence, sees growth and opportunity—if dedicated funding can be found....
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Locomotives: Is LNG the next generation?
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefLNG is one of several advanced technologies changing motive power in significant ways. It has been 20 years since Burlington Northern set a new course in...
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A technical and commercial balancing act
Written by: Ryan McWilliams, Contributing Editor, and Principal, International Engineering/RailAdvisorFor freight car truck components, total cost of ownership is far more important than initial cost....
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CBR liability: A trial lawyer’s perspective
Written by: David B. Potter, Esq. and Marie L. van Uitert, Esq., Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP, for Railway Age At an increasingly rapid rate, the surge in crude by rail during the past few...
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Saving time and money
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorProductivity gains and cost savings often go hand-in-hand with safer m/w equipment. Maintenance on the railroad can be caught in a revolving cycle...
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Cowen & Co.: “Rail outlook remains positive”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe freight transportation outlook from Cowen & Co.’s 7th Annual Transportation Conference is positive, with railroads benefitting from growth in a...
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One-person crew proposal rejected on BNSF
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBNSF Railway conductors and ground-service workers represented by General Committee GO-001 of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air and Rail...
View ArticleRockefeller’s last stand; RSIA Déjà vu, Volume Two; PRIIA Redux
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCongress is about to adjourn for its single-most important function these days as mid-term elections loom: getting re-elected. That means it’s time to...
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Integrate Greater Toronto transit, group urges
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Greater Toronto Area must merge its public transit properties into a cohesive, unified whole, the CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade has declared. CEO Carol...
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Siemens lands All Aboard Florida order
Written by: Douglas John BowenSiemens on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 said it has been selected "to build the locomotives and passenger coaches for the All Aboard Florida passenger rail project that will...
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CTA to overhaul 3200-series cars
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has awarded $92 million worth of contracts to unnamed suppliers for the materials needed to overhaul the agency’s...
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Lavell named NJT Rail GM
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNew Jersey Transit has appointed Robert M. Lavell as Vice President and General Manager of Rail Operations. Lavell has more than 40 years of industry...
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U.S., Canada rail freight loads add to gains
Written by: Douglas John BowenTotal U.S. and Canadian freight rail traffic, along with Mexico intermodal volume, continued to gain ground during the week ending Sept. 6, 2014, the Association of...
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