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Met Council awards LRT engineering contract
Written by: Douglas John BowenIn Minnesota, Metropolitan Council has awarded Cary, N.C.-based Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. an engineering contract to advance the 13-mile Bottineau Light Rail Transit...
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InnoTrans 2014 touts "major success"
Written by: Douglas John BowenAs InnoTrans 2014 drew to a close on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, show sponsors claimed the event was "the best InnoTrans to date" and hailed the Berlin-based event as a "major...
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ACS-64 technical support agreement under way
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Siemens Infrastructure & Cities Sector, Rail Systems Division has begun its 15-year technical support and spare parts supply agreement with...
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M1 rails begin appearing in Detroit
Written by: Douglas John BowenWelded rail is scheduled to begin apparing on Detroit's Woodward Avenue as rail infrastructure begins appearing for the city's M1 (or M-1) streetcar project. An outdoor...
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Norfolk Southern recognized for carbon disclosure
Written by: Douglas John BowenNorfolk Southern Corp. said Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 it has "earned recognition recently from environmental nonprofit CDP as a marketplace leader in carbon disclosure,...
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TEX Rail gets FTA, FAA nods to proceed
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T)'s TEX Rail project has received a Record of Decision (ROD) from both the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the...
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NRE rebuilding locomotives for African railway
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAfrica’s Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has taken delivery of its first batch of NRE (National Railway Equipment) rebuilt and re-engineered B23-7 diesel...
View ArticleIs FRA’s Szabo headed to the STB?
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorJoe Szabo, the former union boss and now embattled Federal Railroad Administrator, may be on his way out—to another federal railroad regulatory agency,...
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CSX hosts first-responder CBR training at SERTC
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefForty first-responders representing 30 communities around CSX’s railroad network have undergone crude-by-rail (CBR) incident response training at the...
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Greenbrier responds to PHMSA tank car NPRM
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. on Sept. 30, 2014, filed comments to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on HHFTs (High Hazard Flammable...
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Houston Metro delays LRT launches
Written by: Douglas John BowenContinuing and mounting delays have forced Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) from adding two new light rail transit lines to Houston's growing...
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Metro-North eyes more bridge repairs
Written by: Douglas John BowenMount Vernon, N.Y., and Metro-North Railroad have agreed to repair or replace three rail bridges on the New Haven Line at a cost of $10 million. Funding will come largely...
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Ground broken for LA Regional Connector
Written by: Douglas John BowenFederal, state, and local Los Angeles officials – along with a Hollywood personality – gathered Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 to mark the construction launch of the Regional...
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Metra reopens Downers Grove Station platforms
Written by: Douglas John BowenMetra reopened station platforms at its Downers Grove (Ill.) Main Street Station Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, 2014. Metra noted that construction work was not yet complete;...
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InStep Software and Wi-Tronix in collaboration
Written by: Douglas John BowenWi-Tronix, LLC has announced "a new collaboration" with InStep Software "allowing Wi-Tronix to utilize InStep's PRiSM predictive asset analytics software in the company's...
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AAR comments to PHMSA stress efficiency as well as safety
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Association of American Railroads on Sept. 30, 2014 submitted its comments on the U.S. Department of Transportation-Pipeline and Hazardous Material...
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Railcar builder stocks tumble following PHMSA NPRM comment period
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefShares of The Greenbrier Companies and Trinity Industries fell 10.2% and 7.7%, respectively, in afternoon trading on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, one day...
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CP’s Harrison sets 2018 financial goals
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAt Canadian Pacific’s 2014 Investor Conference, CEO E. Hunter Harrison unveiled new growth targets out to 2018, and “a multi-year strategy to drive...
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RSI-CTC to PHMSA: “One size fits all” won’t work
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn comments sent to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Dept. 30, 2014, the Railway Supply Institute Committee on...
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Report: NEC New York tunnels need major work
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefA new engineering report details damage to the Amtrak-owned Hudson (“North”) River and East River tunnels following Superstorm Sandy and recommends a...
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