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Improving safety on North America’s “122-inch pipeline”
Written by: James McDonald, Terry Aben P.E., and Douglas Mittlesteadt, Hempel USA, for Railway AgeAre corrosion protection strategies for rail “all hat and no cattle?” (all talk, no substance?). James...
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BART selects joint venture for general engineering services
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) has selected the Acumen Parsons Joint Venture (APJV) to provide general engineering services (GES) to over the...
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STB requiring weekly Class I service performance reports
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe U.S. Surface Transportation Board announced Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 that it is requiring all Class I railroads to publicly file weekly data reports...
View ArticleAIG provides expanded $1 billion casualty liability limits for North American...
Written by: Jenifer Nunez, assistant editorAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG) has expanded excess casualty liability limits for Class 1 railroads in the U.S. and Canada to $1 billion per...
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STB requiring weekly Class I service performance reports
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe U.S. Surface Transportation Board announced Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 that it is requiring all Class I railroads to publicly file weekly data reports...
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AIG expands liability limits to $1 billion
Written by: Jenifer Nunez, assistant editorAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG) has expanded excess casualty liability limits for Class I railroads in the U.S. and Canada to $1 billion per...
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U.S. freight traffic powers into October
Written by: Douglas John BowenU.S. freight traffic continued to notch gains during the week ending Oct. 4, 2014, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, Oct. 9. U.S. freight carload...
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M1 streetcar vendor not finalized, says spokesman
Written by: Douglas John BowenReports that Detroit's public-private partnership overseeing construction of the Motor City's M1 (or M-1) initial streetcar line has selected Ostrava, Czech-Republic-based...
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Greenbrier calls for no delays on PHMSA rulemaking, legacy tank car retrofits
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGreenbrier on Oct. 10, 2014 reiterated its support for the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) proposed Option 2 design for...
View ArticleThales to unveil new revenue collection system
Written by: Douglas John BowenThales Group announced Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 it will unveil its Thales' latest generation Platform Gate Family revenue collection system" at the American Public...
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RailComm provides its DOC system to Ferromex
Written by: Douglas John BowenFerromex railroad has chosen RailComm to provide yard automation to 80-plus newly-installed switch machines, which will be controlled via the RailComm Domain Operations...
View ArticleSen. Durbin emerging as STB chairman's nemesis
Written by: Frank N. Wilner"Tawdry," is how one Washington transportation attorney describes the self-interest assaults by powerful congressional lawmakers on federal regulatory agency officials....
View ArticleShould rail advocates never oppose a rail project?
Written by: Lyndon HenryBack about 30 months ago I explained why I, and a number of other rail transit supporters, were critical of a plan for "urban rail" then taking shape from the official planning...
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CSX rejects CP merger proposal
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCanadian Pacific has approached CSX about a merger, and CSX has rejected the proposal, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times,...
View ArticleWhat lurks behind the door Hunter Harrison opened?
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorAt age 70, when most of his contemporaries have retired, Canadian Pacific (CP) Chairman Hunter Harrison is plotting his legacy—a seamless North American...
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Cummins showcases passenger engine lineup at APTA
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCummins Inc. is presenting its engine lineup for public transportation customers at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Expo in...
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Siemens equipping Amtrak NJHSRIP project
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak has contracted with Siemens to build a new Sitras SFC Plus static frequency converter for upgrading its Metuchen traction power facility in...
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Jablonski named APTA 2014 Outstanding Public Transportation Manager
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPaul Jablonski, CEO of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), was recognized as the Outstanding Public Transportation Manager for 2014 by the...
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Cummins showcases passenger engine lineup at APTA
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCummins Inc. is presenting its engine lineup for public transportation customers at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Expo in...
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CSX posts record 3Q 2014 results
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCSX posted record third-quarter 2014 net earnings of $509 million, or $0.51 per share, up from net earnings of $455 million, or $0.45 per share, in the...
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