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UP’s new mobile classroom for emergency responder training
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefUnion Pacific, in collaboration with The Firefighters Education and Training Foundation, has converted a boxcar into a mobile classroom, expanding its...
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FTA OKs MARTA plan for LRT line
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have approved plans by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) for preliminary planning of a "Clifton Corridor" light...
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ARI 3Q revenue slips, but backlog grows
Written by: Douglas John BowenAmerican Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI) reported a drop in third-quarter revenue 2014 relative to the comparable period in 2013. St. Charles, Mo.-based ARI announced its...
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Greenbrier Cos. touts record 4Q, full year
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Greenbrier Cos., Inc. on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 announced "record results for [the] fourth quarter and fiscal year," adding it had received orders of "an additional...
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Intermodal leads U.S. freight rail traffic gains
Written by: Douglas John BowenWith intermodal leading the way, U.S. rail freight traffic during the week ending Oct. 25, 2014 maintained growth momentum, the Association of American Railroads reported...
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BNSF: We’re ready for winter
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBNSF says it will go into the 2014-2015 winter season “better prepared than ever before, especially if the U.S. experiences a return of the polar vortex....
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ZTR wins SmartStart® contract in Germany
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDB Schenker Rail, Germany, has awarded ZTR Control Systems a contract for more than 300 SmartStart® AESS (Automatic Engine Start-Stop) systems. The...
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Los Angeles Metro taps Cubic for TAP upgrade
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has awarded Cubic Transportation Systems $9 million contract to upgrade its TAP...
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FreightCar America 3Q earnings much improved
Written by: Douglas John BowenFreightCar America, Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $6.4 million, or 53 cents per diluted share, much better than the loss of $900,000, or 8 cents per diluted...
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TriMet taps RailComm for CTC dispatch system
Written by: Douglas John BowenFairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has been selected to replace the communication infrastructure for Portland, Ore., Trimet's CTC Dispatch System at 10 separate...
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GWI 3Q earnings and revenue rise
Written by: Douglas John BowenDarien, Conn.-based Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 reported third-quarter net income of $72.9 million, compared with net income of $66.2 million in...
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California HSR phase 2 draws three bidders
Written by: Douglas John BowenThree consortia submitted sealed bids late Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, to the Californai High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), expressing interest in overseeing construction of...
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Freight car backlog nears 125,000
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe freight car backlog at the end of third-quarter 2014 amounted to 124,437 cars and platforms, the highest backlog level since October 1979’s 127,887...
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PB lands Australian coal project
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefParsons Brinckerhoff has been named project management consultant for Adani Mining Pty. Ltd.’s multi-billion-dollar Carmichael integrated coal mine,...
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Jim Squires: “Look to—if not over—the horizon”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefKeynote remarks by Norfolk Southern President James A. Squires, at Railway Age’s 21st Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads Conference. If you look at...
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Detroit streetcar contract awarded to Inekon Group
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefM-1 RAIL, the non-profit organization leading the DBOM (design-build-operate-maintain) for a 3.3-mile streetcar line along Detroit’s Woodward Avenue...
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LA Metro VYCON WESS system saving energy
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Red Line’s Wayside Energy Storage Substation (WESS) Project at the...
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Columbia Basin Railroad busiest short line in eastern Washington State
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAccording to a recent Washington State Freight and Goods Transportation System report published by the Washington State Department of Transportation...
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Parsons BART project earns ASME award
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Francisco Section has given Parsons the 2014 Construction Project of the Year award for the $361...
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Railserve DUAL-LEAF® on-site at Brookhaven Rail Terminal
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBrookhaven Rail subsidiary Brookhaven Rail Terminal (BRT), Yaphank, N.Y., has taken delivery of a new Railserve DUAL LEAF® genset locomotive. The...
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