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Big-box bonanza
Written by: Roy H. Blanchard, Contributing EditorRailroads are searching for ways to keep intermodal moving, and growing, on a capacity-constrained network. Intermodal is the fastest-growing freight...
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DART eyes streetcar links, more downtown LRT
Written by: Douglas John BowenNearing substantial completion of a decades-long effort to link downtown Dallas with outlying suburbs, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and City Council officials have...
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Metra flirts with fixed seating
Written by: Douglas John BowenThroughout its three decades of existence, Chicagoland’s Metra regional rail service has resisted the widespread adaptation of “fixed-seat” consists by other North...
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STB Chairman Elliott to be renominated
Written by: Douglas John BowenPresident Obama announced his intention Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, to renominate Daniel Ellliot III to the Surface Transportation Board for another term, and upon...
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Suit filed to block CSX D.C. tunnel plan
Written by: Douglas John BowenA suit filed in federal court seeks to block CSX from improving and expanding its Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, D.C. Last June the Federal Highway Administration...
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Written by: Douglas John BowenFairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 it has been selected to provide remote control to multiple switch locations and install a shove track protection...
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NRE 4321 shoving strong after 16 weeks
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBNSF has passed 16 weeks of testing a National Railway Equipment high-adhesion NR33CDE-IAC locomotive, an EMD SD40-2 that has been modified to increase...
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U.S. freight traffic gains forge on
Written by: Douglas John BowenU.S. freight rail traffic during the week ending Nov. 8, 2014 maintained upward momentum, measured against the comparable week in 2013, the Association of American...
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Goddard promoted to LRV Maintenance Superintendent at San Diego MTS
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System has promoted 17-year MTS veteran Andy Goddard to Superintendent of Light Rail Vehicle Maintenance, effective...
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Thelen creates scholarship fund for Penn State Altoona RTE program
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPenn State alumnus Gerhard A. Thelen, who retired in 2013 as Norfolk Southern Vice President, Operations Planning and Support, has created a scholarship...
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Emmerson named Managing Director Harsco Rail UK
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefHarsco Rail has appointed Mark Emmerson Managing Director of the company’s United Kingdom operation. He has been in this role in an interim capacity over...
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Molitoris, Penne join OnTrackNorthAmerica board
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefOnTrackNorthAmerica, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that is advocating a capitalization strategy “for dramatically increasing rail utilization,” has appointed...
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Vertex Rail readies for North Carolina start-up
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefVertex Rail Technologies LLC, a manufacturer of railroad tank cars, announced on Nov. 13, 2014 that it is opening a new plant in Wilmington, N.C., at a...
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BNSF's Matt Rose named to ACCCE Board
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 announced the election of BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matthew K. Rose ACCCE's next...
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First RTD EMUs on their way to Denver
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe first electric multiple-unit coaches ordered by the Denver Regional Transportation District, for its electric regional commuter rail system, have...
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Take a virtual cab ride on CTA’s Red Line
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Chicago Transit Authority has released two operator’s-view cab ride videos of its Red Line. The high-definition videos are posted to YouTube and...
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Surrey, B.C., mayor-elect wants LRT by 2018
Written by: Douglas John BowenOntario metropolitan areas have dominated Canadian light rail transit (LRT) development in recent years, but the mayor-elect of Surrey, British Columbia's second-largest...
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Carl Van Dyke wins RAS Distinguished Member Award
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Railway Applications Section (RAS) of INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) has named Carl Van Dyke, president...
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Amtrak files complaint with STB over Capitol Limited performance
Written by: William VantuonoAmtrak has filed a complaint with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board against Norfolk Southern and CSX over substandard on-time performance of the Washington D.C.-Chicago...
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CP agrees to sell D&H line to Norfolk Southern
Written by: Douglas John BowenCanadian Pacific announced on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 it would sell a line of roughly 200 miles, cutting across Pennsylvania and New York, to Norfolk Southern Corp. for...
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