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Fuel surcharge antitrust litigation takes an interesting twist
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn the ongoing, seven-years-and-counting legal battle involving railroads and certain customers who have filed a class-action suit claiming that the...
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Analyst: Crude oil E&P capex may affect railcar pricing
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn a Dec. 3, 2014 railcar analysis report, UBS analyst Eric Crawford says that anticipated 2015 crude oil E&P (exploration and production) capital...
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Keolis names Hinchcliffe to LRT post
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefKeolis North America, a provider of contract passenger transportation services throughout the U.S. and Canada, has named Robert Hinchcliffe Director of...
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FRA mulls HSR "Buy America" waiver
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Federal Railroad Administration said Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 it intends to grant both Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority waivers from its "Buy...
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CSX CFO upbeat on 4Q, long term
Written by: Douglas John BowenCSX Corp. is on target for its fourth-quarter earnings expectations and is confident of the longer-term outlook, Chief Financial Officer Fredrik Eliasson told those...
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U.S. freight traffic ends, and aids, November with gains
Written by: Douglas John BowenU.S. freight traffic continued gaining ground during the week ending Nov. 29, 2014, with U.S. freight carload traffic returning to the win category after a one-week...
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Alabama State Docks taps RailComm
Written by: Douglas John BowenFairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has been selected "to provide and install a state-of-the-art car tracking and inventory management solution at Terminal Railway...
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Analysis: OPEC move tugs at railcar expectations
Written by: Douglas John BowenKeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. issued best- and worst-case scenarios for the freight railcar production market Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, "[g]iven the dramatic share price...
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Four bidders vie for Oklahoma City streetcar
Written by: Douglas John BowenFour companies are vying for a contract with Oklahoma City to advance the city's MAPS 3 streetcar proposal by supplying five streetcars for the initial 4.6-mile,...
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LACMTA selects ARINC AIM
Written by: Douglas John BowenLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to develop the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)...
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Greenbrier first fiscal quarter orders top 14,000 cars
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Greenbrier Cos. Inc. recently received orders for another 2,700 freight cars, bringing the total number of cars ordered in the company’s first fiscal...
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CP cites improvements in grain train performance
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefSpeaking at the Dec. 8, 2014 “Post-Harvest Handling and Transportation for Agricultural Products: Issues and Challenges” conference in Fargo, N.D.,...
View ArticleSignals lit for Lamphier and company
Written by: Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing EditorOn a recent drive past BNSF’s Hauser Yard, just a few miles north of my home in Post Falls, Idaho, I noticed the routine glow of signals standing...
View ArticleTrack construction under way on Honolulu metro
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTrack construction has started on the $ 5.16 billion HART (Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation) 20-mile, 21-station Honolulu Rail Transit rapid...
View ArticleBombardier bypasses next Amtrak HSR order
Written by: Douglas John BowenBombardier Inc., a tenacious fighter in landing the first Amtrak Acela Express contract at the turn of the century, announced it will not compete for Amtrak's...
View ArticleCP files claim over Wisconsin HrSR work
Written by: Douglas John BowenCanadian Pacific was scheduled to appear before the Wisconsin Claims Board on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, arguing for compensation for preparatory higher-speed rail (HrSR) work...
View ArticleRevisiting a national railroad trust fund
Written by: Charles P. Fischbach, for Railway AgePresident Barack Obama’s Fiscal 2014 budget for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) provides for a comprehensive multi-year reauthorization of...
View ArticleSt. Charles Line gets national landmark status
Written by: Douglas John BowenNew Orleans’ St. Charles streetcar line has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Making its debut in 1835 as a rail line powered by mule, the line initially...
View ArticleOld threats from a new Congress
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorIn a twist to 18th century satirist Jonathan Swift’s “Modest Proposal,” National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) President Bruce Carlton suggests...
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Movable bridge best-practices
Written by: Anthony Fazio, P.E. and Lester DeLago, for Railway AgeEven with the use of advanced technology, movable bridge machinery on an electrified railway remains a complex combination of...
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