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NJ transport chief urges no PATH cutbacks
Written by: Douglas John BowenIf New Jersey's transportation commissioner gets his way, no cutbacks will occur to PATH overnight service linking the Garden State and Manhattan, despite a report...
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Growth expectations lower but still robust, rail shipper survey says
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCowen and Company’s Fourth Quarter 2014 Rail Shipper Survey “suggests that the potential negative impacts on rail pricing power from the deceleration in...
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Greenbrier lauds NTSB on tank car safety focus
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announced its support for the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, for NTSB's placing tank car safety on its...
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Tank car safety, PTC on NTSB’s 2015 Most Wanted List
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe National Transportation Safety Board has released it 2015 list of ten “Most Wanted” areas that require safety improvements. Six of the ten are either...
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Railway Age seeks nominees for 2015 Short Line, 2015 Regional Railroad of the...
Written by: Douglas John BowenRailway Age is now accepting entries for its annual Short Line/Regional Railroad of the Year competition. Short lines and regionals—and there are more than 500 of them—are...
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San Francisco taps Siemens for additional LRVs
Written by: Keith BarrowSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is exercising an option with Siemens for 40 additional SF200 low-floor light rail vehicles (LRVs), boosting the numbrer of...
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A second act at STB for Dan Elliott?
Written by: Frank N. WilnerProving once again he has more lives than cartoon character Wile E. Coyote, former Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Dan Elliott is poised to receive his second...
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CSX posts record 4Q, full-year results
Written by: Douglas John BowenCSX Corp. said late Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 it had notched record fourth-quarter net earnings of $491 million, or 49 cents per share, up 15% from $426 million, or 42 cents...
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New Orleans mulls Public Belt Railroad sale
Written by: Douglas John BowenNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is requesting commissioners of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, a city-owned property, to consider putting the railroad up for sale...
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HNTB names Townes transit market sector leader
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTransit industry veteran Michael Townes has joined HNTB Corp. as senior vice president and national transit market sector leader. He is based in the...
View ArticleThales gets Mexican signal contract
Written by: Douglas John BowenThales said Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 it will "provide its ETCS Level 2 signaling technology for the suburban rail line between Mexico City and Toluca, the capital of the...
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Charlotte streetcar debut pushed back
Written by: Douglas John BowenCharlotte, N.C.'s initial 1.5-mile streetcar line, originally set to commence service in March, now has reset its debut for sometime in June, city official said Wednesday,...
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Indiana confronts Hoosier State crisis
Written by: Douglas John BowenThwarted in its effort last year to employ a private contractor to handle large operation of Amtrak's Hoosier State, Indiana officials now are scrambling to secure state...
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Familial failing: Rail rarely registers
Written by: Douglas John BowenMy stints working at Railway Age aside, railroads and rail-related issues are and have been a standard part of daily life, as it is for the lucky few in the U.S.,...
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MARS Winter Meeting highlights growth, service improvements
Written by: Bill Fahrenwald, Special to Railway AgeBased on the generally positive atmosphere at the 2015 Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) Winter Meeting in Oak Brook, Ill.,...
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Norfolk Southern’s Don Seale to retire
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDonald W. Seale, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., has announced his plan to retire effective March 1,...
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Freight traffic: Good first full 2015 week
Written by: Douglas John BowenNorth American freight rail traffic for the week ending Jan. 10, 2015 – the first full week of 2015 – started off strongly, the Association of American Railroads reported...
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Honolulu project faces short-term fiscal shortfall
Written by: Douglas John BowenHonolulu City Council members have deferred a resolution assuring short-term bond financing for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)'s 20-mile elevated...
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BNSF outlines $6 billion capex plan
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBNSF on Jan. 15, 2015 announced details about the major capital projects it plans to complete in 2015 to maintain and grow its rail network. These...
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Cold Train owner sued for loan default
Written by: Douglas John BowenFarmington Hills, Mich.-based Federated Railways, Inc. owner Louis Ferris, in a statement released Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 said he has filed a lawsuit against Michael...
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