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Riverside, Calif., gets streetcar study grant
Written by: Douglas John BowenCaltrans has awarded Riverside, Calif., a $237,500 grant for a feasibility study to restore streetcars to the southern California city. Riverside Mayor William Bailey said...
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Greenbrier, CIT Rail enter into railcar maintenance agreement
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has signed a multi-year maintenance supply agreement to provide CIT Rail with dedicated access to repair capacity at...
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U.S. Appeals Court reverses Class I price-fixing decision
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefUnion Pacific Corp., CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp., and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.) have won their bid to...
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Amtrak, NS, Commonwealth of Virginia embark on service extension to Roanoke
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak, Norfolk Southern, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the City of Roanoke have joined together to start work to extend Amtrak regional intercity...
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Ragan, CSX notch top-25 finish at Watkins Glen
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDavid Ragan, driving the No. 34 Taco Bell/CSX Play It Safe Ford Fusion, earned a top-25 finish Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen...
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STB schedules hearing on mandatory competitive switching
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Surface Transportation Board has scheduled an Oct. 22, 2013 public hearing to explore issues surrounding the National Industrial Transportation...
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MM&A loses Canadian operating license
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Montreal, Maine & Atlantic lost its license to operate in Canada on Tuesday, August 13, after regulators there decided it doesn’t carry enough...
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NJT’s Frank Bookstaver: From steam to state-of-the-art
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn his 65-year railroading career, New Jersey Transit’s Frank Bookstaver has seen and worked through more changes in the industry than most railroaders...
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Amtrak sets another ridership record
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak set an all-time record for the most passengers in one month—2.9 million—for the month of July 2013, a 4.8% year-over-year increase. Northeast...
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STB adopts final PTC expenses and investments reporting rules
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefOn Aug. 14, 2013, the Surface Transportation Board adopted final rules for the reporting of positive train control (PTC) expenses and investments for...
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Intermodal leads U.S. weekly traffic gain
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Association of American Railroads, for the week ending Aug. 10, 2013 reported intermodal volume of 257,969 units, up 6.1% compared with the same week...
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More upgrades to 30th Street Station under way
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak will continue work this summer and fall on several upgrades at its historic Philadelphia 30th Street Station on the Northeast Corridor “to improve...
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Corridor Capital LLC and GDF Suez Gas NA join AAR
Written by: William VantuonoCorridor Capital LLC and GDF SUEZ Gas NA have joined the Association of American Railroads as Gold Associate Members. Corridor Capital LLC describes itself as “a passenger...
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BNSF: $335 million in capex for Montana, North Dakota
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBNSF plans to invest an estimated $335 million to improve and expand rail capacity in North Dakota and Montana this year. BNSF’s $220 million in 2013...
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Carper reappointed to Amtrak board
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTom Carper, who served as an Amtrak board member from March 2008 to March 2013 and was elected Chairman in January 2009, serving in that capacity until...
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San Pedro & Southwestern named SmartWay partner
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad as a partner in EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership...
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Chicago Freight Car Leasing promotes Wilensky
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefChicago Freight Car Leasing Co., a subsidiary of Sasser Family Holdings, has named long-time employee Jay Wilensky Vice President, Accounting &...
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CP and UP forge Canada-to-California CBR corridor
Written by: Bruce Kelly, Contributing EditorFor the past year, BNSF Railway has dominated in the shipment of crude by rail (CBR) from North America’s Bakken shale formation westward to refineries and...
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Train an engine crew employment climbs in July
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefEmployment figures released by the Surface Transportation Board for July 2013 show that Class I railroads employed 163,956 people, up 1.20% from July...
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Metro-North West Haven Station debuts
Written by: Douglas John BowenMetro-North Railroad opened its new West Haven, Conn., station to revenue passengers on Sunday, Aug. 18. West Haven Station is located between Milford Station and New...
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