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Simmons-Boardman Rail Group awarded Railway Interchange 2015 event guide...
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorSimmons-Boardman Rail Group, which consists of Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures (RT&S), and International Railway Journal (IRJ), has...
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Railway Age’s Vantuono appears on ABC News
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRailway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono appeared on the Sunday, Feb. 7, 2015 edition of “Eyewitness News Up Close with Diana Williams” on WABC-TV...
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Scarborough LRT cancelation cost cited
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe indecision involving the type of rail mode for Toronto's Scarborough Line has now been assigned a specific cost: C$75 million (US$60 million), roughly C$10 million...
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Good fourth-quarter numbers for G&W
Written by: Douglas John BowenGenesee & Wyoming Inc. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 reported improved fourth-quarter earnings and revenue, helping the company's full-year results recover from what it...
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Florida East Coast Railway retains Wi-Tronix
Written by: Douglas John BowenWi-Tronix®, LLC said Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 it has signed a contract with Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) "to continue a strategic relationship." Wi-Tronix said it will...
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Milwaukee City Council OKs streetcar plan
Written by: Douglas John BowenDefying years of opposition from state and county officials, as well as resistance from some of its own members, the Milwaukee Common Council (City Council) approved a...
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VanderClute joins OnTrackNorthAmerica board
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefForty-four-year career railroader Robert VanderClute, who recently retired as Association of American Railroads Senior Vice President of Safety &...
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Second attempt at PRRIA launched
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has introduced H.R. 749, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA). The bill,...
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Canadian Pacific braces for TCRC strike
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Running Trades (TCRC-RT), the union representing more than 3,000 active Canadian Pacific locomotive engineers and...
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CP CFO Bart Demosky to step down in May
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCanadian Pacific Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Bart W. Demosky has decided to leave the company effective May 31, 2015, after a...
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IANA: 2014 intermodal growth "across the board"
Written by: Douglas John BowenAcross-the-board fourth-quarter growth, augmenting "significant midyear gains," contributed to "strong overall intermodal performance in 2014," the Intermodal Association...
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Metrolinx RFI eyes EMU and locomotive options
Written by: Douglas John BowenGreater Toronto and Hamilton Area agency Metrolinx has issued a Request for Information (RFI) spanning a range of propulsion options for future GO Transit equipment,...
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Another view (not mine) of Austin's rail travails
Written by: Douglas John BowenRailway Age Blogger (and fellow rail advocate) Lyndon Henry has felt the pain. Last fall he simultaneously celebrated and suffered as he helped defeat a proposal for more...
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CABT: State troopers oppose bigger trucks
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefA Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT)-commissioned poll says that nearly 80% of Americans oppose longer and heavier semitrailer trucks. The National...
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Dallas sets Oak Cliff streetcar debut
Written by: Douglas John BowenU.S. streetcar advocates expected Washington, D.C., to open the first new streetcar line for service in 2015, but it now looks as if Dallas will get the honor. A Dallas...
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AAR: U.S. intermodal slips amidst overall weekly gains
Written by: Douglas John BowenU.S. intermodal volume, almost routinely gaining ground, slipped during the week ending Feb. 7, 2015, even as total U.S. freight rail traffic for the week rose, the...
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Oscar Munoz named CSX President
Written by: Douglas John BowenCSX Corp.'s Board of Directors unanimously has elected Oscar Munoz as the corporation's president, overseeing operations, sales and marketing, human resources, service...
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Amidst snowstorms, MBTA GM steps down
Written by: Douglas John BowenMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) General Manager Beverly Scott announced late Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, she was stepping down from her position, following...
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CSX, David Ragan pair up for third straight year
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFront Row Motorsports and CSX will partner for a third straight season in 2015, returning the railroad’s “Play It Safe” public service message to David...
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Foxx talks tough on PTC
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTestifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 11, 2015, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the DOT is...
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