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Menches named WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff communications chief
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff named Jayanti Menches Director of Communications for the combined company’s U.S./Central and South America region. In her new...
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Hartnett selected to lead San Mateo County Transit District
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefJim Hartnett has been appointed General Manager and CEO of California’s San Mateo County Transit District, an independent, consolidated public agency...
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Honolulu HART cancels URS contract
Written by: Douglas John BowenMindful of a potential conflict of interest, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has canceled a $63 million contract previously awarded to URS Corp. in...
View ArticleRailComm notes completion of cutover
Written by: Douglas John BowenFairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has "completed cutover of a completely new switch interlocking at a North American Class I yard located in Indiana. "Each switch...
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Stay of execution for Hoosier State
Written by: Douglas John BowenAmtrak's Hoosier State, linking Indianapolis and Chicago, will run at least through April 30, 2015, one month later than a previously announced termination date. The...
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FRA: Tank cars must upgrade valves
Written by: Douglas John BowenUnder a fairly intense political spotlight spurred by a series of high-profile rail incidents involving crude-by-rail (CBR) shipments, the Federal Railroad Administration...
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RailPlan lands Metrolink PTC-related contract
Written by: Douglas John BowenRailPlan International said Monday, March 16, 2015 it has landed a technical services contract with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, which oversees...
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Pact bodes well for restored Amtrak Montrealer
Written by: Douglas John BowenA U.S.-Canada agreement on cross-border travel and security signed Monday, March 16, 2015 bolsters efforts to restore Amtrak's Montrealer, discontinued in 1995,...
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Greenbrier Cos. touts fiscal 2Q15 orders
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announced Tuesday, March 17, 2015 it has received new orders in its second quarter ended Feb. 28, 2015 for 10,100 railcar units valued at...
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DART Orange Line cited in National engineering competition
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefLockwood Andrews & Newman, Inc. of Dallas has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of...
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CN slates new Milton intermodal and logistics hub
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCN announced March 17, 2015 a plan to build a C$250 million intermodal and logistics hub adjacent to its main line in Milton, Ont., located approximately...
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Weekly rail traffic: Intermodal gains offset carload declines
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAccording to the most recent figures from the Association of American Railroads, surging intermodal traffic helped offset carload decreases in certain...
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Norfolk Southern expands “Railroad University”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern on March 18, 2015 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its “Railroad University” and “redoubled its commitment...
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Gannett Fleming elevates two
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGannett Fleming has promoted two key executives to senior level positions. Bryan P. Mulqueen, PE (pictured) has been named director of Transit &...
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EMD partners with Uptake on locomotive analytics
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefElectro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD), a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services Corp. (a Caterpillar company), and Uptake, described as “a provider of a...
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SMART will have new president May 1
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorOne of the largest rail labor unions—the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART)—will have a new president...
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Via Rail pondering alternative Ontario routing for suspended Canadian
Written by: David Thomas, Contributing EditorAfter months of late arrivals due to track congestion on CN’s northern Ontario main line, compounded by slow orders arising from CN’s efforts to recover...
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BNSF drones will patrol the track
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorOne need not look to the wild blue yonder to find the BNSF air force. Soon, it will be patrolling BNSF tracks from altitudes no higher than 500 feet, but...
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Senators seek to speed infrastructure permitting
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorBi-partisan legislation has been introduced in the Senate to remedy what are termed “significant challenges in the federal environmental permitting...
View ArticleClaims of “myth” about rail preference seem mythical
Written by: Lyndon HenrySince the 1930s, there’s been a brigade of motor bus proponents telling us we should scrap those “inflexible” rail transit systems, stop building new ones, and substitute “bus...
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