Rail Projects Shine During Second Day of AREMA Conference
RAILWAY TRACK & STRUCTURES at RAILWAY INTERCHANGE: The education energy was flowing during the second day of the AREMA 2019 technical conference at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis.
Author: Railway Age Staff
Holland Unveils Real-Time Gage Inspector at Railway Interchange 2019
RAILWAY TRACK & STRUCTURES at RAILWAY INTERCHANGE: Holland is displaying a new Gage Inspector that offers real-time measurement at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis.
RailWorks Corp. Introduces RailWorks Insight at Railway Interchange 2019
RailWorks Corp., a rail track construction and maintenance services provider in North America, is introducing RailWorks Insight, a comprehensive digital track inspection management system, at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis.
Encore Rail Systems Unveils EnduraPlug Name for Tie-Plugging Compound
Encore Rail Systems has been in the tie-plugging compound business for some time, but now they have a name behind the product.
LIRR: New Bridge in a Weekend
MTA Long Island Rail Road crews used accelerated bridge construction techniques to replace a railroad bridge in just two days in New York City’s New Hyde Park. The bridge was open for Monday commuters on Aug. 26.
Loram Australian Subsidiary Acquiring Aurizon Grinding Assets
Loram Pty Ltd., the wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., has executed a binding agreement to acquire all the assets of the rail grinding business of Aurizon Operations Ltd. Upon completion, Loram will increase the number of Australian customers to which it provides rail grinding services by four, including all main line and turnout rail grinding for Aurizon Network Pty Ltd. Completion of the acquisition remains subject to certain conditions precedent.
Ohio measure would require two-person crews
In response to the Federal Railroad Administration canceling a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require a two-person crew in locomotives, the state of Ohio is upping the stakes.
Short-liners push for long-awaited tax credit
The time is now, say the 1,000 railroad and supplier members of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), for Congress to act on the Short Line 45G tax credit, expired since December 2017.
Union Pacific continues flood battle
Flooding in the Midwest this Spring has been historic, and rail lines just got in the way of Mother Nature’s powerful stampede.