Iowa Pacific acquires Cape Rail, Inc.
Chicago-based Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC Tuesday announced its acquisition of a controlling interest in Cape Rail, Inc., and its subsidiaries, Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, LLC and Cape Cod Central Railroad.
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Wabtec reports “strong” 3Q earnings, sales
Wabtec Corp. early Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings per diluted share of $1.30, up 35% from 96 cents per share in the third quarter of 2011 and a penny above Wall Street consensus estimates. Net income attributable to Wabtec shareholders increased to $62.99 million from $46.60 million a year ago. The company’s third-quarter sales of $588 million was up 18% from the year-ago quarter.
QR National hires two North Americans
Australian railroad QR National Ltd. (QRN) has appointed two new senior executives to the company’s management team, both with extensive experience in the North American railway industry.
Hub’s 3Q intermodal revenue rises 11%
The Hub Group, Inc. Monday reported that its third-quarter intermodal revenue climbed 11% $444 million compared with the same period one year ago. Intermodal volume increased 9%.
CN notes 3Q results; sets stock repurchase plan
Canadian National Monday afternoon reported third-quarter net income of C$664 million (US$669 million), or C$1.52 per diluted share, up modestly from C$659 million, or C$1.46 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2011. The results were in line with Wall Street consensus estimates of C$1.52 per share.
UP 150 Express on last leg of sesquicentennial trip
Steam locomotive No. 844 is on the final leg of the UP 150 Express tour to Houston’s Amtrak Station for the October 26-28 commemoration to President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Act of Congress that created the Union Pacific Railroad 150 years ago.
D.C. readies streetcar tests
Streetcar tests are slated to start this winter in Washington, D.C.’s Southeast, specifically in Anacostia along S. Capitol Street, according to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). But a revenue service startup date is still uncertain.
Employment growth slows in September, dips from August
Figures released by the Surface Transportation Board Friday show Class I railroads employed 160,428 people in mid-September, up a modest 0.12% from September 2011, but down 1.39% (95 employees) from August 2012.
GE Transportation powers parent’s 3Q earnings
Erie, Pa.-based GE Transportation notched revenue of $1.4 billion in the third quarter, up 9% from the same period a year ago, and a profit of $265 million, up 35% from $197 million in the third quarter of 2011.
KCS posts record third-quarter revenues
Despite record revenue for the third quarter, Kansas City Southern earnings of $90 million, or 82 cents per share, fell from $99.8 million, or 91 cents per share, in the comparable quarter in 2011, due in part to a higher Mexican tax bill affecting its Kansas City Southern de Mexico operations.