Critical issues crowd NITL/IANA agenda

How bullish is the marketplace still on the continued growth of intermodal traffic in North America ? How will growing cargoes through Canadian and Mexican ports reshape the transportation picture?

CP touts faster transcontinental service

Canadian Pacific Monday said it has launched new faster intermodal train services connecting Vancouver, British Columbia, to Toronto or Chicago.

Second Avenue Subway blast work resumes

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said controlled blasting resumed on the Second Avenue Subway Friday, following an intensive investigation into the cause of an Aug. 21 incident below 72nd Street in Manhattan, and the implementation of additional safety measures.

GWI prices Wall Street offerings

Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWR) announced Friday that it has priced its previously announced offering of 3,500,000 shares of Class A common Stock—including 233,966 shares held by its board chairman—at $64.75 per share, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $211.5 million.

Minneapolis SW LRT gets placeholder grant

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday approved $2 million in grant funding for the proposed Southwest Light Rail project, which would link downtown Minneapolis with Eden Prairie, Minn.

CSX ranks high on carbon disclosure index

CSX Corp. announced Thursday that for the third year in a row the company earned a place on the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) S&P 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), and for the first time is recognized on the CDP Global 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.

RailAmerica carloads up in August

RailAmerica, Inc. has reported 74,813 total freight carloads for ended August, up 2.9% from 72,697 in August 2011.

Joint venture lands Bay State LRT contract

Massachusetts’ Department of Transportation Wednesday awarded a $44.8 million contract to a joint venture charged with designing a Green Line light rail transit extension to Medford, Mass., with a spur to Somerville, Mass.

AAR: U.S. “mixed traffic” trend rolls on

U.S. freight carload traffic fell 2.3% during the week ending Sept. 8, 2012, measured against the comparable week in 2011, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) said Thursday. U.S. intermodal volume for the week remained strong, as it has throughout 2012, up 3.1% compared with the same week last year.

Sounder Lakewood extension looms

Seattle Sound Transit says it will add Lakewood, Wash., to its regional passenger rail service offerings Monday, Oct. 8, which includes new service at South Tacoma Station. A dedication ceremony is slated for Oct. 6 to herald the event.

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