Canadian Pacific and Smart Sand, Inc., Wednesday announced a strategic long-term partnership “under which the two companies will supply and ship premium, Northern White frac sand to the unconventional oil and gas industry in key North America producing regions (including the Bakken and Eagle Ford formations, and the Utica and Marcellus Shales).”
The Federal Railroad Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday an agreement “to improve coordination between the two agencies in enforcing the whistleblower provision of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA).”
A Bechtel-led team has completed construction of a three-mile aerial guideway that is part of the 11.7 mile alignment in Phase 1 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. The guideway will carry WMATA Metrorail trains over major highways and through Tysons Corner, Va.,a busy suburban Washington business center.
With a 23% increase in intermodal revenue taking some of the sting out of 14% slump in revenue from utility coal, Kansas City Southern has reported second-quarter 2012 revenue of $545 million. That’s an increase of 2% over the second quarter of 2011.
Alstom says it has signed a contract with Danish railway infrastructure owner Banedanmark to deliver on-board equipment to railway operators in Denmark, and to equip 503 train cars with Atlas ERTMS1 signaling capabilities.
Canada’s capital city on Monday said it “has received Federal Environmental Assessment approval for the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project.”
July 19, 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of Red River Valley & Western Railroad Co. (RRV&W), based in Wahpeton, N.D., the regional railroad announced Tuesday.
Wi-Tronix, LLC on Monday thanked “everyone who attended this year’s Users Conference,” the first such conference the company held to tap the expertise of “over 100 industry leaders to share, discuss, and learn best practices for implementing the Wi-Tronix remote monitoring solutions.”
Wabtec Corp. announced Monday that it has completed the acquisition of Tec Tran Corp., which manufactures hydraulic braking systems and related components.
Any attendees at the UIC 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail in Philadelphia last week still skeptical of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s belief in HSR likely had those doubts removed.