Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) officials and others on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 marked the completion of trackwork for the Foothill Gold Line extension of light rail transit at the line’s future terminal station in Azusa, Calif.
Kansas City Southern on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 reported third-quarter 2014 revenue of $678 million, up 9% from the third quarter of 2013. Carload volumes for the quarter were up 4% from the comparable quarter of a year ago, the company said. Both were at record levels, KCS said.
Piscataway, N.J.-based Strato, Inc., says it has been named New Jersey Manufacturer of the Year 2014 by NJBIZ, a business publication.
Pro-rail forces in Milwaukee have one month to file a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s decision to force the city to pay for utility relocation needed for right-of-way construction.
U.S. freight rail traffic kept advancing in the latest week ending Oct. 11, 2014, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday, Oct 16, suggesting continued U.S economic strength may continue despite Wall Street concerns of a global economic slowdown.
Northern Plains Rail Services (NPRS) said Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 it has formed a partnership with NorthStar Midstream “to provide switching operations at their new transloading terminal located in Fairview, N.D.”
Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 that a large Long Beach, Calif.-based container terminal selected the company “to provide remote automation to a new facility installation.”
California’ State Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 rejected the latest challenge to the Golden State’s proposed 700-mile high speed rail project, clearing the way for initial construction.
Ferromex railroad has chosen RailComm to provide yard automation to 80-plus newly-installed switch machines, which will be controlled via the RailComm Domain Operations Controller (DOC) in Torreon City, Mexico.
Thales Group announced Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 it will unveil its Thales’ latest generation Platform Gate Family revenue collection system” at the American Public Transportation Association Expo, being held next week in Houston.