Scarborough LRT cancelation cost cited

The indecision involving the type of rail mode for Toronto’s Scarborough Line has now been assigned a specific cost: C$75 million (US$60 million), roughly C$10 million less than high-end estimates.

Executive order hits Chicago-Rockford rail plan

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an executive order Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, putting major state construction projects on hold, apparently including improved passenger rail service between Chicago and St. Louis.

RailComm completes Blue Flag system upgrade

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 it has completed the Blue Flag System upgrade “at a North American Class I main line refueling facility located in Temple, Tex.”

State completes buy of Housatonic Railroad

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has completed its purchase of 37-miles of Housatonic Railroad right-of-way, stretching from Pittsfield, Mass., to Canaan, Conn., the railroad’s headquarters city sitting just across the Massachusetts-Connecticut border.

Grand Central LIRR concourse contract awarded

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 that GCT Constructors, JV, a joint venture consisting of Schiavone Construction Co. and John P. Picone Inc., has been awarded a contract to build the future Long Island Rail Road concourse at Grand Central Terminal.

Fed funds to aid NJT storm warning system

New Jersey Transit will receive $843,750 in federal funds to develop a validated forecast and warning system, in partnership with Stevens Institute of Technology located in Hoboken, N.J., one of the cities severely affected by the impact of storm surge due to Superstorm Sandy in late October 2012.

A tad off the top

Rail grinding service providers offer profile correction, modification, and restoration.

United Rail, HaslerRail form partnership

Jacksonville, Fla.-based United Rail, Inc. announced a partnership with Swiss rail supply manufacturer HaslerRail AG on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, designed to allow United Rail “to represent their systems and products to the American freight and passenger rail transportation markets.”

OLI president laments Metro-North incident

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) President Joyce Rose commented Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, on the Feb. 3 collision in Valhalla, N.Y., involving an SUV and a Metro-North Railroad consist.

Wabtec acquires Railroad Controls L.P.

Wilmerding, Pa.-based Wabtec Corp. has acquired Railroad Controls L.P., a provider of railway signal construction services with annual revenue of about $75 million in 2014.

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