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WMSC Issues Audit of Metrorail’s Emergency Management and Life Safety Programs

While Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Metrorail has made “systematic improvements” in its Emergency Management and Life Safety programs, there are “critical areas” where the rapid transit system “is not following its procedures and requirements, is not addressing equipment issues, and is not properly identifying and inspecting its life safety equipment,” according to a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) audit released Jan. 29.

Iowa Interstate’s new hazmat-training tank car. (IAIS Photograph)

IAIS 0911 Rolls Out

Iowa Interstate (IAIS) on Jan. 29 reported completing a new hazmat-training tank car to help prepare first responders across its 580-mile network.

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For NS 4Q24, ‘Solid Performance’ (Updated With TD Cowen Analysis)

“We closed 2024 with another quarter of solid performance, building on the success of quarter three,” Norfolk Southern President and CEO Mark George said in a fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial report. “Our network is running fast; our terminals are more efficient; and service metrics are steady. Our customers are noticing and rewarding us with more business.”

Integral dx builds customizable switchers in its AAR-certified locomotive facility. (Integral dx Photograph)

Integral dx Debuts Tier 4 Switchers

Montevideo, Minn.-based Integral dx, Inc. recently released a line of customizable Tier 4 switchers “in response to sold locomotive orders to the Navy, Army and Air Force,” according to the company, which

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KB Signaling Expands WSDMM

KB Signaling Inc., a Knorr-Bremse subsidiary based in Grain Valley, Mo., is launching a certified developer program to expand the capabilities of its Wayside System Data Management Module (WSDMM).

PTC/ATC is now successfully active across the nearly 400 miles of all 12 Commuter Rail lines at MBTA. (MBTA Map)

Transit Briefs: MBTA, RTA Chicago, NYMTA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s fixed-route transit system hits post-pandemic high in 2024; and New York MTA’s Grand Central Madison wins an ASCE engineering achievement award.

Port Saint John (Photograph Courtesy of Americold)

Cold Storage Coming to Port Saint John

Americold Realty Trust (Americold) will invest up to C$80 million to develop its first Import-Export Hub in Canada at Port Saint John. The project is said to “bring together Americold warehouse solutions

USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy was administered the oath of office by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court and was joined by his family. (USDOT Photograph)

Duffy Sworn In at USDOT

Sean Duffy on Jan. 28 was officially sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The oath of office was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court.

“We were pleased to host Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria MPP Minister Victor Fedeli, Mayor Peter Chirico and Rob Sherrin at Ontario Northland’s Remanufacturing and Repair Centre to announce a new contract to refurbish 121 Go Transit bi-level rail cars,” Ontario Northland reported via LinkedIn on Jan. 28. (Ontario Northland Photograph)

Ontario Northland Secures Bilevel Overhaul Contract for GO Transit

The Ontario, Canada government on Jan. 27 reported that it is investing more than C$350 million to refurbish 121 GO Transit bilevel commuter railcars at Ontario Northland’s Remanufacturing and Repair Center in North Bay.

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NCRR, NC State Team on Grade Crossing Safety Training

A $3 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant will go toward planning a new training and education program in North Carolina that’s aimed at improving safety and reducing accidents at highway/rail grade crossings.

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