Canada commits C$1.53B to Calgary light rail

Canada has committed C$1.53 billion (US$1.19 billion) in funding for Calgary’s Green Line Light Rail Project, the largest-ever infrastructure investment made by Ottawa in the province of Alberta.

LACMTA awarded $1.8B in state grants

Los Angeles-area transit and rail freight transportation projects just got a generous public funding boost.

CN turns to Duos Technologies for inspections

Machine vision technology will help CN keep an eye on its network of steel machinery.

Ponthier to Union Pacific SVP-Supply Chain

Union Pacific announced that Clark Ponthier has been appointed senior vice president-Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement, effective May 29.

Gallagher joins HNTB for program management

Vincent Gallagher, PE, joined HNTB Corp. as senior program manager in the firm’s national program management and construction management practice for transit and rail, and senior vice president.

Frac sand demand paces AAR carloads

Sand, coal and chemicals topped rail shipments for the week of May 12, while intermodal traffic outdistanced carloads again.

Wavetronix to acquire Island Radar, open new rail unit

Wavetronix, a supplier of radar traffic detection and monitoring technology, announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Island Radar Company LLC.

AAR gives Congress rail tech lesson

WASHINGTON – Technology class was in session for Congress Monday, courtesy of Class I railroads.

Lake State Railway: A plan comes together

SAGINAW, Mich. – It may have taken 25 years, but Lake State Railway is finally ready for its close-up.

Railhead offers longer life LED for locomotives

Railhead has introduced the RH-UG6W-75DC, a smaller profile, universal locomotive LED bulb.

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