Railway Age Short Line of the Year North Shore Railroad takes a bow

NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. – Among the hundreds of operators that make the “first-and-last mile” business of short line railroading an ongoing success, the North Shore Railroad stands out.

Brookville catches $33M Tempe streetcar contract

Brookville Equipment Corp. has signed a $33-million contract with Valley Metro Rail of Phoenix to design, build and deliver six off-wire capable Liberty Streetcars for the Tempe Streetcar.

Go west, Penn Station commuter! NYC opens first phase of Moynihan project

Commuters arriving at New York Penn Station Friday morning were greeted by a pleasant change – reaching their destinations without having to walk through Penn Station.

Amtrak plans new Seattle locomotive center

Amtrak will build a $28-million locomotive service facility in Seattle. The U.S. passenger rail corporation said the project is its third major investment in the Seattle facility that provides services for the

Bigger ships, new services carry Georgia ports to container record

The Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 350,104 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, a gain of 11.68% from the same month a year ago.

ASLRRA names annual Jake Award railroads

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association announced the 308 railroad recipients of its annual Jake Awards, recognizing above-industry average safety performance in 2016.

Duos Technologies to test track security system with NYC Transit

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. has been issued a Letter of Intent to award a Purchase Order from New York City Transit for a turn-key system as part of a comprehensive pilot program to test and evaluate new technologies that provide a warning when persons or objects enter onto the operator’s tracks.

Rail freight posts steady gains

Energy carloads showed two sides of the same coin for the week of June 10 as coal continued to climb while petroleum shipments were weaker on-year.

Vertex sees tank, aggregate hopper car orders

Vertex Railcar Corp. said it has received an order for more than 130 2,480-cubic-foot open-top aggregate hoppers with automatic bottom gates and 60-degree side slopes.

Phoenix orders Siemens LRVs

Phoenix Valley Metro Rail has ordered 11 new S70 light rail vehicles from Siemens.

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