Teamsters deal averts possible CN strike

CN announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) to renew the labor contract for approximately 3,000 conductors and yard operations employees in Canada.

Safety honors for BNSF tank car shippers

BNSF Railway Company honored 117 shippers with the railroad’s 20th Annual Product Stewardship Award for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail during 2016.

D&RR wins NJ rail freight pact

New Jersey’s Morris County Board of Freeholders has awarded a five-year contract for rail freight services to the Dover & Rockaway River Railroad.

Watco opens Alabama safety training center

Watco Companies celebrated a new Safety Through Awareness and Training (STAT) Center with a ribbon cutting.

Port Everglades spending $437.5M to expand container capacity

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners this week approved Port Everglades’ plans for a $437.5-million expansion – the most expensive capital project in its history – to add new berths for larger cargo ships and install infrastructure for new Super Post-Panamax container cranes.

Final RFP for MBTA Green Line project

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has asked for final proposals for the revived Green Line extension project from three design-build contractor teams shortlisted in February.

CN’s Ruest inducted into Maritime Hall of Fame

Jean-Jacques (JJ) Ruest, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer of CN, has been inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame.

Siemens’ Cascades Charger locomotive on display

The newest locomotive to power Amtrak trains on the West Coast got its first official public showing over the weekend.

MBTA opens new privately-funded Boston Landing rail station

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on May 17 joined MBTA Chief Administrator, Acting General Manager Brian Shortsleeve, Chairman of New Balance Athletics Jim Davis, and a host of dignitaries to cut the ribbon on the new MBTA Boston Landing Commuter Rail Station.

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff lands LaGuardia AirTrain planning work

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey selected WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to conduct preliminary engineering and other planning work for a new AirTrain connection to LaGuardia Airport.

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