PTC ruling will save “hundreds of millions”
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Thursday major changes to regulations governing the installation of positive train control.
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A “major milestone” for California HSR
The California High Speed Rail Authority has approved environmental impact studies for an initial segment of high speed rail from Merced to Fresno.
NS shop: “Unprecedented safety milestone”
Norfolk Southern reports that employees at its Enola Locomotive Shop made history in March “as the first in the company to surpass 2 million employee-hours without an injury.”
Wabtec wins Australia locomotive order
Wabtec Corp’s MotivePower subsidiary will build 10 locomotives for CFCLA Rail JV Pty Ltd., a joint venture of CFCL Australia Pty. Ltd. and Marubeni Corp. of Tokyo, the company announced Tuesday.
Amtrak updates fleet strategy plan
Amtrak on Monday publicly unveiled its Amtrak Fleet Strategy Plan Version 3.1, an 82-page document designed to explain Amtrak’s desire to implement a systematic approach to replacing the carrier’s aged rolling stock and locomotive fleet.
U.S. freight traffic picture stays mixed, AAR says
U.S. freight carload traffic again fell short of year-ago levels in the latest week ending April 21, 2012, down 3.6% when measured against the comparable week in 2011, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. U.S. intermodal volume, by contrast, continued its mirror-image advance, up 6.0% for the week compared with a year ago.
CN weighs acquiring Ontario Northern
CN Wednesday gave indications that it might be interested in purchasing Ontario Northern Railroad operations in whole or part.
BART declares “Buy America” intention
Faced with the need to replace what one official calls the oldest rapid transit cars “currently running in the country,” BART is readying a $3.2 billion order for 775 new cars which it hopes will be built and assembled in the U.S.
Regan Smith, Furniture Row/CSX Play it Safe Chevrolet notch top-20 at Martinsville
Regan Smith, driving the no. 78 Furniture Row/CSX Play it Safe Chevrolet, rebounded to a 16th-place finish in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway on April 1.
CSX, Furniture Row Racing, and Regan Smith “Play it Safe” at Daytona 500
The rain-delayed 2012 Daytona 500 on Feb. 27, the season-opening event in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, marked a milestone for CSX Transportation, the first Class I railroad to sponsor a Sprint Cup team.