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TÜV Rheinland has appointed Suzanne Murtha as its business development manager for its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) group. Murtha will develop and manage TÜV Rheinland’s North American consulting, assessment, analysis, verification, validation,

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UP, BNSF deny Oxbow “price-fixing” charges

Oxbow Carbon & Minerals and Oxbow Mining, which ship coal and petroleum coke, have announced that they have filed a suit in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia accusing Union

Bombardier shows “Last Mile

Bombardier Transportation Tuesday said it was premiering a TRAXX AC locomotive with a supplementary diesel motor at the Transport Logistic trade fair, which begins today in Munich, Germany, and runs through Friday.

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Analyst touts NS’s “upside potential”

The Wall Street Transcript’s just-published Transportation & Logistics Report includes a comment by star analyst John Larkin, of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., putting Norfolk Southern among “those companies that standout over

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Ex-Metrolink CFO joins “X” Train group

Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. (“X” Train), which has been planning for development of passenger train service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas since early 2009, announced that Gregory P. West is

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U.S. freight carload traffic rose 1.5% in the week ending January 22, compared with the third week of 2010, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, categorizing the advance as “modest.” U.S.

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The Association of American Railroads Tuesday said 2010 saw U.S. freight carload traffic in 2010 rose 7.3%, to 14.8 million total carloads, compared with 13.8 million carloads in 2009. Total U.S. annual

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Keeping things running smoothly

Friction modifiers are proving their worth on track daily by improving fuel efficiency, reducing noise and increasing wheel and rail service life.

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Toronto weighs its options

Subway or surface rail? Core city growth or regional approach? Political posturing aside, Canada’s largest city is counting on passenger rail for its future health and growth.

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In a “first,” STB fines CN for misreporting

In the first fine imposed by the Surface Transportation Board since itsinception in 1996, Canadian National has been ordered to pay $250,000 for”knowingly violating board orders” regarding the reporting ofstreet-crossing blockages in