WhatsApp at Metro-North

MTA Metro-North Railroad passengers can now communicate with the railroad in real time via the popular social media messaging platform WhatsApp.

Canadian Auditor General: Transport Canada Safety Oversight Lacking

Canada’s Auditor General, the equivalent of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, recently released a report criticizing Transport Canada (TC), the equivalent of the Federal Railroad Administration, as to its overall effectiveness overseeing rail safety.

Caltrain EMU Arrives at TTCI (Updated)

Caltrain’s Stadler-built KISS EMU (electric multiple-unit) No. 1 has arrived at Transportation Technology Center, Inc. in Pueblo, Colo.

New From KBC/NYAB: EE-26™, EP 60/26™

Sister companies Knorr Brake Company (KBC) and New York Air Brake (NYAB) have introduced the jointly developed EE-26™ electropneumatic passenger rail brake system, which they say “is engineered for safety, performance, uptime and lower total cost of ownership.”

Commuter Rail Coalition San Diego Pathing Study With NCTD and BNSF: RAIL GROUP ON AIR

In this Rail Group On Air podcast, part of our series with the Commuter Rail Coalition, North County Transit District Executive Director and CEO Matt Tucker, BNSF Assistant Vice President Passenger Operations

NJT Issues Meadowlands ‘Innovation Challenge’ RFP

New Jersey Transit on Feb. 18 issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its “Innovation Challenge” to develop “an inventive and original solution” to increase transit capacity between the Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station at Secaucus Junction and the Meadowlands Sports and Entertainment Complex.

Steam Power Returns to Grand Canyon Railway

Grand Canyon Railway steam locomotive no. 4960 will return to the rails hauling excursion trains this year.

Fletcher Joins Focused Technology Solutions

Industry veteran Robert Fletcher has Focused Technology Solutions (a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company) as Sales Executive.

AVR/Carload Express Opens New Transload

Carload Express, Inc. wholly owned subsidiary Allegheny Valley Railroad Company (AVR) has opened a new Pittsburgh, Pa., transload facility.

Pro-Tech: Backhauls for Autoracks

Pro-Tech Group, LLC has demonstrated what it’s describing as “an industry-first mobile container system that utilizes empty autoracks.”

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