Canadian Pacific On April 9 commemorated the centennial of World War I’s Battle of Vimy Ridge “and the ultimate sacrifice made by more than 3,500 Canadians in a military victory that many consider a defining moment in the history of the country,” the railroad said.
Cowen and Company’s First-quarter Rail Shipper and Rail Equipment Surveys indicate general optimism about a business environment that appears to be recovering and is “slightly positive” for railroads, say Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl and Vice President Equity Research Matt Elkott.
OSIsoft, a provider of operational intelligence software, and LILEE Systems, a provider of mobile communications systems for the transportation industry, have entered into an alliance “to improve safety and equipment health of rail and transportation networks through Big Data and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to help rail operators achieve their goals for Positive Train Control (PTC),” the companies said in an April 10 announcement.
President Trump on April 7 nominated Derek Kan as Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy at the U.S. DOT.
With advertising that proclaims “Let’s Go Places,” Toyota wouldn’t be able to live up to its slogan were it not for BNSF Railway’s high-quality performance, moving motor vehicles produced by one of the world’s largest manufacturers from factory to distribution center.
The National Transit Institute has named HNTB Corp. Transit/Rail Practice Leader and Senior Vice President Diana Mendes, AICP, 2017 Training Professional of the Year. NTI presented the award at its 2017 Transit Trainer’s Workshop in Nashville, Tenn.
With a dynamic car scheduling system, railroads can improve train capacity utilization while improving service at the same time.
The American Consumer Institute (ACI), a 501c(3) non-profit educational organization with no ties to the U.S. freight railroad industry, is speaking out against what it calls “continued attempts to overregulate the freight rail sector.”
Two trains have derailed at low speed on the complex interlocking plant at Penn Station New York in the space of two weeks. On April 3, at approximately 9:00 a.m., inbound NJ Transit Northeast Corridor train no. 3926 derailed as it was entering Track 9. On March 24, also at 9:00 a.m., outbound Amtrak Acela Express no. 2151 derailed as it was departing Track 6, sideswiping an inbound NJ Transit train.
U.S. rail traffic totaled 526,471 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending March 25, 2017, up 12% compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported on March 29. Canadian and Mexican carriers also realized big gains.