Vigorously affirming its commitment to repair the damage to its Port Jervis Line Inflicted by Hurricane Irene last month, MTA Metro-North Railroad Thursday publicly heralded the beginning of construction work on the
How will North American railroads meet the rising demand for their services that economists say lies head? For a special report in its September 2011 issue, Railway Age put the question to
U.S. carload freight volume for the week ending Sept. 10, 2011 moved up 0.1% from the comparable week in 2010, while U.S. intermodal volume gained 0.6%, the Association of American Railroads reported
Skanska said Thursday it has signed a contract to build the Second Avenue Subway line’s 86th Street Station in Manhattan. The project is a joint venture between Skanska and Traylor Bros. Inc.,
As the rail industry readies for Railway Interchange 2011 in Minneapolis next week, FreightCar America, Inc. announced Wednesday it will be exhibiting three new railcar designs at the trade show and exhibition.
L.B. Foster Company’s Pueblo, Colo., rail products facility has been selected by IndustryWeek as a finalist in its search for North America’s top manufacturing plants. For consideration in its 2011 Best Plants
Ansaldo STS (formerly known as Union Switch & Signal) has published Safety On The Rails: The Union Switch & Signal Story, a retrospective book that commemorates Union Switch & Signal’s 130th anniversary.
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that work will begin this month on the last major contract, valued at $513.7 million, needed to extend the MTA New York City Transit’s No. 7
Military Times EDGE magazine has named BNSF Railway the No. 1 “Best Employer for Veterans” in the United States. The publication’s annual recognition program highlights employers that “prove they make veterans a
Brookville Equipment Corp. said Tuesday it has introduced a new logo and website, as the company expands its capabilities into Streetcar Manufacture & Remanufacture and the Commuter & Industrial Locomotive industries. Brookville
St. Cloud, Minn.-based Northern Lines Railway (NLR) announced Tuesday it has appointed Justin J. Chalich to the newly created position of general manager of the 23-mile short line railroad. Chalich began his
The Toronto Transit Commission this Friday will consider several belt-tightening measures ranging from equipment purchases to service cutbacks. TTC will weigh reducing the order it placed with Bombardier Transportation for 204 light
BNSF Railway announced Tuesday that it has launched a website—“Friends of BNSF”—that will provide exclusive content to advocates interested in BNSF or freight rail transportation. The URL is https://www.friendsofbnsf.com/. “Friends of BNSF
Arthur J. McGinnis, Jr., president of the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp., on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jonathan W. Chalon as associate publisher of the company’s Railway Division. The group includes Railway Age,
Railhead Corp. said Tuesday that it was officially awarded the North America locomotive LED lighting contract for Class I railroads. Alsip, Ill.-based Railhead said it was selected after “an extensive study was
Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff is urging the Detroit metropolitan area to create a regional transportation authority in the not-too-distant future, in part to help shepherd the development and growth of Detroit’s
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded BP Energy a four-year contract to supply power to MBTA, with hopes of saving $4.7 million in savings on electricity costs in fiscal 2012. The MBTA
Pacer International, Inc. announced that it has extended its Mexico Direct (Intermodal/ Double Stack) service with the addition of Chihuahua to its network, utilizing Union Pacific and Ferromex connections. Pacer will support
R. J. Corman Railpower says short line Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) has awarded a contract for a GenSet locomotive kit. The purchase will be funded in part by the Environmental Protection Agency
Bombardier Transportation on Friday unveiled the first of an order for 32 4,300-hp diesel-electric locomotives produced for Progress Rail Services Corp. at Bombardier’s Ciudad Sahagun, Mexico, plant. The order consists of the
