Harsco notes orders exceeding $13 million
Harsco Corp. on Monday announced new orders for railway track maintenance equipment totaling more than $13 million from customers in Japan and North America. The Japan order calls for Harsco’s 20-stone rail
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Metrolinx ad on electrification called misleading
Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Area’s regional transportation agency, reportedly has been cited by Advertising Standards Canada of publishing misleading information on its proposed Air Rail Link and related rail projects.
DART website is redesigned
Dallas Area Rapid Transit said Monday visitors to its website will see a “fresh, new design that makes it easier than ever to plan a trip and stay connected with the agency.”
Bombardier expands its Singapore HQ
Bombardier Inc. on Monday announced the expansion of its business presence in Singapore, with the opening of a new regional office for Bombardier Transportation’s Services division. The company named Nick King to
Utah university welcomes proposed streetcar
Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, has endorsed any potential streetcar that the city may advance, and has provided for the possibility in its 10-year campus master plan. The streetcar-friendly approach runs
Jerusalem LRT finally opens
Friday marked the oft-delayed, highly contentious opening of light rail transit in Jerusalem, the Israeli capital, following plenty of controversy reflecting the nature of the volatile Middle East political scene. The $1.4
PANYNJ OKs revised fare/toll increase
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey on Friday voted to approve less drastic rail fare and highway toll increases for its properties linking New York and New Jersey, including
Railway Interchange 2011 gets Twitter hashtag
With one month to go before Railway Interchange 2011, the first North American combined railway supply exhibition and technical conference, the event’s organizers have released the official event hashtag for attendees, exhibitors,
Caltrain looking to a new operator
Caltrain management on Thursday announced it has negotiated a proposed contract with TransitAmerica Services Inc. of St. Joseph, Mo., to operate the San Francisco-San Jose Peninsula rail system and that it will
July employment down slightly from June
U.S. Class I railroads employed 158,916 people in mid-July, up 3.84% from July 2010, but down 0.27%—or 424 workers—from June 2011. The year-over-year gain was highest in the Transportation (train and engine)
Railroad stocks slide amid broader economic concerns
In a volatile economy punctuated by wild stock market swings, the stock prices of several major railroads slid “as the broader market tumbled on concerns about the fragility of the economy and
The GBS Group lands VIA Rail contract
The GBS Group, a software development engineering and technical services firm, said Thursday VIA Rail Canada had awarded the company a contract provide a real-time Train Status Information (TSI) system. Virginia Beach,
Norfolk begins celebrating The Tide
Hampton Roads Transit and the city of Norfolk, Va., Thursday evening began celebrating the debut of the 7.4-mile, $318 million light rail line with a ribbon-cutting ceremony near MacArthur Square to mark the occasion (photo at left).
San Diego (re)joins PCC club
San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System on Thursday planned to activate PCC streetcar 529, built in 1949 for use in San Francisco, on the Silver Line downtown loop of the city’s light rail
In memoriam: Robert (Bob) Scesny, 64
Robert (Bob) Scesny, account manager for Invensys Rail Corp. and 30-plus year member of the railroad supply industry, died, unexpectedly, on Aug. 7, 2011, at age 64. Scesny joined Invensys Rail, then
APTA: Transit systems suffer fiscal stress
Nearly 80% of U.S. public transit system have raised fares or cut service, or plan to do so shortly, in response to declines in local and state funding support, a survey released
ARG Trans signs Coos Bay rail link pact
ARG Trans said Tuesday it has signed an interim contract with the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to operate the Coos Bay rail line, known as Coos Bay Rail Link (CBR).
Amtrak Cascades service stays intact
Canadian Minister for Public Safety Vic Toews said Tuesday in a press interview, “Upon careful review of the business case and despite some significant financial constraints, the Canada Border Services Agency has
Global Railway Industries nears end of trail
Lachine, Quebec-based Global Railway Industries (GRI) announced Monday that both Glass Lewis & Co., LLC and Institutional Investors Services have recommended that shareholders of Global vote for the sale of the company’s
Detroit-area freight
The Detroit Regional Chamber’s “TranslinkeD” initiative, in partnership with supply chain consulting firm TranSystems, on Tuesday announced it has initiated a 14-week study to identify freight-related economic development opportunities and forecasts in