Nominations for LRIW Woman of the Year sought
The League of Railway Industry Women (LRIW) is seeking nominations for its 2011 Outstanding Woman of the Year award. Any woman who works in the North American rail industry is eligible to
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LIRR tests onboard credit card ticket purchases
The Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday began testing an option allowing passengers to purchase tickets onboard trains with a credit card. The testing occurred on a lesser-used portion of the system
Denver RTD opens LoDo LRT station
Denver’s Regional Transportation District Monday opened a light rail transit station two blocks west of Denver Union Station, with opening ceremonies held as early as 7:00 a.m. local time. The station, at
MBTA adding wind turbines at station sites
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected SPS New England to construct a 120-foot-high, 100-kilowatt wind turbine near MBTA’s Kingston, Mass., station. SPS New England submitted the lowest bid at $334,334.50, the MBTA
BART move triggers First Amendment spat
In an effort to curtail or thwart political disruption through electronic means, BART may inadvertently have triggered a backlash of concern over freedom of speech, which could result in court action. BART
RailComm to expand BNSF yard system
Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has been selected to expand its existing yard system at BNSF’s mechanical facility in Memphis, Tenn. RailComm’s state-of-the-art Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) System will be used to
INIT volunteers to aid
INIT, Innovations in Transportation, Inc., said Monday as many as 50 of its employees will be present this Friday for the grand opening of Norfolk, Va.’s new 7.4-mile light rail transit system,
FRA rule addresses rail employee fatigue
The Department of Transportation on Friday issued a final rule limiting the number of consecutive hours passenger railroad workers can be on the job. The new Federal Railroad Administration regulation will reduce
La. rail facility eyed for crude oil storage
San Antonio-based NuStar Energy L.P. has signed an agreement with two subsidiaries of Houston-based EOG Resources to construct a rail offloading facility in St. James, La., to service crude oil production and
Yet to open, Norfolk LRT hit by first car
Norfolk, Va., will open the newest U.S. light rail transit service for passengers next Friday, August 19, with opening ceremonies beginning Thursday evening at MacArthur Square Station in downtown Norfolk. But a
RSI lists top supply company states
Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas lead the list of 11 states that host “the largest concentration of railway supply companies in terms of number of facilities, total number of employees, and
AAR: U.S. freight traffic makes
U.S. freight carload traffic for the week ending August 6, 2011, was up a “modest” 0.4% compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. U.S. intermodal
Proponents keep pushing LRT for Victoria
A proposal for a C$950 million light rail transit network serving Greater Victoria, British Columbia, continues to garner vocal support from numerous public officials. “In public transit’s analysis, by any long shot,
BART San Jose extension funds approved
The California Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved $40 million for a 10-mile BART extension to San Jose extension Wednesday, along with road projects including carpool lanes along highways that roughly parallel the
Strong pricing boosts rail earnings
The seven U.S. Class I railroads earned net income totaling $2.76 billion in the second quarter of 2011, up 15.6% from the prior-year quarter, on revenue ton-miles that increased 3.45% to 425.1
China suspends new rail projects
Press reports from China Wednesday said Premier Wen Jiabao has told state media that the government will suspend approval of new railway projects while it conducts safety checks to address concerns rising
Nine reinstated at Hyundai Rotem plant
The National Labor Relations Board has approved a settlement of unfair-labor-practice charges against Hyundai Rotem USA Corp. and TTA Philadelphia L.L.C. The charges were brought by Transport Workers Union Local 234.
Raleigh, N.C., moves ahead with LRT plan
Downtown light rail service in North Carolina’s state capital is getting political traction, with the Raleigh City Council approving a plan for LRT, named the D6 route, through the west side of
AAR, UIC announce Brunel Awards winners
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) on Wednesday jointly announced 43 projects from 11 nations have been recognized for design excellence in the 2011 Edition
IANA cites robust 2Q domestic container volume
Domestic and international intermodal volumes posted solid gains in the second quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by the Intermodal Association of North America. IANA’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report