Portland, Ore., is dropping its streetcar order from Clackamas, Ore.-based United Streetcar LLC from six to five, reportedly due to manufacturing issues and the need to keep the city’s $148 million streetcar
During eight days earlier this month, Norfolk Southern completed $16.2 million in track, bridge, and signal improvements in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Monongahela Valley, the Class I railroad says. NS says the rail infrastructure
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and CEO Jay H. Walder announced Wednesday that MTA is cutting an additional $2 billion from its 2010-2014 Capital Program. “We cut $2 billion from our
CSX has reported record second-quarter results, with operating income up 21% to $926 million, earnings per share up 28% to 46 cents, and an operating ratio that dropped to 69.3%, an improvement
Bombardier Transportation on Wednesday said that, pursuant to the original contract announced in July 2006, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has placed orders for 300 additional rapid transit cars. The $331 million
CN Tuesday said it plans to construct two more extended sidings on its Northern Ontario main line this year, bringing its investments in seven long sidings on this route to more than
Officials and planners in Providence, R.I., will seek $50 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funding for an urban circulator, with streetcar the leading option at present.
Railway Interchange 2011 takes place in two months, beginning Sept. 18, 2011, in Minneapolis, Minn. The four-day combined industry exhibition and technical conference is the first North American event combining the technical
A poll taken last month by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association suggests central Florida residents may be confused by recent decisions to advance, or terminate, passenger rail projects in the Sunshine State.Florida
John C. Kenefick, who as president, chairman, and CEO of Union Pacific led the railroad triumphantly through the challenging years prior to and just after passage of the Staggers Rail Act of
Gross & Janes Co., a supplier and shipper of untreated railroad ties, said Monday it is moving its headquarters from Fenton, Mo., southeast of St. Louis, to historic downtown Kirkwood, Mo. The
INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc. says it has been awarded a contract with California’s Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for the installation of a multi-agency electronic fare collection solution on approximately
Twin Cities Metro Transit officials said Northstar commuter rail service was set to resume Tuesday following a freight train derailment that has disrupted service on the line. A washout in Fridley, Minn.,
Florida’s Department of Transportation has given Bombardier Transportation notice to proceed with the design and manufacture of 14 BiLevel coaches and cab cars for the SunRail commuter rail project in central Florida.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., has announced record second-quarter 2011 net earnings of $65.7 million, and a solid performance by its Intermodal segment gets much of the credit. Total operating revenue was
Phoenix’s Valley Metro said Thursday it has received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from the Federal Transit Administration for the 3.1-mile Central Mesa light rail transit extension. FTA’s approval follows
RailAmerica, Inc., which operates 43 short line and regional railroads in 27 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces, reports that it achieved double-digit revenue growth in this year’s first quarter, although freight
Ottawa’s City Council Thursday unanimously approved a revised C$2.1 billion light rail transit plan for a 12.5-kilometer (7.7-mile) route between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair Road via a downtown tunnel along Queen Street.
CSX Corp. says it will increase its capital investment for 2011 to $2.2 billion, up from the previously announced $2 billion. CSX said Wednesday the increase is consistent with its previously announced
