Invensys Rail says the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University has appraised Invensys Rail at a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 2 for work the company is performing for
The United Transportation Union Friday said a tentative new five-year national rail agreement covering wages, benefits and working conditions has been reached between the UTU and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC).
Utah Transit Authority General Manager Mike Allegra says construction on the West Valley TRAX light rail line is “done,” coming in ahead of schedule and under budget.Trains are now being tested and
Orders for new freight cars soared to 36,900 in this year’s firstquarter, sharply exceeding expectations and easily topping the total of just more than 30,000 cars ordered last year. This year’s orders
Strategic Rail Finance President Michael Sussman on Wednesday announced the formation of a new division, HBS Advisors, to work with shippers that need capital for expanding their business and their use of
Baden, Switzerland-based ABB said Thursday it has won an order worth about $21 million from AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG) to provide a ventilation system for the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, which
Much like the prior week, U.S. freight carload traffic slipped for the week ending April 23, but intermodal gained, measured against the comparable week of a year ago, according to results published
Trinity Industries Inc. late Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $24.2 million, or 30 cents per share, up dramatically from the $2.0 million, or two cents per share, in the first quarter
Greenwich, Conn.-based Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Thursday reported its first-quarter net income was $22.1 million up 38% from net income of $16.0 million in the first quarter of 2010. GWI’s diluted earnings
American Railcar Industries Thursday reported a loss of $5.3 million, or 25 cents per share, in the first quarter, less than the $7 million loss it reported in the first quarter of
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) said Wednesday it and Rail Systems, Inc. have reached an agreement to dissolve their distributor relationship for rail parts. Rail Systems has served as an EMD distributor since
Norfolk Southern late Wednesday reported earnings of $325 million, or 90 cents per diluted share, up 26% from the $257 million, or 68 cents per share, reported in the first quarter of
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will receive a $100 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to purchase domestically manufactured rail passenger cars and locomotives for the Pacific Surfliner and San
In a white paper published Tuesday entitled “Rail Supply Innovation and Buy America Requirements,” the Railway Supply Institute recommended three sweeping changes to current U.S. Buy-America provisions and funding for transit, high
Bombardier Transportation said Wednesday Trenitalia (Italian Railways) has awarded it a new order to supply an additional 50 E464 electric locomotives, exercising an option to the contract signed in 2009 for the
ARG Trans has been selected by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay as the preferred operator for the 133-mile Coos Bay rail line, following interviews with five final candidates in January
The American Public Transportation Association has selected the Washington-based executive recruitment firm of Krauthamer & Associates to lead the search for a new president and CEO to succeed William W. Millar, who
CN late Tuesday reported its first-quarter net income increased 31% to C$668 million, or diluted earnings of C$1.45 per share, aided by the sale of a rail line. Excluding that sale, net
Norfolk Southern Tuesday said its Roanoke Locomotive Shops achieved 1 million injury-free employee-hours last month. The facility, near downtown Roanoke, Va., employs about 200 people in the heavy maintenance and overhaul of
