New Metra
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) on Monday signed a bill creating the Southeast Commuter Rail Transit District, a step designed to implement regional rail passenger service for southeastern Chicagoland. The district will
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Lawrence Beal honored at REF 2011
Lawrence Beal (1938-2010), who founded National Railway Equipment Company and grew it into a global supplier of new and rebuilt locomotives, and a pioneer in genset technology, was honored March 7 at
AAR notes February freight gains
Despite harsh winter weather in much of the U.S. during February, U.S. freight carload traffic and intermodal traffic rose during the month measured against February 2010, the Association of American Railroads said
RailRunner set for modified European rules
Lexington, Mass.-based RailRunner, N.A., Inc. announced Monday a renewal of its European product certification efforts as a result of the European Railway Agency (ERA) recent modifications to its Technical Standards of Interoperability
CAF USA, Houston Metro still quarreling
CAF USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Beasain, Spain-based Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, says it still believes it deserves a chance to supply Houston with light rail transit vehicles. Metropolitan Transit Authority
PTC requirements to be revisited
The Obama Administration has agreed to adjust Positive Train Control requirements imposed on the nation’s freight railroads, including Class I’s, short lines, and regionals. The Federal Railroad Administration reached agreement Wednesday with
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Commentary: DEAR MR. PRESIDENT
Will Florida’s loss be California’s gain? That’s one of many questions that arise from the Florida Supreme Court’s decision that Governor Scott was within his rights in spurning federal grants to bring
RAILWAY AGE COMMENTARY ON HIGH SPEED RAIL
Railway Age sent the following today to the White House: DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Will Florida’s loss be California’s gain? That’s one of many questions that arise from the Florida Supreme Court’s
As Florida spurns HSR, others line up for funds
Claiming political principle, not political grandstanding, as the foundation for Florida’s rejection of $2.38 billion in federal funds for high speed rail, Gov. Rick Scott has also set off a scramble for
Senate Judiciary Committee approves rail antitrust bill. What next?
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation today that would remove antitrust exemptions from freight railroads. The bill, S. 49, the “Railroad Antitrust Act of 2011,” would “amend the Federal antitrust laws to
Analyst touts NS’s “upside potential”
The Wall Street Transcript’s just-published Transportation & Logistics Report includes a comment by star analyst John Larkin, of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., putting Norfolk Southern among “those companies that standout over
FRA rule would aid grade-crossing feedback
The Federal Railroad Administration Thursday proposed a rule that would make it easier for the public to report unsafe conditions at highway-rail grade crossings. The proposal would require railroads to establish toll-free
CP names Mike Franczak EVP, Operations
Canadian Pacific President and CEO Fred Green announced Thursday that Mike Franczak, senior vice president, operations, will succeed Ed Harris as executive vice president, operations, when Harris retires April 1. Harris will
Ex-Metrolink CFO joins “X” Train group
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. (“X” Train), which has been planning for development of passenger train service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas since early 2009, announced that Gregory P. West is
Florida HSR advocates keep pressing case
Despite (or because of) a deadline set by Florida Gov. Rick Scott, numerous pro-rail advocates have continued to press for Scott to reverse his decision to scuttle a proposed high speed rail
IEEE lauds CBTC-focused Working Group
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has presented Working Group 2 (WG2) of the IEEE Rail Transit Standards Committee with the 2010 “Emerging Technology Award.” WG2 is
Iowa Interstate taps L.B. Foster for new rail
L.B. Foster Co.’s Rail Products Group, Pittsburgh, is supplying 1,553 tons of new continuous welded rail (CWR) to Iowa Interstate Railroad, for new track installation and spur improvements. A specially-equipped L.B. Foster
Analyst: American Railcar Industries, Inc. has
American Railcar Industries, Inc. has listed a “sizable order” of 3,500 freight cars from lessor CIT Rail Resources in its March 1, 2011 Securities & Exchange Commission Form 10-K, KeyBanc Capital Markets,
SKF gets GE’s top supplier award
GE Transportation has awarded SKF Railway Business Unit North America its “2010 Supplier of the Year” Award. SKF was selected from a field of more than 1,000 suppliers following a rigorous internal evaluation process at GE Transportation.
SKF gets GE
GE Transportation has awarded SKF Railway Business Unit North America its “2010 Supplier of the Year” Award. SKF was selected from a field of more than 1,000 suppliers following a rigorous internal