Container traffic surges at Port of Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles, which is directly served by Union Pacific and BNSF Railway via a shared rail corridor, announced Thursday that container traffic increased 16% at the port in 2010
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Harris joins Birmingham Rail & Locomotive
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. (BR&L) has named Jeff Harris national accounts manager, responsible for business development within all North American Class I, regional, and short line railroads, while focusing on
TTC capital plan (still) includes streetcars
The Toronto Transit Commission’s Board of Directors Wednesday received TTC’s proposed 2011-2015 Capital Program, which includes a commitment to building and expanding the agency’s streetcar maintenance facilities. The plan presumes a new
GWI December and 4Q traffic gain
Greenwich, Conn.-based Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (GWI) Thursday said its freight carload traffic in December was up 29.6% over the year-ago period, while its fourth-quarter traffic for 2010 was up 19.4% over
RailAmerica carloads up 4% in December
RailAmerica, Inc., which operates 40 short line and regional railroad in the U.S. and Canada, reported Wednesday that its total freight carloads for December were 71,209, up 4.0% from 68,445 in December
New or expanded plants swell CSXT revenue
CSX Transportation announced Tuesday that shippers in 2010 made commitments for 130 new or expanded facilities on CSXT lines, bringing an estimated $216 million in annual revenue to CSXT upon completion, and
AAR:
The Association of American Railroads Tuesday said 2010 saw U.S. freight carload traffic in 2010 rose 7.3%, to 14.8 million total carloads, compared with 13.8 million carloads in 2009. Total U.S. annual
William Schafer joins TranSystems
William Schafer, Jr., has joined TranSystems’ Freight Railroads Group, TransSystems announced Tuesday. The company noted Schafer has more than 30 years experience in the rail industry, specializing in railroad operational requirements and
CapMetro appoints VP of Rail Operations
Austin, Tex.’s Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority has appointed Melvin Clark vice president of rail operations, beginning Jan. 31. Clark currently serves as district rail director for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transportation Authority.
Railcomm aids New England Central Railroad
Fairport, N.Y.-based Railcomm said Monday it has been selected to provide remote control to one of New England Central Railroad’s bridges. RailComm’s Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) System is currently used to dispatch
Analyst and Barron’s tout UP strength
Barron’s Jan. 10 edition says Union Pacific “is poised to report one of its best years in its more than 140-year history, and could enjoy a stronger 2011 as the economy picks
Controversy surrounds NJ transport, transit plan
Gov. Chris Christie last week outlined a plan to replenish the state’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), tapping funds generated from toll roads and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Wi-Tronix, LLC moving to new location
Bollingbrook, Ill.-based Wi-Tronix®, LLC said Monday it is “moving into our new facility located at 631 East Boughton Road, Suite 240, Bolingbrook, IL 60440.” The new facility, totaling 13,500 square feet, includes
Groundbreaking for Atlantic Track and Turnout Co.
Atlantic Track and Turnout Co. said it is expanding its trackwork manufacturing capability with the groundbreaking for a 20,000 sq. ft. addition to its Richmond, Ill., trackwork manufacturing facility. The addition will
CN develops fuel-saving container chassis
Canadian National announced Monday that it plans to launch in April a new container chassis, EcoRide, that’s expected to reduce fuel consumption inthe trucking of containers to and from its intermodal terminals
Eugene K. Garfield, 74, founder of Auto-Train
Eugene K, Garfield, who created the American Auto-Train concept, died last week at age 74. Garfield worked as assistant to Alan S. Boyd, the Secretary of Transportation under President Lyndon Johnson, and
Jim Boyd, 69, former editor of Railfan & Railroad
Jim Boyd, editor of Railfan & Railroad magazine from the magazine’s launch in 1974 until 1998, died last week at age 69. Boyd continued as editor emeritus of the magazine, and also
MTA names new Director of Security
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced the appointment of Douglas Zeigler as its director of security. He succeeds Chief William A. Morange, who is retiring after serving MTA for seven years.
Arrival of
Confirming days of speculation that had been building through Virginia’s Hampton Roads region, Hampton Roads Transit President Philip Shucet on Thursday said opening day for The Tide light rail transit originally set
Gannett Fleming taps Michael McNamara for top spot
Michael T. McNamara, P.E., has named president of Gannett Fleming Transit & Rail Systems, a division of Gannett Fleming specializing in transit and railroad track, signal, communication, and electric traction design. A