Five operators vie for Caltrain contract
Caltrain said Thursday it expects to select a new service operator by June 30, when its current contract with Amtrak ends. The Amtrak contract can be extended on a month-by-month basis for
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Greenbrier Cos. 1Q shows improvement
The Greenbrier Cos. Friday reported a net loss for its fiscal first quarter of $2.3 million, or 11 cents per diluted share, compared with a loss of $3.2 million, or 19 cents
Robert G. Lewis, 1916-2011
Robert G. Lewis, publisher of Railway Age from 1956 until not long before he retired from the company in 1995, died Wednesday evening, January 5, in Ormond-by-the-Sea, Fla., at the age of
HNTB drafts Doty for HSR post
Robert L. Doty, Director of the Peninsula Rail Program, a partnership between Caltrain and the California High Speed Rail Authority, has been appointed Vice President and Director of High Speed Rail Programs
LA projects get FTA nod for preliminary engineering
Los Angeles Metro Board Chairman Don Knabe announced Wednesday that “Metro has received welcome news from the Federal Transit Administration that it can proceed with preliminary engineering for the subway extension to
AAR: Freight traffic up at year end, entire year
U.S. freight carload traffic for the final week of 2010, ending Jan. 1, 2011, was up 5.6% from the comparable week in 2009, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. U.S. intermodal
Laird Group PLC buys Cattron Group
The Laird Group PLC, a British-based company offering security products and services, has acquired Cattron Group International, Inc. for $90 million. The purchase expands the scope of Laird Technologies’ wireless machine-to-machine (M2M)
CTA Train Tracker to arrive this month
A pilot version of the highly anticipated CTA Train Tracker will be launched this month via a dedicated website. Customers using desktop computers or mobile web-enabled devices, such as iPhones, BlackBerries or
Track work to affect Amtrak Crescent service
Improvements to the track used by Amtrak’s Crescent (New York-New Orleans) service will result in a temporary schedule change from January 10 through February 17, with trains not operating between Atlanta and New
Brooklyn
MTA New York City Transit is set to begin repairs and improvements to Brooklyn’s Culver Line, including the rebuilding of the viaduct structure and the renewal of its tracks, signals and switches.
Bombardier CBTC applied to Shenzhen metro
Bombardier Transportation said Thursday it has delivered its CITYFLO 650 transit signaling system for the first phase of the Shenzhen Metro Line3 in southern China. This is the first application of Bombardier
Cause of Pittsburgh LRT delays pondered
Delays in Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pa.) light rail service both Monday and Tuesday remain a mystery to PAT officials, but the authority reportedly is investigating whether the service woes were
NJ casino train run suspended until May
New York-Atlantic City train service funded in large measure by three Atlantic City, N.J., casino properties will be suspended between Jan. 14 and May 13, reportedly due to low ridership. The train,
Bombardier lands Latvia contract
Bombardier Transportation Wednesday said it has been awarded another major contract in Latvia for its INTERFLO 200 signaling, to be used in the “Second Railway Track Construction, Skrivery-Krustpils” project. The contract, valued
Wabtec buys friction products company in Brazil
Wabtec Corp. announced Wednesday that it has strengthened its presence in Brazil by acquiring Adantech Industria e Comercio de Metal, a friction products company serving both transit and freight markets. With annual
Crosbie new Parsons Railroad Programs VP
Parsons Corp. Wednesday said it has appointed William “Bill” Crosbie vice president of Railroad Programs and Deputy Sector Manager in the Rail and Transit Division of its Transportation Group. Crosbie will lead
Passenger railcar orders remain strong
Railway Age’s annual survey shows that 1,129 passenger railcars were delivered to operators in the U.S. and Canada in 2010. That was just 12 cars shy the 1,141 that the magazine reported
Bombardier lands Houston airport contract
Bombardier Transportation said Tuesday it has signed a five-year contract with Houston Airport System of the City of Houston for the operation and maintenance of its INNOVIA APM 100 automated people mover
The Whitmore Group hires Bruce Wise
The Whitmore Group has announced Bruce Wise has joined the company as director of railroad sales, and will oversee the global railroad operations of the company. Wise comes to the Whitmore Group
Mississippi power company charges NS
Hattiesburg, Miss.-based South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) says it is suing Norfolk Southern, claiming NS holds a monopoly on coal delivery to the association’s Plant Morrow plan tin Purvis, Miss., that