Alstom lands PATCO car overhaul contract
The Delaware River Port Authority has awarded a $194.2 million contract to Alstom Transportation Inc., Hornell, N.Y., for overhaul and upgrading of its aging 120-car PATCO rapid transit car fleet. The largest
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Metrolink picks Rail Safety Consulting, LLC for PTC project
Rail Safety Consulting, LLC has been awarded a contract to provide FRA safety compliance services for the Metrolink PTC system in Los Angeles. RSC, as a member of the Parsons-led integration team,
MTI reports on Reliability Centered Maintenance for rapid transit cars
The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has issued “Reliability Centered Maintenance: A Case Study of Railway Transit Maintenance to Achieve Optimal Performance.” The research report, available at no charge on the MTI’s website,
Cubic/IBM joint venture preferred bidder for Vancouver fare collection system
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., in a joint venture with IBM, has been selected by TransLink as the preferred bidder for a DBOM (design-build-operate-maintain) smartcard and faregate system for Greater Vancouver’s transportation system,
Buffalo & Pittsburgh commissions second genset switcher
Earlier this year, Brookville Equipment Corp. took an ancient EMD SW-9 switch locomotive and transformed it into a twin-engine, 1,400-hp ultra-low-emission, twin-genset switcher for Genesee & Wyoming’s Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad. No.
CN’s Mongeau: “A remarkable transformation”
CN President and CEO Claude Mongeau, in a Dec. 14 address before the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, said CN’s rise to “rail industry leader from industry laggard” is “one of
APTA: 3Q transit ridership slips slightly
A report released Wednesday by the American Public Transportation Association noted public transit ridership slipped less than 1% (0.67%) in the third quarter, measured against the same quarter in 2009. Across the
CSX Erwin Terminal adds RailComm system
Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has installed a shove track detection and indication system that complements its yard control system at CSX’s Erwin Terminal in eastern Tennessee, near the North Carolina border.
Buffalo NFTA woes blamed for GMI layoffs
Problems in refurbishing 27 light rail vehicles for Buffalo’s Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority appear to have led to 23 employees being laid off by Gray Manufacturing Industries at its Hornell, N.Y., plant.
Retlif, Acme form West Coast test lab alliance
Retlif Testing Laboratories of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., which has provided EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) and ESS (environmental simulation) testing since 1978, has formed a strategic alliance with Acme Testing of Acme, Wash. The arrangement
UP joins environmental initiative
Union Pacific Tuesday said it has joined the Global Environmental Management Initiative, or GEMI, an organization of leading companies dedicated to fostering global environmental, health and safety, and sustainability excellence. “GEMI’s mission
NJT seeks tunnel project funds for equipment
New Jersey Transit, following the cancellation of its Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) project, has asked a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) to authorize the diversion of $75 million in federal funding
American Railcar to invest in car leasing
American Railcar Industries, Inc. announced Tuesday that it plans to invest in freight car leasing to “expand and diversify its business in response to customer demands and market conditions.” “ARI is very
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From the Editor: Beware of the train cult in Ohio (and elsewhere)
By William C. Vantuono, Editor OK, it’s December. It’s the end of the year. The Holidays are here. We’re supposed to be spreading peace on earth and good will toward men (well,
Israeli Railways taps Bombardier again
Bombardier Transportation said Tuesday it has received an additional order from Israeli Railways (ISR) for the delivery of 72 double-deck coaches. This contract is part of a framework agreement concluded last October,
WiFi available on East Midlands’ Meridian fleet
Britain’s Nomad Digital said Tuesday that passenger WiFi is now available on East Midlands Trains’ entire Meridian fleet (27 units), which provide service on the London-Sheffield and London-Nottingham routes. In addition, four
Watco Companies adds Australia services
Pittsburg, Kan.-based Watco Cos. said it has been awarded a long-term grain rail contract to provide services to the CBH Group of Western Australia. The CBH Group is a Western Australian farmer
Maine close to agreement to buy rail line
In a decision served late Friday, the Surface Transportation Board said it was informed Thursday that the State of Maine and the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd. (MM&A) “have substantially completed
Bombardier, RZD announce “new partnership”
Bombardier Transportation said Monday its BT Signaling B.V. operation has signed an agreement to purchase a stake in signaling equipment manufacturer United Electrical Engineering Plants, known as Elteza. Elteza is a subsidiary
RSI sets up shop in new D.C. location
The Railway Supply Institute has a new address: 425 Third Street, S.W., Suite 920, Washington, D.C. 20024. RSI’s telephone number remains the same at 202-347-4664, asdoes its fax number, 202-346-0047, and its