FreightCar America: Ballast car order set
FreightCar America, Inc. said Monday it will begin production of 162 heavy-duty steel ballast cars for an undisclosed customer within a few months. This is a specialty car type with which FreightCar
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Aecon Group gets Toronto subway extension contract
Toronto-based Aecon Group Inc. (not to be confused with AECOM) has landed a C$279 million (US$274 million) contract from the Toronto Transit Commission to extend Toronto’s Yonge-University-Spadina subway line on the U-shaped
Bombardier wins Deutsche Bahn add-on order
Bombardier Transportation on Friday announced that it will supply an additional 51 Talent 2 trains, valued at approximately $271 million, to Germany’s Deutsche Bahn (DB) for suburban service in the Leipzig area.
At ASLRRA request, STB delays hearing
In a decision announced Friday, the Surface Transportation Board said it will delay for 60 days a hearing—originally scheduled for Dec. 9—to review exemptions from regulation won by the railroads beginning in
Wisconsin Sierra Club argues for HrSR
Wisconsin Sierra Club plans a series of demonstrations Saturday in support of higher-speed rail (HrSR) plans for the Badger State, now likely to be rejected by Gov.-elect Scott Walker, who has vowed
Railinc launches DDCT test system
Railinc Corp. has announced the availability of the new Damaged and Defective Car Tracking (DDCT) test system along with two new web-based DDCT training demos. The DDCT system is a centralized, web-based
Freight carload traffic keeps gaining: AAR
U.S. freight carload traffic advanced 5.8% for the week ending November 13, measured against the comparable week one year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. U.S. intermodal traffic also gained,
Class I railroad employment levels off
Class I railroads employed 154,285 workers in mid-October, 5,265 more than in October 2009 but only 191 more than in September 2010, according to new figures released by the Surface Transportation Board
Class I rail earnings up 32.6% in 12 months
U.S. Class I railroads earned net income totaling $8.78 billion in the 12 months ended Sept. 30, an increase of 32.6% over the prior-year period. A comprehensive financial report posted on the
New rail park: Partnering, Texas style
Levelland is a small Texas town (pop. 12,866) with big ideas. One of them came to fruition this week with completion of an $8.6 million industrial rail park. A three-way public/private partnership
Next NY/NJ tunnel idea: Extend No. 7
Rising from years of low-level, behind-the-scenes discussion, a proposal to extend MTA New York City Transit’s No. 7 subway line under the Hudson River into Secaucus, N.J., gained public attention late Tuesday,
Exhibit sales brisk for Railway Interchange 2011
Sponsors of Railway Interchange 2011, the first-ever combined trade show and technical conference for REMSA, RSI, and RSSI members, report exhibition space is being obtained at a brisk pace and remaining space
Halle, Germany, taps Bombardier again
Bombardier Transportation said Wednesday it has received an order for the supply of 12 low-floor FLEXITY Classic trams from Hallesche Verkehrs AG (HAVAG), the transit agency serving Halle, Germany, which is located
RailComm aids South African railroad
Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has provided a major expansion of its Yard Automation System at Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR) Ermelo Yard in South Africa. The company’s automation system is comprised of
Amtrak, Oklahoma, Texas tout biodiesel honor
Amtrak said Tuesday that the testing of a cleaner and renewable biodiesel fuel blend on Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer has made Time magazine’s list of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2010.” Amtrak received a $274,000
Progress Rail, Pacific Harbor Line sign pact
Progress Rail Services Corp. Tuesday announced an agreement with Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. (PHL) to repower 16 Tier 2 locomotives with newer, lower emissions Tier 3 Cat engines for operation in the
Connecticut bolsters passenger car order
Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell said Monday the Nutmeg State would increase its order of M-8s from 300 units to 342 units, with the additional cars to be paid for with funds already
Bombardier/Alstom comfirm Montreal car order
The consortium comprising Bombardier Transportation and Alstom Transport confirmed Tuesday it has received a Notice to Proceed from Societe de transport de Montreal (STM) to supply 468 metro cars (52 nine-car trainsets).
GATX acquires 2,500 foreclosed freight cars
GATX Corp. has acquired a fleet of more than 2,500 freight cars valued at approximately $150 million, from a financial institution that recently foreclosed on part of the fleet of a railcar
Theodore Kheel, 96, labor mediator, dies
Longtime labor negotiator Theodore Kheel died Friday at age 96. Kheel was a well-known figure in New York City, even to the general public, for his roles in mediating labor conflicts and/or