By Tony Kruglinski, Financial Editor In this industry you become famous—or infamous—as a result of the way you conduct yourself in business. Railroaders have long memories for those who have helped and
By William C. Vantuono, Editor If you happen to believe the popular misinterpretation of the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar (Mayan Calendar), we won’t need any new equipment as of 12/21/2012, so don’t
Some see it as a one-month fluke; others say it’s the start of a new hierarchy. Whatever the case, MTA Metro-North Railroad September 2010 ridership edged out that of its older brother,
National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Rail) has selected IBM to provide hardware and software to help optimize its freight and passenger operations. The system includes an IBM z10 mainframe computer. As
Amtrak says it has ended exploratory talks with New Jersey Transit about reviving the cancelled ARC trans-Hudson commuter rail tunnel. In a brief statement, Amtrak said: “We’re no longer interested in this
Izmir, Turkey, has placed a $52.7 million order for an undisclosed number of light rail vehicles (LRVs) from China’s CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Co., Ltd. The LRVs will begin being
Tom Judge, who has been Editor of Railway Track & Structures magazine since joining Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation in July 1998, will be retiring effective Dec. 31, 2010. Managing Editor Mischa Wanek-Libman, who
Harsco Corp. said Thursday it has landed two new railway equipment orders in China totaling close to $11 million. The orders, both for major rapid transit system operators in China, call for
U.S. carload freight gained 4.9% in the week ending November 6 over the comparable week one year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. Intermodal continued its more torrid advance, up
New York City, claiming fiscal constraints, declined to contribute to the $8.7 billion Access to the Region’s Core project designed to increase trans-Hudson passenger rail capacity between New York and New Jersey.
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell on Wednesday announced $32.5 million in state grants to 38 rail projects in 28 counties that he said “will upgrade and add capacity, stimulate local economies, and
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood had a blunt message Tuesday for states that want to spend their high speed rail grants on highways or rail freight projects: Use the grants for passenger rail or return the money to Washington, said LaHood.
FuelQuest, Inc., an on-demand software and services company for the energy industry, said Wednesday BNSF Railway has extended its use of FuelQuest’s Fuel Management System (FMS) and Zytax tax automation software and
Wabtec Corp. Wednesday said it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Swiger Coil Systems, a manufacturer of traction motors and electric coils for rail and power generation markets. Cleveland-based Swiger
The Greenbrier Cos. Wednesday released results for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter ended August 31, with net earnings of $7.7 million, or 33 cents per diluted share, compared with net earnings of
B. Kelly Elkin and Mark E. Meitzen, economists with Laurits R. Christensen Associates, say that “President Carter was exactly right” when he pledged, after signing the Staggers Rail Act 30 years ago:
Thermo King said late Monday it is launching two new refrigerated rail units in time for the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Expo, Nov.14-16, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The company says
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Monday that intermodal traffic in October was up 14.0% from October 2009 and up 1.2% from October 2008. “The weekly average of 235,444 intermodal units
In a letter Monday to Amtrak employees, President and CEO Joseph Boardman said Amtrak was “announcing an agreement with French National Railways (SNCF) and Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation to bid for the contract
Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole confirmed Monday that Amtrak and New Jersey Transit are in “preliminary discussions” to revive and revise a project to construct a new rail tunnel between Manhattan and New
