AAR: Strong intermodal gains continue
U.S. intermodal freight traffic for the week ending September 18 marked a record for the year, and rose 16.9% when measured against the comparable week in 2009, the Association of American Railroads
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Deutsche Bahn HSR may serve London by 2013
Germany’s Deutsche Bahn AG has signed a cooperation agreement with High Speed 1 Ltd., the owner of the right-of-way linking London with the Channel Tunnel, opening the possibility of direct rail service
Wisconsin PIRG: HrSR generates jobs
Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group has issued a report stating that construction of “the proposed high speed rail line” running from Chicago to Milwaukee and Madison, Wis., would create 15,000 new jobs
STB’s Elliott to Rockefeller: Staggers needs “review”
In testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee—whose chair is West Virginia Democrat Jay Rockefeller, a leading proponent of freight railroad reregulation—Surface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III said the Staggers Act
Harsco Rail unit gets follow-on orders
Harsco Corp. Wednesday announced two follow-on orders in its Harsco Rail track maintenance business group valued at more than $15 million. The first order is a follow-on equipment sale in Germany, where
RZD taps Siemens for electric trains
Russian Railways announced Wednesday it has signed a contract with Siemens AG and Siemens Russia for 16 electric trains for suburban passenger transport, with the start of localized production in Russia. The
Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo win Metra order
Sumitomo Corp. of America, in conjunction with carbuilder partner Nippon Sharyo, has won a $560 million contract to supply 160 bi-level electric cars to Metra, the Chicago-based Northeast Illinois regional rail system.
MTA commits to “novel” advertising
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), seeking to maximize revenue, has announced that it will employ “novel” forms of advertising on New York City Transit and the Long Island Rail Road. Beginning
TMW Systems certifies PC*MILER 24
ALK Technologies, Inc. Tuesday announced the successful certification and integration of PC*MILER® 24 and PC*MILER|Tolls 24 by strategic alliance partner TMW Systems. PC*MILER’s 24th annual edition includes critical map dataupdates such as
Kinkisharyo touts hybrid streetcar for U.S.
Kinkisharyo International, LLC said Tuesday its North American growth strategy will be spearheaded by introduction of a 100% low-floor, dual-powered ‘hybrid’ streetcar specifically designed for the United States. The first LFX-300 will
Russian Railways claims healthy profit rise
The Russian Railways group of companies said Tuesday it had “almost doubled its net profit according to International Financial Reporting Standards, year-on-year, to reach 152.2 billion rubles,” or roughly $5 billion, in
APTA: Rail ridership rebounds in 2Q10
Led by rail transit, public transit ridership rose 0.1% in the second quarter of 2010 compared with the second quarter in 2009, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Public
Led by train and engine crews, employment rises
Transportation (train and engine) employees led the way in employment gains for the second straight month, increasing 5.59% in July vs. one year ago, powering an overall Class I railroad employment rise
N.J. Senators defend imperiled tunnel project
The debate is heating up over suspension of any new work on New Jersey Transit’s planned new trans-Hudson commuter rail tunnels, a project for which ground was broken last year but whose $8.7 billion
Invensys, TEG enter into joint venture
Signaling and train control supplier Invensys Rail, Britain, and Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. (TEG), a division of Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CSR Corporation Ltd., have entered into a joint venture
EMD to invest $100 million in India plant
In a story dispatched from Lucknow, India, on Friday, the Business Standard, a daily newspaper in that country, reported that LaGrange, Ill.-based Electro-Motive Diesel announced in a conference call that it will invest
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce backs LRT
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce has issued a statementbacking the city’s C$2.1 billion (US$2.7 billion) Light Rail Transit Plan. The backing is considered politically significant, given the contentious nature of the project
Russia, France ready pact on passenger rail
Russian Railways announced Friday that it and the French National Railways (SNCF) will sign a Joint Declaration on Developing Cooperation in International Passenger Transport at the InnoTrans-Messe Berlin International Trade Fair, Sunday, Sept. 26,
RSI Annual Meeting & Marketing Outlook Event Report, Part III
Mike Franke, Amtrak Assistant Vice President-State and Community Partnerships and Senior Director, Planning and Business Development (below), presented on “The Future of High Speed Rail and the Role of the Supply Community”:
RSI Annual Meeting & Marketing Outlook Event Report, Part II
David Nahass (below), Senior Vice President, Railroad Financial Corporation, spoke about the present state of the freight car and locomotive leasing marketplace, and a fundamental change coming in federal accounting standards: “From