The Surface Transportation Board announced Monday that it will hold oral argument Oct. 26, Washington, D.C in a closely-watched case involving a train routing complaint filed by Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and Entergy Services, Inc. STB said
MTA York City Transit will host a two-day meeting of the SmartCard Alliance Transportation Council in New York City Sept. 22-23. The highlight of the meeting will be a tour of the New York/New
Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. said Monday it had acquired Reuel, Inc.’s Traction Power Division. Goldsboro, N.C.-based Reuel manufactures electrical components and equipment; its Traction Power Division is a 28-person team specializing in
Kansas City Southern looks to its new international intermodal corridor for sustained growth.
An elder statesman among the growing crowd of U.S. transit properties, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority—the “T”—holds to its vision: expand its service area and service options.
PTC’s cost, technical challenges, and tight time frame are giving the railroads headaches. Suppliers are working feverishly to provide relief.
Track time is a precious commodity. Suppliers of high-productivity m/w machines enable railroads to make the most of it.
The Surface Transportation Board announced Friday that is has scheduled a meeting of the National Grain Car Council for Sept. 16 to discuss the readiness of U. S. railroads to move export
Britain’s Nomad Digital Ltd. said Friday it was chosen to support Alstom’s contract with rail operator Southeastern, in conjunction with London-based Nexala, to supply a remote condition based monitoring system, on Southeastern’s
Bombardier Transportation Saturday will join Sweden’s Botniabanan AB to inaugurate the nation’s Botnia high speed rail line, the first rail line in the Nordic countries to operate with ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 capability.
Norfolk Southern Friday began running test trains on its upgraded Heartland Corridor between Chicago and Norfolk, Va. NS says the upgraded route has been reduced 250 miles, while improvements such as clearances
The Association of American Railroads said Thursday U.S. rail intermodal volume for the week ending Aug. 21, 2010 set a new 2010 record for the second consecutive week, up 22.4% from the
Recovering from the worst business downturn in nearly 80 years, U.S. Class I railroads earned an average rate of return on net investment of 9.60% in the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, compared
The Tank Car Specialist course, an emergency response training and exercise regimen provided by the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC), is the first to be certified by the Department of
Stewart Southern Railway, Saskatchewan’s 11th operational short line railway, is scheduled to mark an official grand opening Friday in Fillmore, Saskatchewan, roughly 65 miles southeast of Regina, the provincial capital. The event in
Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has been selected to provide the GCOR dispatch system for Genesee and Wyoming’s 16 Southern Region railroads. RailComm’s state-of-the-art Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) train control system will
Union Pacific has unveiled its new AutoFlex™ convertible multi-level car for transporting vehicles. UP said it holds 15 patents related to the design and process in developing the car, designed by UP’s engineering group
The Greenbrier Companies announced Wednesday that it has received orders totaling is approximately $130 million for new and refurbished railcars. Included are orders for 1,000 new double-stack intermodal platforms and more than
Two of New York City’s busy commuter and intercity passenger rail operations suffered serious disruptions Tuesday morning when a perfect storm-fire in a Long Island Rail Road interlocking tower and a catenary
Invensys Rail says it will have its biggest ever presence at InnoTrans this year with a massive exhibit (Hall 4.2, Stand 215) "packed with demonstrations of the company’s latest developments and innovations
