CSX Intermodal and Union Pacific announced Wednesday that on March 29 they will launch UMAX, a new domestic interline container program that will give customers access to more than 20,000 containers and
The U.S. Senate Monday voted 62-30 to end debate on the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, ending the threat of a filibuster and clearing the way for potential passage—which could
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Tuesday that it plans to cut at least 1,000 positions in order to cover its latest budget gap of $378 million. MTA said it would eliminate
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., has won a $15 million contract to design, deliver, and provide services for a new smart card ticketing and revenue management system for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA). It
The New England Railroad Club has announced its 2010 plans for its annual Academic Scholarship Awards, eligible to children or grandchildren of club members in good standing. Applications are sought “from high
For the full year 2009, Wabtec Corp. Tuesday reported earnings per diluted share of $2.39, on sales of $1.4 billion. "The company generated strong cash flow from operations of $161 million, or 11.5%, marking
The Virginia Railway Express Operations Board has authorized a $2.7 millioncontract with STV/Ralph Whitehead Associates to make an environmental study andprovide preliminary engineering services on the proposed extension of VRE 11miles on
Ridership on NYC Transit trains and buses in 2009 was down 2.7% or 63.5 million trips from 2008, another recession year, but last year’s 2.31 billion riders was still the second-highest number since 1969.
In a pilot project designed to improve customer and employee security, MTA-NYTC has installed video surveillance equipment onboard four cars of a 10-car subway train which, starting today, will operate along the system’s lettered
Railway Age currently is accepting nominations forits annual Short Line/Regional Railroad of the Year competition (our thanks to those of you who already have responded and/or submitted candidates). Shortlines and regionals throughout
Fighting major back-to-back snowstorms in the East, U.S. railroads originated 257,823 carloads of traffic in the week ended February 13, down 8.1% from the same week last year, and off 12% compared
There’s a new entry on the National Transportation Safety Board’s "Most Wanted List" of transportation safety improvements. It’s "Improve Transit Railcar Design," and it gets a "yellow" designation, which means "Acceptable Response, Progressing Slowly." In
The decision of US Railcar LLC and American Railcar Industries to join forces to compete for business in a growing U.S. passenger railcar market has several historic elements, not the least of
Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger warned today that “freight railroads are at a critical point in their history as the industry is facing new challenges from over-burdensome
The Federal Railroad Administration’s latest safety report, released Jan. 29, shows that trespassing caused 399 of the 649 rail fatalities reported in the first 11 months of 2009. This figure was down
FreightCar America has announced a fourth-quarter loss of $5.5 million, or 47 cents ashare, compared with $12 million, or $1.01 a share, a year ago. The company said it “does not expect
Siemens Mobility said Thursday that it’s ready to expand its manufacturing plant at Sacramento to meet U.S demand for high speed trains and associated rail infrastructure technologies. Specific actions include the now-completed purchase
Trinity Industries, Inc. said that during the fourth quarter of 2009, TrinityRail® shipped approximately 1,350 railcars and received orders for approximately 510 railcars. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, TrinityRail® shipped
Atlanta-based RMI announced that the South Carolina Public Railways (SCPR) has decided to implement RMI’s RailConnect® Transportation Management System (TMS). SCPR also plans to implement RMI’s mCrew module forremote train crew reporting, and ShipperConnect® to
The U.S. DOT today announced the award recipients of $1.5 billion in TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) discretionary grants— 51 projects across the country. TIGER, according to the National Railroad Construction
