The Federal Railroad Administration late Tuesday published its ruling for implementation of positive train control (PTC) on much of the nation’s major rail route map, including those routes where passenger and freight
Union Pacific Tuesday said it had achieved a record year of 1.25 million domestic intermodal shipments during in 2009 and, in addition, achieved a "Perfect Peak Season” for a second straight year by
New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie has nominated James Weinstein to become New Jersey Transit’s executive director, and named former Federal Transit Administrator James Simpson to become the state’s transportation commissioner. Christie announced
Sixty members of Congress have endorsed Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor "in recognition of the critical importance freight rail transportation offers shippers throughout the U.S.," the railroad said in a statement Tuesday. "Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor
The American Public Transportation Association Tuesday said public transit users “can save on average $9,242 annually based on the January 11, 2010 national average gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.”
Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Tuesday it has been chosen to provide a major expansion of its Yard Automation System at Transnet’s Ermelo Yard in South Africa. The automation system will be comprised
Electro-MotiveDiesel, Inc. has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency certification for emissions kits that enable overhauled diesel engines to meet the requirements of EPA rule 40 CFR Part 1033, which require reductions in
In February, Amtrak will release a long-awaited detailed master long-range plan for replacing almost all of its aging, 1,400-plus-unit car and locomotive fleet. The plan, which will be released as part of
Nomad Digital has signed an agreement with China’s main supplier of motors and propulsion control, Changzhou Railcar Propulsion Engineering R&D Centre (CPC). The deal allows Nomad to to market its two-way broadband
Pittsburgh-based Portec Rail Products announced that it has won its first order in China for its Fault Detection product group. Portec already has a growing demand in China for its Friction Management products. "These
Long Island Rail Road officials say the nation’s largest regional railroad recorded its best on-time performance ever in 2009 since LIRR began keeping track in 1979. LIRR’s overall on-time mark was 95.21%.
Noting that coal traffic throughout 2009 “has been a significant drag” on freight rail traffic and, consequently, on freight rail company share values, Morgan Stanley analysts William Greene, Adam Longson, and John
Norfolk Southern has asked the SurfaceTransportation Board for permission to cease service on its Cockeysville, Md.,branch, which it operates at night under a temporal separation agreement with Maryland Transit Administration. MTA’s light
GE Transportation announced Thursday it has signed an agreement with Brazil’s Cosan SA Industria & Comercio to deliver 50 new AC44i locomotives for freight transport starting this year through Rumo, Cosan’s subsidiary
The Association of American Railroads reports that for the holiday week ending Jan. 2, intermodal volume registered an increase, but carload freight remained down in comparison to 2008. U.S. intermodal traffic totaled 149,128 trailers
The Greenbrier Companies Friday reported revenue totaling $172 million for its first quarter of 2010, down from $256 million in the prior year’s first quarter. The company recorded a net loss of $$3.2 million
Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. (MBCR), the private company that operates Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) regional rail services, won a two-year contract extension Wednesday worth $559.7 million, while MBCR pledged to continue
FreightCar America has appointed Michael D. MacMahon vice president, business development and strategy, succeeding Charles Magolske, who left the position in December. An announcement Wednesday said MacMahon "will serve as a key member of FreightCar
The Surface Transportation Board has granted the request of the state-owned Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) to build and operate the 80-mile as the Northern Rail Extension, subject to extensive environmental mitigation conditions. In an announcement
Railway Age magazine’s annual survey of the passenger railcar market shows that 1,141 new cars valued at nearly $2 billion were delivered to passenger train operators in the United States and Canada
