The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) issued a statement Wednesday applauding the higher-than-expected high speed rail allocation–$2.5 billion–included in the in the Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report, which Congress approved
Metrolinx, an Ontario government Crown Corporation, today completed the acquisition from CN of the 60-mile-long Barrie-Bradford GO Train corridor between downtown Toronto and Barrie, Ont. The last transaction in the deal was the purchase of
The domestic freight car market picture just became a bit clearer with today’s announcement that The Greenbrier Companies and GE Capital subsidiary General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (GER) have settled their drawn-out,
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Stella-Jones Inc. Tuesday said it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Tangent Rail Corp., a provider of wood crosstie products and services to the railroad industry. The company said the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and CEO Jay Walder, in a letter to employees dated December 14, acknowledges that New York State’s budget woes are exacerbating MTA’s own economic problems, saying, “We are
Union Pacific Monday said it had set a monthly record for moving loaded agricultural unit trains from facilities across its network. In November, the railroad moved 400 agricultural unit trains, breaking the
Metrolink has reassigned chief executive David R. Solow to a new position, overseeing deployment of safety system upgrades (including Positive Train Control), and appointed Eric Haley interim chief executive. Haley was previously
Unresolved wage and benefits issues for 1,700 Canadian National locomotive engineers will be submitted to binding arbitration after renewed negotiations between the company and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) ended Saturday without
Britain’s Nomad Digital says it has won the Railway Interiors Expo Award for Passenger Service Innovation of the Year for its work in providing WiFi capabilities to the Dubai Metro. Nomad’s system
The $1.1 trillion spending bill approved late Thursday by House-Senate conferees contains $4.1 billion for new and existing intercity passenger rail. Amtrak gets $1.6 billion to maintain and improve its current operations,
Texas’ capital city, awaiting regional rail service delayed by at least one year, is nonetheless evaluating possible streetcar alternatives. Austin’s City Council Thursday approved $1 million to complete a preliminary engineering study for a streetcar operation designed to connect some of the city’s key business districts.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority late Thursday approved plans for an 8.5-mile light rail line, running roughly north-south, dubbed the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project. LACMTA cited input from numerous community leaders
Five regional planning organizations Thursday announced the formation of the Western High Speed Rail Alliance (WHSRA). The alliance envisions a Denver-to-Los Angeles corridor with regional hubs in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Phoenix
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, chaired by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) has released a draft version of its so-called “reregulation bill,” the Senate Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act,
Union Pacific says its Pipeline Express service has reached a milestone by delivering its 25,000th rail car of customerproduct since being formed in 2005. Pipeline Express serves the steel pipeline industry for
The Association of American Railroads reported Thursday that traffic volume on U.S. railroads for the week ending Dec. 5 added up to an estimated 31.8 billion ton-miles, down 4.8% from the same week last
Minneapolis’ Metropolitan Council will open the America Boulevard Station (at 34th Avenue) to Hiawatha Line light rail riders Saturday, after dedicating the station Wednesday, one month ahead of deadline. The new stop
Four key executives at Union Pacific will be taking on new assignments as of Jan. 1, 2010. • Dennis J. Duffy (top), currently executive vice president-Operations, will become vice chairman-Operation, remaining as
