Sponsors of “Joint Rail Conference-2010: High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail” have issued a call for papers for presentation at the event, April 27-29, 2010, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana,
Another New York Metropolitan Area transit agency has embarked on resignaling its rail rapid transit system with CBTC (communications-based train control), with Siemens as the prime supplier.
Norfolk Southern reported Tuesday third-quarter net income of $303 million, or 81 cents per diluted share, down almost 42% from $520 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, in the comparable third quarter
Canadian Pacific Railway earned a third-quarter profit of $195 million, up 14% from 2008, the railroad announced Tuesday. Diluted earnings per share were $1.16, an increase of 5% (All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
Maryland Transit Administration Police plan to begin aprogram of random security checks at MARC train stations this Friday, usingbomb-sniffing dogs to screen passengers’ luggage and packages to detectexplosives. Administration officials warned riders
One day after regional competitor Norfolk Southern heralded a joint effort with Union Pacific, CSX announced its own coordinated effort with UP, dubbed “RailChem Connect,” designed to coordinate and expedite chemical transport
Brookville Equipment Corp. said late Monday locomotive BMEX259 went into “immediate service” at short line Central California Traction Co.’s Port of Stockton (Calif). operations, "working its three diesel GENSETS and powerful regenerative
Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Monday introduced the Gulf Coast Flyer, a rail service for the safe transport of chemicals between the Union Pacific-served southern Texas and Louisiana regions and Norfolk
The Advisory Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced Oct. 23 that it will review its practices for referring legal counsel to injured union members. BLET’s announcement came several days after
The Surface Transportation Board announced Monday that only one Class I railroad, Norfolk Southern, achieved revenue adequacy for the year 2008. All others were found to be "revenue inadequate" last year. The annual
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday its six-mile Gold Line extension would open to passengers November 15, a Sunday, following five years of construction. LACMTA will offer free rides on
Pittsburgh-based Ansaldo STS USA said Monday it has launched www.PTC-ASTS.com, a website dedicated to Positive Train Control (PTC) solutions. The site has been created to address the mandate for PTC nationwide due
Lexington, Mass.-based RailRunner TM, N.A., Inc. announced Friday a 10-year collaborative agreement with Kolkata, India-based Stone Indiathrough Stone’s wholly owned subsidiary, Stone Intermodal Pvt Ltd. Under the exclusive agreement, Stone will manufacture, operate,
Transport Workers Union 234 may vote to authorize a strike against SEPTA as early as this Sunday, though it’s unclear just how quickly such a move would materialize after the vote is
Portland, Ore.’s plans to extend its Portland Streetcar line eastward has been reinforced by approval of federal matching funds, courtesy of the Federal Transit Administration. FTA has cleared $75 million in transit
BNSF Corp. Thursday reported third-quarter operating income of $901 million, down roughly 26% from $1.21 billion in the comparable quarter of 2008. Third-quarter revenue of $3.49 billion was down a similar 27%
The Association of American Railroads Thursday again reported a decline in weekly U.S. freight traffic, this time for the week ended Oct. 17, but AAR added that the week marked the one-year
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Unitrac Railroad Materials, Inc., a specialty trackwork manufacturer and distributor of new and relay rail, said Thursday it has been awarded a contract by Mt. Vernon, Ind.-based Evansville Western Railway
Union Pacific Corp. Thursday, citing slumping auto business in particular and the global economic downturn in general, reported a 26% decline in third-quarter profit. Earnings of $517 million, or $1.02 a share,
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. said Thursday it has completed installation of Miami-Dade Transit’s EASY Card automated fare collection system. The system began operating early this month at the agency’s 22 MetroRail stations,
