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CTA awards Teleste Corp. security camera contract

The Chicago Transit Authority has awarded a $4.3 million contract to Teleste Corp. of Georgetown, Tex., for the supply of two new types of high-resolution digital security cameras and related equipment. One type will be

Ottawa settles with Siemens over scrapped LRT project

Ottawa will pay Siemens Canada and two other contractors C$36.7 million (US$33.9 million) to settle a lawsuit triggered when the city abandoned efforts to build a C$1 billion north-south light rail line. The project had been approved by the city council, but rejected by the council in late 2006 after an election changed the body’s representation.

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Denver eyes EMUs for airport rail access

Denver is opting for electric multiple-unit (EMU) rail service to link the city’s proposed regional rail system, with its hub at Denver Union Station, with Denver International Airport. The city’s Regional Transportation

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Amtrak NEC riders experience “security surge”

Amtrak Wednesday implemented a “multi-force security surge” at stations and on trains in the Northeast Corridor, which included “random passenger bag inspections at unannounced locations,” according to the Transportation Security Administration. A

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B.H.I.T. acquires rail tie reclamation company

B.H.I.T., Inc. , a publicly traded company based in Boca Raton, Fla., has acquired 100% of the equity securities of the Wood Energy Group, Inc. for $6.4 million. St. Louis-based Wood Energy is a railroad tie reclamation/energy

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RSSI issues update on grade crossing legislation

The six-year, $500 billion surface transportation bill spearheaded by Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, would terminate the Section 130 rail-highway grade crossing program two years

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APTA: Take transit and save $762 a month

The American Public Transportation Association released a report Sept. 4 showing that an individual in a two-person household can save an average of $762 a month by taking public transportation and living with one

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Wabtec unit receives IRIS certification

Wabtec Corp.’s Wabtec Passenger Transit unit in Spartanburg, S.C., has received International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) Certification from UNIFE, the Association of the European Rail Industry. The certification, based on ISO 9001,

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Siemens Sacramento plant hiring for LRT work

Siemens Transportation Systems has routinely touted its commitment to U.S.-based production of passenger rail equipment through its plant in Sacramento, Calif. The company now seeks to fill positions for welders and other

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Neighborhood wants DART to modify rail plans

Some residents in a Rowlett, Tex., neighborhood, northeast of Dallas, are expressing displeasure with Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s plans to extend its Blue Line 4.8 miles from nearby Garland. Neighborhood representatives complain

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GE Transportation sees tough year in 2010

GE Transportation forecasts a "very tough and bleak" market for new railroad locomotives through 2010, since "[t]here are no (U.S.) customers who are actively purchasing right now," company President and CEO Lorenzo

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California HSR encounters public relations (firm) woes

Efforts to spotlight California’s proposed $44 billion, 800-mile high speed rail project have encountered their own public relations problem. The California High-Speed Rail Authority Thursday delayed approval of a $9 million, five-year

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BNSF appoints two to vice president slots

BNSF said Thursday Paul Bischler has been named vice president and chief sourcing officer, responsible for BNSF Railway Co.’s sourcing efforts, effective Oct. 1. He will report to Carl Ice, executive vice

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U.S. rail carloads at highest level this year

The Association of American Railroads reported Thursday that U.S. rail carloadings for the week ended Aug. 29 were at their highest level since the week ended Dec. 13, 2008. Railroads originated 285,580 carloads in

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UP marks construction work for Joliet Intermodal Terminal

Union Pacific Thursday ceremonially commenced construction of its $370 million, 785-acre Joliet Intermodal Terminal in Illinois, saying the facility “will support customer growth by increasing the railroad’s international and domestic container capacity

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Baltimore advocates create color clash for LRT alternatives

Civic group Central Maryland Transportation Alliance is lobbying Baltimore-area public officials and private-sector leaders to reorder priorities for expanding light rail transit. The alliance, in a report released Wednesday, promoted mixed-use, transit-oriented