Communities lining Ontario’s North Shore are racing to beat an Aug. 15 deadline to preserve freight rail service on the Huron Central Railway, linking Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. A committee formed to implement a rescue plan says any measure would require infrastructure investment by senior levels of the provincial government.
The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that Union Pacific has agreed to spend an estimated $31 million to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in
United Transportation Union International President Malcolm B. Futhey (top photo) on Thursday apologized to a Senate committee for his “badly chosen” words, posted on the UTU website, that seemed to claim credit
While rail freight carloads for 2009’s Week 30 as reported by the Association of American Railroads did not bring about significant changes in weekly year-over-year volume decline rates, there are solid indications
The Association of American Railroads reported Thursday that all 19 commodity categories saw carload declines in July on U.S. railroads. Carload freight added up to 1,319,387 cars in July, down 17.5% from
RailAmerica, which operates 40 small railroads, is going public and will offer up to $300 million in stock in an initial public offering. The company is owned by Fortress Investment Funds, which
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Muni Metro East Light Rail Maintenance and Operations Facility has been named the American Public Works Association (APWA) Public Works Project of the Year for
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH), New York, has awarded Ansaldo STS USA a $24.7 million contract to supply a traffic control center. The new system, which will include CTC (centralized traffic control),
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), also known as Texas Light Sweet, is a type of crude oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing. It’s also the underlying commodity of the New York
Economic Planning Associates on Tuesday released its second-quarter 2009 freight car analysis, and, based on production figures obtained from the Railway Supply Institute American Railway Car Institute Committee, the freight car market
Work on the Manhattan side of NJ Transit’s $8.7 billion ARC (Access to the Region’s Core) Mass Transit Tunnel is almost clear to proceed now that the New York City Planning Commission
Despite deteriorating traffic conditions earlier this year, Union Pacific is maintaining its capital spending program at a high level. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late in July, UP
Vale, the Brazilian multinational mining corporation, has selected Miner Enterprises, Inc. to supply AggreGate® ballast systems on ballast hoppers built by Brazilian railcar manufacturer Amsted-Maxion Fundacao e Equipamentos Ferroviarios Ltda. The air-powered
MTA Metro-North Railroad has awarded a $7.9 million contract to Progress Rail Services of East Chicago, Ind., to overhaul six 3,000-hp F40PH locomotives in use on its West of Hudson service. The
Venezuela and the China Railway Engineering Co announced Monday that they have formed a joint venture to build a $7.9-billion railroad between the states of Cojedes and Anzoategui. Venezuela has a 60%
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) has awarded a three-year, $20 million contract to RailPros, Inc. for on-call project management, construction management, and staff augmentation services. RailPros will provide services for such
Kansas City Southern has successfully completed a new common stock issue, selling 4,330,208 shares at an average price of $17.32 per share or a total of $75 million. The issue was sold
The Federal Railroad Administration released preliminary railroad safety statistics for the first five months of 2009 on Friday, and they showed strong improvement across the board. A total of 4,164 accidents/incidents were
IBM announced Friday that it has signed a new five-year information technology (IT) agreement with Amtrak to provide data center services including mainframe, mid-range server, security services, asset management and desktop support
Portec Rail Products, Inc., has reported reduced revenues and earnings for both the second quarter and the first half of 2009, but President and Chief Executive Officer Richard J. Jarosinski said he
