At the request of two U.S. Senators who hold key committee posts on transportation, the Surface Transportation Board has agreed to indefinitely postpone hearings on rail competitive-access issues that it had scheduled for
Short line Indiana Rail Road has been granted approval by the Surface Transportation Board to begin construction on a five-mail rail extension to serve Bear Run coal mine, located in Indiana’s Sullivan
A federal judge in Washington has upheld efforts by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s two largest ports, to pursue its clean-truck program designed to reduce emissions in
The Uniform Railroad Costing System (URCS) used by the Surface Transportation Board to determine a railroad’s variable costs is coming under new scrutiny. URCS calculates system-average variablecosts for each Class I railroad each year. The
A new study commissioned by HNTB, a Kansas City, Mo.-based infrastructure design and engineering firm, has found that given comparable fares and travel time, 54% of Americans would choose modern high speed trains over automobile
California’s high speed rail project has received an infusion of $29 million to keep the $44 billion project moving, at least until midyear. Short-term borrowing by the state treasurer’s office Monday will
Wabtec Corp. said Tuesday it has formed a 50-50 joint venture in China to manufacture brake equipment for the Chinese rail market. Wabtec’s domestic partner in the effort is Shenyang Locomotive and Rolling
One of Florida’s leading high speed rail proponents has resigned from the Florida High Speed Rail Authority, citing state indifference to federal HSR funds now available. C.C. “Doc” Dockery (pictured) has submitted
CSX Transportation will continue to expand its RailComm Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) system in its Rice Yard, located in Waycross, Ga. RailComm will provide modifications to the existing DOC® server to add
F. William (“Bill”) Lipfert Jr. has joined LTK Engineering Services as Practice Manager for Operations Planning and Simulation, a newly created position. He will be based in a new LTK office in
As interest and opportunities grow in operating higher speed trains on existing freight and passenger rail corridors, the Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $297,000 Intercity Capital Grant to the Wisconsin Department
Transportation holding company Regional Rail LLC, Kennett Square, Pa., has acquired the Middletown & New Jersey Railway, which will now be operated as the Middletown & New Jersey Railroad, LLC. “The asset
For short line holding company OmniTRAX, managing car-hire payables for its 17 properties is its third-largest operating expense, especially since each of its railroads has unique agreements with specific operating criteria. Data
Amtrak has awarded a contract to Wi-Tronix®, LLC, Bolingbrook, Ill., to provide remote monitoring for its fleet of 262 diesel-electric locomotives, including General Electric P38-8 and P42 Genesis units, and Electro-Motive F59-PHI
A draft version of the so-called railroad/shipper compromise bill that the staffs of House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair James Oberstar (D-Minn., top left) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair
Geneva, Ill.-based freight car component supplier Miner Enterprises, Inc., has announced its release of an updated Installation and Inspection Pocket Guide. The company says the guide, Version 4.0, is available in English
U.S. freight carload traffic for the week ended March 28 declined 24.4% from the comparable week in 2008, the Association of American Railroads reported, with coal traffic slumping significantly. U.S. intermodal traffic
The Caltrain Board Thursday unanimously approved an agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority to establish an initial organizational framework where the authority and Caltrain will engage as partners in planning,
After a meeting with senior management, Morgan Stanley analysts William Greene and Adam Longson have concluded that Union Pacific—its only overweight-rated stock in freight transports—is well-positioned for long-term growth. Greene and Longson,
BNSF Chairman, President, and CEO Matthew K. Rose may be a Class I executive, but he is taking a leadership role in passenger rail development, particularly with how it affects the freight/passenger
