Operation Lifesaver notes “troubling trend”
Operation Lifesaver has taken note that deaths and injuries from crossing crashes and pedestrian-train incidents rose in the first four months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.
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Siemens lands Hawaiian transit electrification contract
Ansaldo Honolulu Joint Venture has awarded the Rail Electrification business unit of Siemens Infrastructure & Cities Sector (which also includes Siemens Mobility) a contract to provide the electrification for Honolulu’s under-construction rail rapid transit system.
UP’s Knight among Wall Street Journal’s Best CFOs of 2012
The Wall Street Journal has named Union Pacific Chief Financial Officer Rob Knight to its “Best CFOs of 2012 List.” Knight, CFO since 2004, is the only transportation sector CFO to make the list.
UP selected for automotive logistics award
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Vehicle Services Americas Inc. (WWL), the primary North American logistics provider for Nissan vehicles, named Union Pacific and its Automotive group its 2011 Provider of the Year. The award evaluates railroad, truck, and short-sea companies to determine the best overall logistics excellence provider in the areas of quality, performance, and customer service.
CIT Rail orders 3,000 tank cars
CIT Group Inc. announced Monday, July 30, that railcar lessor CIT Rail has ordered an additional 3,000 tank cars from multiple manufacturers. Deliveries are to begin in 2014.
UP again wins Healthy Lifestyles award
Union Pacific has been named one of the 2012 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles, the only railroad to receive the award offered annually by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). UP has received this honor each year since the award’s inception in 2005.
Miami Metrorail airport link set to open
Sunday’s official coming of Metrorail service to the Miami Intermodal Center will integrate Miami-Dade County’s rapid transit system with Miami International Airport.
STB keeps rate-case fees low
The Surface Transportation Board’s latest update of fees shippers must pay to file cases and pleadings, released Friday, contains some increases but leaves unchanged the current $350 fee charged shippers to file a rate complaint, as well as the current $150 fee to file an expedited small rate case. The board reduced both fees last year.
Fort Worth TEX Rail gets federal grant
Fort Worth Transportation Authority (“the T”) has been granted $4 million by the Federal Transit Administration to continue advancing TEX Rail, a 37-mile regional passenger rail service linking southwestern portions of Fort Worth, and the city’s downtown area, with Grapevine, Tex., and with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
PATH heads for new ridership record
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey says PATH ridership through the first six months of 2012 was 4% ahead of last year and “on pace to set a new record for the second consecutive year.”
New York MTA unveils austerity budget
To achieve balanced operating budgets, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it must aggressively cut costs and raise fares and tolls.
U.S. freight traffic trend reverts to 2012 norm
U.S. freight traffic for the week ending July 21, 2012 resumed its bifurcated trend for the year—a decline in freight carload volume, an increase in intermodal—the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. U.S. freight carload volume for the week fell 1.9%, measured against the comparable week in 2011. U.S. intermodal volume, however, remained robust, up 6.2% for the week compared with a year ago.
Telecommunications Engineer – Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Telecommunications Engineer – Port Authority Trans-Hudson
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state public agency operating some of the busiest and most important transportation links in the New York / New Jersey region including The Port Authority Trans Hudson Corporation (PATH), the primary transit link between Manhattan and New Jersey communities and suburban commuter railroads
Signal Supervisor, Power Signals & Communications – Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Signal Supervisor, Power Signals & Communications – Port Authority Trans-Hudson
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state public agency operating some of the busiest and most important transportation links in the New York / New Jersey region including The Port Authority Trans Hudson Corporation (PATH), the primary transit link between Manhattan and New Jersey communities and suburban commuter railroads.
Assistant Superintendent, Car Equipment – Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Assistant Superintendent, Car Equipment
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state public agency operating some of the busiest and most important transportation links in the New York / New Jersey region including The Port Authority Trans Hudson Corporation (PATH), the primary transit link between Manhattan and New Jersey communities and suburban commuter railroads.
Superintendent, Power, Signal & Communications – Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Superintendent, Power, Signal & Communications
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state public agency operating some of the busiest and most important transportation links in the New York / New Jersey region including The Port Authority Trans Hudson Corporation (PATH), the primary transit link between Manhattan and New Jersey communities and suburban commuter railroads.
MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE – TransitAmerica Services, Inc.
MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE!
TransitAmerica Services, Inc. (TASI, a division of Herzog Transit Services, Inc.) is looking for talented people to join our team. We offer an exciting work environment with excellent opportunities for development and advancement.
STB seeks to “protect captive shippers”
The Surface Transportation Board Wednesday announced “two initiatives to explore ways to further protect captive shippers from unreasonable rail rates.”
STB said it proposes to reform its rules on how it resolves rate disputes “to ensure that all captive shippers have a meaningful way to challenge rates.” STB also will be “taking steps to consider a proposal submitted by The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) to increase rail-to-rail competition.”
Sr. Product Rail Engineer – Columbus Castings
Columbus Castings is the largest steel foundry in North America dedicated to the production of high quality steel castings for the freight rail, mass transit, and heavy industry markets. We are seeking a Sr. Product Rail Engineer with the following requirements:
ARI 2Q results set record, beat Street
American Railcar Industries, Inc. late Wednesday said its second-quarter consolidated earnings from operations set a new quarterly record of $26.0 million, more than triple the $8.2 million for the second quarter of 2011.