MxV Rail R&D, Railway Age November 2024 Issue: Since 2021, MxV Rail has been collaborating with Innerspec Technologies, Inc. regarding development of a magnetostrictive Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) sensor and assemblies for
On Oct. 31, 2024, the VIA Historical Association unveiled a locomotive wearing a “new” livery at the Ontario Southland Railway shops in Salford, Ontario. Painted in VIA Rail’s blue and yellow from
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway promoted Alan A. Held to Vice President Transportation. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board named Bob De Luca as its Chief Information Officer. Ironhorse Resources is excited
MTA Metro-North Railroad has debuted the first two of 33 SC44-DM (Siemens Charger, 4,400-hp, dual-mode) locomotives that will upgrade and replace its existing GE P32-DM fleet on trains serving Poughkeepsie, Southeast, Danbury
P&G Manufacturing Company has contracted with OmniTRAX (a Broe Group affiliate) to provide dedicated in-plant switching services at P&G’s Lima, Ohio laundry care factory. The facility becomes OmniTRAX’s third rail-served P&G plant,
Railway Age is celebrating eight years of recognizing women who not only excel at leadership but also serve the community and drive industry change, paving the way for the next generation. This
Railway Age’s eighth annual Women in Rail program recognizes women who excel at leadership, serving the community and driving industry change. These 25 trailblazers—plus seven earning Honorable Mention—work in the North American freight, passenger and supply sectors.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awards partners of the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) more than $84 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program funding for workforce development and research. Also, Wi-Tronix is project partner in $20.5 million CRISI grant to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) to modernize America’s short line railroads; Spark TS launches Rail Tasker 2.0; and Trelleborg Sealing Solutions debuts its Tran-SECURE™ elastomer manway nozzle gaskets for chemical transportation customers.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) advances the Southeast Gateway Line project and selects AtkinsRéalis to provide program management support services for its acquisition of 182 new rapid transit cars. Also, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will close the PATH Hoboken station for nearly a month next year to complete track and station work; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) launches an in-house training academy; and HDR Engineering, Inc., will lead scoping work for the Eau Claire to Twin Cities passenger rail project.
Patriot Rail, in partnership with Merced County, Calif., on Oct. 31 marked the grand opening of a new loading dock at the Castle Commerce Center (Castle) in Atwater, which it said, “lays