FEC revives the Champion’s livery

In 1939, the Florida East Coast Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line premiered new streamlined passenger trains featuring striking art-deco-style paint schemes applied to the recently introduced EMD E3A diesel-electric locomotive.

STV appoints Amodei to Northeast Region post

STV, Inc., said Wednedsay Richard M. Amodei, senior vice president, has been named the head of the firm’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division’s Northeast region, which includes offices in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Canada.

UP’s Koraleski accepts Railroader of the Year Award on behalf of Jim Young

Union Pacific President and CEO Jack Koraleski accepted Railway Age’s 2013 Railroader of the Year Award on behalf of company chairman James R. Young during a March 12 ceremony at Chicago’s Union League Club.

Keep railroads FREE to keep the economy moving

Congress, collectively, has “forgotten” the dark days of rail regulation and its own move to address it. That’s a threat to rail’s long-term viability.

Bombardier Transportation names Bertling COO

Bombardier Transportation said Wednesday Lutz Bertling has been named the company’s president and chief operating officer, effective June 3. He succeeds current president Andre Navarri, who will remain with the company as a strategic adviser to Bertling for one year, retiring on June 1, 2014.

X Train hires HR director

Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc., hired Vicki DiBernardo as human resources director to head up the task of hiring, training and preparing the new employees for the X Train, which will need a team of approximately 100 employees to begin planned operations at the end of this year.

FECI names All Aboard Florida officers

Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) on Monday announced the appointment of Donald C. Robinson as President and Chief Operating Officer for All Aboard Florida, the country’s first privately owned intercity passenger rail system, that will connect South Florida to Orlando. Additionally, P. Michael Reininger has been promoted to President and Chief Development Officer for All Aboard Florida. Mr. Reininger joined All Aboard Florida in 2012.

CSX’s capex strategy

From intermodal infrastructure to doublestack clearances to new locomotives, CSX continues to invest.

RailRunner COO courts European market

Lexington, Mass.-based RailRunner, N.A., Inc. said Tuesday Wolfgang Graff, vice president and chief operating and technology officer, will return to Germany next month to oversee European responsibilities for the company.

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