TriMet, Clackamas County spar over LRT plan

Portland’s TriMet Board of Directors and Clackamas County commissioners are in disagreement over the progression of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project.

CN suspends plans for iron ore range line

CN is suspending a feasibility study for construction of a proposed rail line and terminal handling facility to serve the Quebec/Labrador iron ore range.

CN, CP end litigation over Hunter Harrison

CN announced Monday that it had settled its differences with CP and its former CEO Hunter Harrison over Harrison’s joining CP as CEO. The announcement came as CN Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Keith Creel, announced that that he will join CP as its president and chief operating officer.

Canadian Pacific names Creel president and COO; reaches settlement with CN

Canadian Pacific appointed Keith Creel as president and chief operating officer effective February 5, 2013. E. Hunter Harrison, former chief executive officer of Canadian National, will remain CEO of CP.

Colombia eyes major new coal railroad

New Colombia Resources, Inc. announced in Coral Springs, Fla., Thursday its plans for a public-private partnership with the Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI) of Colombia to build a $359 million railroad to move high-quality metallurgical coal from central Colombia to export terminals on the northern coast.

CANARAIL partners with Colombian company

Montreal-based CANARAIL on Tuesday said it had formed “an exclusive partnership with the railway engineering and consulting firm A. de G. Ingenieria from Colombia.”

AECOM lands Twin Cities LRT contract

AECOM Technology Corp. said Monday it has been awarded a $16.8 million contract by the Metropolitan Council for preliminary engineering work on the Southwest Lighrt Rail Transit project in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

ARDA readies 2013 Executive Forum

The American Railway Development Association (ARDA) late Wednesday announced that registration for the ARDA 2013 Executive Forum is now available. The forum will be held February 12-13, 2013, in BNSF’s Network Operations Center (NOC) Viewing Gallery, at 2600 Lou Menk Drive, Fort Worth, Tex., 76131.

Phoenix Valley Metro avoids LRT strike

Valley Metro light rail transit service will be available on New Year’s Eve, following an interim agreement between local labor and the LRT contract operator.

CP achieves key labor settlements

Canadian Pacific late Wednesday announced two labor settlements that E. Hunter Harrison, president and CEO, said puts the railroad “in a very good position to continue the work of being an even more reliable and efficient railway for our customers.”
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