RailComm upgrades Texas yard system

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2014 it has upgraded the current Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) system in a Fort Worth, Tex., rail yard to include RailComm’s Blue Flag Indicator (BFI) System.

House panel issues freight recommendations

In a rare display of bipartisan functionality on Capitol Hill, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation (Panel) announced Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, recommendations aimed at improving the efficiency of goods movement and strengthening the U.S. economy, involving a multimodal approach.

Trainyard Tech touts Class I clients

Gibsonia, Pa.-based Trainyard Tech, LLC said Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 the company recently placed the company’s CLASSMASTER™ Process Control System into service at CSX Rice Yard in Waycross, Ga., and at BNSF Hobson Yard, west of Lincoln, Neb.

Virginia short line displays heritage colors

The Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad (N&PBL), a switching and terminal railroad that serves customers in Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth, Va., is celebrating its 115th anniversary this month with receipt of an EMD GP38-2 painted in the bright red-and-maroon livery used on its first diesel locomotives in the 1950s.

San Pedro & Southwestern named SmartWay partner

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad as a partner in EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership program.

Permian Rail Park construction to begin

Frontier Logistics and Kyle Kinsel announced Monday, July 8, 2013, that construction will begin shortly on a 550 acre facility, the Permian Rail Park, to serve industrial tenants and users of ranging from large distribution and manufacturing centers to small rail users.

Louisiana rail yard taps RailComm system

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has provided a yard control system to a yard in Geismar, La.

FRA issues safety advisory on flat switching

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on May 3 issued an industry-wide safety advisory to warn about safety hazards associated with flat switching operations on railroads.

RailComm tapped for Alliance Yard

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Friday it has provided a yard control system, as well as remote control blue flag protection, to a yard in Alliance, Neb.

PHL cited for hiring veterans

The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) has named Anacostia & Pacific switching and terminal railroad Pacific Harbor Line as Veterans Employer of the Year for its “exemplary contribution in hiring our American heroes, our veterans.”

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