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Under the new contract, Parsons will provide design services for the implementation of CBTC, which will replace Bart’s original, early-1970s, track-circuit-based, operator-attended Automatic Train Control (ATC) system on 201km of line, while minimising the impact to revenue.
Posted 8 hours ago by Railpage System User
Oklahoma’s Kiamichi Railroad will use a $10 million federal grant to make some much-needed improvements to its rail line.
Posted 13 hours ago by Railpage System User
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $320.6 million to 50 projects in 29 states as part of a grant program aimed at helping localities, short lines and passenger railroads improve the safety and efficiency of their rail networks.
Posted 13 hours ago by Railpage System User
There have been lots of surging intermodal volumes reported these past two months. So, intermodal rail is coming back, correct? All is right with the intermodal rail world. It is sunny skies and good news ahead.
Posted 15 hours ago by Railpage System User
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected five projects in two states to receive more than $6.9 million in Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) Grants made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019 and 2020.
Posted 16 hours ago by Railpage System User
U.S. rail volumes are still lower compared to last year, although that gap narrowed last week.
Posted 16 hours ago by Railpage System User
Friday will be the last day for the hump at Norfolk Southern’s (NYSE: NSC) Enola yard in Pennsylvania.
Posted 19 hours ago by Railpage System User
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected five projects in two states to receive more than $6.9 million in Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) Grants made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019 and 2020.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected five projects in two states to receive more than $6.9 million in Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) Grants made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019 and 2020.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
In this year’s best-selling novel “American Dirt,” men, women and children risk injury or death to climb aboard moving freight trains in an attempt to illegally cross into the United States.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
The updated 2020 plan outlines the funding, planning, building, managing and maintaining of Metro’s transport system, and how Metro will partner with other entities to deliver projects.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
The US is set to approve the C$22bn ($16.44bn) cross-border rail project that will connect the state of Alaska and the Canadian province of Alberta.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Digitally enabled solutions provider Parsons has secured a $45m engineering services contract to implement a communications-based train control (CBTC) system for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) in the US.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Construction on a new 1.6-mile extension of light rail, which will include the system’s first elevated station, is now underway. Crews have begun utility relocation, the first phase of construction, on the north side of Dunlap Avenue just west of the existing 19th Avenue/Dunlap station.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Norfolk Southern is using the Waze mobile app to target safety messages at motorists approaching level crossings.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
The US Government has agreed to invest $320.6m for rail infrastructure and safety improvement works in the country.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
The Short Line Safety Institute says its FRA-recognised multi-method Safety Culture Assessment process for freight railways could be easily transferable to commuter train operators.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with RT&S 2020 Engineer of the Year Ed Boyle about his outstanding career, working with COVID and the challenges that lie ahead in the rail industry. Boyle is the vice president of engineering with Norfolk Southern.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The line connects Denver Union Station via Commerce City and Northglenn to 124th Avenue in Thornton and offers an end-to-end journey time of 29 minutes.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Construction of the Texas Central high speed line linking Houston with Dallas is expected to start in the coming months following completion of the regulatory approval process.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Railroads are fundamentally directly involved in heavy manufacturing, resource commodities, energy and industrial production.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Cass Information Systems’ (NASDAQ: CASS) August report showed further sequential gains in the freight markets with shipments increasing 8% and expenditures climbing 9.9% from July.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
BART’s long-term effort to reduce crowding and increase service across the Bay is getting a critical funding boost. The Federal Transit Administration has issued a $1.2 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement for BART’s Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
U.S. Class I rail employment levels rose between July and August on higher rail volumes. However, headcount totals are still significantly below year-ago levels.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Being one of the oldest manufacturers of polyurethane foams in the Indian subcontinent, along with being the oldest supplier of passenger seat cushions to Indian Railways, Fire Retardant Cushions has been FlexoFoam’s core competence and the central focus of their research and development (R&D).
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