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On March 21, CP and KCS announced their merger proposal, which would create the “first USMCA railroad.” STB must approve the combination, which is also subject to CP and KCS shareholder approvals and other customary closing conditions. The STB review is expected to be complete by mid-2022.
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Officials from commuter railway Metra, Woodstock and McHenry County have announced the completion of the $250,000 rehabilitation work on the Metra station in downtown Woodstock, US.
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Order expectations by the shipper sub-group of railcar buyers declined slightly, according to Cowen Transportation OEM Analyst and Vice President Equity Research Matt Elkott.
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The electronic, invitation-only survey, which FRA notes takes an estimated fifteen minutes or less to complete, “underscores the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on promoting diversity and inclusion,” the agency said.
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Brightline West CEO Mike Reininger said he is certain construction of a Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles route will begin in a matter of weeks. However, he did not release an exact date.
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The Northgate extension of the light rail system is 4.3 miles long, with 3.5 of those miles running underground. Tunnel boring equipment began work on the extension’s two underground tunnels in 2014 and took two years to complete.
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Campbell, NDT Services and ASNT Level III Consultant, has 30 years of NDE/Welding experience and began his career in railcar manufacturing.
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Fernandez was appointed FTA Deputy Administrator and senior official on Jan. 20, 2021, after stepping down earlier in the year as General Manager/CEO of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
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Tuesday, March 16, I’ll be on a Portland Forward panel exploring how to revitalize Portland’s central city.
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MARTA’s board of directors awarded a $500,000 contract to Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. to study the 22-mile transit loop. The agency also plans on extending the Atlanta Streetcar from Jackson Avenue to the Beltline at Irwin Street and up to Ponce City Market.
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Stevens will be Vice President, responsible for developing and managing ongoing industrial rail services, which include safety and switching.
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It lays out recommendations as “Congress prepares to begin the annual appropriations process,” OMB said.
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Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) have submitted 75 more letters from a variety of organizations to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in support of the merger between the two Class I railroads.
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Fernandez was appointed FTA Deputy Administrator and senior official on Jan. 20, 2021, after stepping down earlier in the year as General Manager/CEO of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are looking into what caused the death Wednesday of a BNSF (NYSE: BRK) employee at a customer facility in Louisiana, a city in northeast Missouri.
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The 50 LRVs were manufactured by AnsaldoBreda from 2008 through 2012, according to Metro. (Hitachi completed acquisition of AnsaldoBreda on Nov. 2, 2015.)
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Shift5 says its mission “is to make the world’s fleets smarter and safer. Shift5 is a product company that deploys hardware and software onto civilian and military platforms—from rail and aircraft to maritime, space, and weapons systems.
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Shippers groups are praising the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) effort to address issues with demurrage billing, saying the final rule brings transparency and accountability into the billing process.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
While demand rebounded following widespread winter storms, we have lowered our expectations for volumes and margins.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The VPRA, which launched last fall, is responsible for promoting, sustaining and expanding the availability of passenger and commuter rail service in Virginia.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The RTD Board was presented with three options for the next steps in the work to fulfill promises made during the 2004 campaign for the FasTracks program.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
NEW Jersey Transit’s (NJT) initial second-generation ALP-45DPA dual-mode (electric-diesel) locomotive from Alstom has arrived, and the agency is slated to take delivery of another 24 on order by early next year.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The LRV funds will be added to $109 million in previous funding for Siemens SD100 fleet replacement. By 2025, 47 LRVs will need to be replaced at an estimated cost of more than $216 million, according to MTS.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
“America’s Railroad” recently released a map showing the services it would like to offer by 2035; 14 years from now. As planning frontiers go, that is not a very long time. For us seniors, who remember the entire Amtrak era, it feels like an eternity; far beyond our lifetimes.
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Wiggins served Metro as Deputy CEO prior to taking on her current role, CEO of Metrolink, Southern California’s regional/commuter rail service, where she has served since December 2018.
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