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Cutting a stark contrast to President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden has put the battle against climate change as one of his top priorities. Key to that fight will be the transition to cleaner modes of transportation, an endeavor that will be firmly centered in California, where nearly 40 million people need to get around.
Posted 12 hours ago by Railpage System User
Japan: Hitachi Rail has launched a technology partnership with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) to integrate hyperloop’s capsule travelling system with Hitachi Rail’s ERTMS signalling system.
Posted 15 hours ago by newsbot
CSX Corp., the freight rail system whose tracks cross nearly every state east of the Mississippi River, is buying Pan Am Railways, extending its network into northern New England.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Freight industry group Cathcart Rail has announced the purchase of two wagon repair businesses, and says it is ‘currently in growth mode’ and actively seeking further acquisitions as well as partnerships with short lines.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The Federal Transit Administration has announced a $173m grant for Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s $491m project to double-track 43 km of the South Shore commuter line between Gary and Michigan City.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Released on 14 January 2021, the statement by Amtrak‘s CEO, Bill Flynn.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
The coaches, a customised version of the Coradia Duplex model, will be built at Alstom’s site in Hornell, New York.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board has awarded Herzog subsidiary TransitAmerica Services a five-year extension to its current contract to operate Caltrain commuter services, which link San Francisco with San Jose.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced $40 million of grants will go to the States of California, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington to improve safety where highways and rail lines cross.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Coal’s share in the generation of U.S. power could grow in 2021 and 2022 amid expectations that higher natural gas prices will spur natural gas’ share to decline, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook on Tuesday.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
U.S. freight rates surged in December, setting the stage for a powerful pricing tailwind in 2021, according to a monthly index published by freight audit and payment firm Cass Information Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CASS) and released on Thursday.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2020.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
A towing vessel struck the CSX Rigolets Pass swing bridge near Slidell, Louisiana, causing CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) to run trains at a reduced speed, according to reports from CSX and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Early beginnings
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Michelle Schultz was sworn in Monday as the newest member of the Surface Transportation Board.
Posted 5 days ago by bevans
Two people were hurt in an incident involving a train and a sport-utility vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.
Posted 5 days ago by bevans
California line may miss 2022 deadline because of delays, says contractor firm in slamming letter to state officials
Posted 5 days ago by bevans
I reported a five-part series on the debate over a proposed rail trail corridor in April 2018, when the only logical conclusion was that the caustic discourse wasn’t going to get any better until everyone developed an agreed-upon set of facts.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Trillium is part of a coalition of organizations joining CALACT to improve trip planning for disadvantaged riders in Washington, Oregon, and California.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) and the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) announced appointments this week.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Tom Williams Williams, who joined BNSF predecessor Santa Fe in 1993 as a pricing analyst, has been in his current position since August 2017.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The projects will enable communities to showcase innovative business partnerships, technologies, and practices that promote independent mobility for all.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
TASI, a subsidiary of Herzog Transit Services, Inc., handles administration/safety; operations and dispatch; maintenance of equipment, track, communications and signals, and stations; and construction support work. It has also supported capital improvement projects, such as Positive Train Control (PTC) and bridge replacement.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
He was confirmed by the Senate on Nov. 18, along with Michelle Schultz.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Union members affiliated with the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way – Employes Division (BMWED) can’t strike against Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) over their concerns about how Union Pacific (UP) has handled the COVID-19 pandemic among its workforce.
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