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    • White River Junction, VT and the Return of the Vermonter

    This past Tuesday my family and I took a short trip to Waterville Maine (on business). Follow along as we catch a few trains in New England.
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    Why railroad contracting is more like hockey than golf

     USA
    This is my favorite time of year. Golfers are out in full swing. Hockey teams are in hot pursuit of the Stanley Cup. And railroad contractors are working at maximum capacity.

    Austin subway tunnel has no way out, may have to be longer

     USA
    For the new transit line that will be constructed in Austin, Texas, the longer way is going to cost millions of extra dollars.

    Transit Briefs: Chicago DOT, FTA

     USA
    The CDOT reported that its plan (download below) has four key pillars: Access to Opportunity, Aligning Our Streets with Our Values, Streets Free from Violence, and A CDOT That Works.

    Benthem and West 8 win Brno railway station architecture competition

     Europe
    Benthem Crouwel Architects, along with West 8, has won an international architecture competition commissioned by the city of Brno in the Czech Republic.

    Pingdemic causes buses to replace trains on the Abbey & Marston Vale Lines

     UK
    Train operator London Northwestern Railway have announced temporary timetable changes from tomorrow (24th July) due to the shortage of staff.

    Harsco Taps Anshooman Aga as CFO

     USA
    Harsco has three divisions: Harsco Rail, a global supplier for railway track maintenance and construction; Harsco Environmental, a provider of material processing and environmental services to the global steel and metals industries; and Clean Earth, a provider of processing, treatment, disposal and recycling solutions for a range of complex waste streams.

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