AAR gives Congress rail tech lesson
WASHINGTON – Technology class was in session for Congress Monday, courtesy of Class 1 railroads.
WASHINGTON – Technology class was in session for Congress Monday, courtesy of Class 1 railroads.
Ahead of an event held on Capitol Hill to demonstrate the rail industry’s innovations, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) released a white paper highlighting technology’s role in making the U.S. rail network safer, more efficient and more reliable.
The Port of Québec will receive CA$15.5 million (US$12.1 million) from Canada’s National Trade Corridors Fund to upgrade port infrastructure including rail.
Cargill is investing CA$20 million (US$15.7 million) to build a rail expansion at its Lethbridge, Alberta, facility.
The Association of American Railroads and Norfolk Southern filed comments with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on May 7 asking for a level regulatory playing field regarding automation.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) have reached a joint funding agreement for a grade separation project in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Union Pacific remains the safest U.S. Class 1 railroad in employee safety for the third consecutive year.
Kansas City Southern (KCS) and CloudMoyo (CM), an information technology and services company, announced a partnership April 30 to modernize KCS’ railroad operating system.
Charles Bailey, director of design and construction Engineering for CSX Transportation, has been awarded the 2017 John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Union Pacific (UP) has shared recent strides it has made toward the required implementation of positive train control (PTC) as federal deadlines loom ahead.
Belt Railway Company of Chicago (BRC) President Pat O’Brien will be retiring this summer after 32 years with the railroad, the past 16 years as president. Norfolk Southern veteran Mike Grace will replace him.
Kansas City Southern (KCS) has announced a new weekly intermodal service between the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and Wylie, Texas, beginning in May.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to hold three seminars across the country to discuss regulations pertaining to drug testing and safety-related employee training.
Union Pacific (UP) plans to invest $2.1 million to strengthen Montana’s transportation infrastructure in 2018.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is retiring the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program name and will award the $1.5 billion available in discretionary grant funding as Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants.
Union Pacific (UP) has announced it will invest $6 million to enhance Minnesota’s transportation infrastructure this year.
Union Pacific (UP) will invest $9.7 million in Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructure in 2018.
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) opened its second inland port, Inland Port Dillon, on April 16. SCPA says the facility was constructed to handle strong growth for the port’s intermodal rail cargo volumes and deepen its reach into markets through the Carolinas to the Northeast and Midwest.
Union Pacific (UP) will give Missouri’s transportation infrastructure a $25 million boost in 2018.
Union Pacific (UP) will invest $24.2 million into its Colorado network as part of the railroad’s 2018 capital program.