Union Pacific to invest $25 million in Missouri network
Union Pacific (UP) will give Missouri’s transportation infrastructure a $25 million boost in 2018.
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.
The government of Canada is committing CA$18.4 million (US$14.6 million) to the Port of Montréal for a rail project that will enhance trade corridors and help move commercial goods to market.
Union Pacific will invest $22.3 million into its Idaho network as part of the state’s capital program for the year.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) named fatigue as the probable cause of a 2015 accident between two Southwestern Railroad trains in Roswell, N.M., that left one engineer dead and a conductor seriously injured.
Two rail data and information security bills passed the U.S. House of Representatives on April 10, 2018. The two pieces of legislation, STB Information and Security Act (H.R. 4921) and The FRA Safety Data Improvement Act (H.R. 4925), now move to the Senate.
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. on March 30 responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on Class 1 railroad 2018 service outlooks.
Union Pacific (UP) announced plans to invest $31 million in its Washington network and $26.5 million in Arizona’s network during 2018.
The International Association of Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers urged union members in an April 9 post on its website to take notice of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has request for information (RFI) about autonomous trains.
Union Pacific (UP) detailed plans to invest $38 million during 2018 into its New Mexico network. The railroad says the investment will enhance safety, operating efficiency and support customer service.
Norfolk Southern (NS) has announced its safety train will visit 23 cities throughout 2018 as part of its Operation Awareness & Response program.
Seven years after it was announced, BNSF Railway is preparing to break ground on an industrial park to serve Northern Colorado and Denver.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) shared details of its new “Local Trax” matching grant program, which will make at least $125 million available for high-priority railroad safety projects on local roads statewide.
Union Pacific detailed plans to invest $45 million during 2018 into its Oklahoma network. The railroad says the investment will enhance safety, operating efficiency and support customer service.
BNSF Railway could begin a project to build a second bridge across Lake Pend Oreille this fall. The railroad has applied for permits that would see the new bridge constructed adjacent to the existing bridge.
Union Pacific (UP) has announced that it will spend about $56.2 million on its Nevada network in 2018 to enhance its safety, efficiency and customer service offerings.
Union Pacific (UP) has announced plans to spend an estimated $59.3 million on its Utah network in 2018 to improve safety, efficiency and customer service.
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has announced a 2018 capital expenditure program for California valued at about $230 million.
The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission has approved $32 million in grants to 27 rail freight improvement projects that will help sustain more than 400 jobs across Pennsylvania.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), speaking just a few miles from where she grew up, told a crowd of Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., employees that the work they do is the backbone of where the country needs to go.