Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific building new multi-commodity transportation and distribution terminal in Montreal

Canadian Pacific is leveraging its unique real estate holdings in establishing a new multi-commodity transload terminal that offers transportation and distribution services from CP’s existing and strategically located Côte Saint-Luc yard in

CN strike continues – shipper worry grows

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) which is the union that consists of rail yard workers, conductors and trainmen, called a strike against Canadian National on November 19. The union is striking

Bells & Whistles—Calif. wants cleaner air around railroads and railyards, and more

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CSX

California Air Resources Board wants locomotives and railyards to be better on the environment

Railroad companies in California might be feeling more pressure when it comes to the environment. On Nov. 20, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is going to start holding public meetings and

Observations From NEARS Fall Conference: Cowen

Managing Editor’s Note:  While the mission of Railway Track & Structures is to provide reporting on topics about or related to railroad engineering, the overall welfare of the railroad industry affects us all.

Railway Interchange

RailWorks Corp. introduces RailWorks Insight at Railway Interchange 2019

RailWorks Corp., a rail track construction and maintenance services provider in North America, is introducing RailWorks Insight, a comprehensive digital track inspection management system, at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis. RailWorks Insight

railroad tracks

Encore Rail Systems unveils EnduraPlug name for tie-plugging compound

Encore Rail Systems has been in the tie-plugging compound business for some time, but now they have a name behind the product.

short line railroad

Grafton and Upton Railroad wants state of Mass. to void petitions over land acquisition

The Grafton and Upton Railroad wants to proceed with a storage and transloading yard project in Hopedale, Mass., and does not want any interruptions.

Canadian Pacific

Workin’ on the railroad—man or machine?

Since shortly after World War II, the number of people employed by the railroad industry has trended downward. Several years saw increases in rail employment. One example was the 2014 traffic boom,

Grafton & Upton Railroad faces resistance for expansion in Mass.

Grafton & Upton Railroad could use the space, but not everyone in Hopedale is willing to budge.

Rail Terminal

Proposed rail terminal in Wisconsin faces opposition from locals

A Canadian National subsidiary is eyeing a piece of property in Wisconsin in the hopes of building a massive rail terminal for automobiles. The town of New Richmond, however, has some concerns.

Train union still pushing for U.S. workers in and out of Mexico

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) wants Congress working on the next trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada—the USMCA—to have a special provision. The union wants any train

Crude oil freight

New rail freight law in Wash. could hamper other states

The state of Washington recently passed a crude-by-rail law, and there is at least one neighboring state that sees it as a major hazard.

CREATE Program

CREATE partners receive $19M for interlocking project

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a total of $19,206,398 to the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program’s Dolton Junction Interlocking project in Dolton and Riverdale, Ill.

Watco

Watco Companies, SCH Services announce joint venture

Watco Companies, LLC, is now part of a joint venture with SCH Services, LLC, (SCH), in an agreement the company recently entered to build an inland terminal network in the four rivers

Midwest flood

Midwest floods have maintenance crews scrambling to restore track

Record-setting floods have caused extensive damage to railroad infrastructure across large sections of the Midwest, prompting a surge in construction and repair work.

Port of Caddo-Bossier

G&W lands rail contract at Port of Caddo-Bossier

Genesee & Wyoming’s Rail Link subsidiary will provide rail service at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, La., as the company expands operations in Gulf Coast ports.

NTRT to begin work on $10M transloading rail yard

North Thompson Rail Terminals (NTRT) has announced plans to begin work to build a new $10 million transloading rail yard, according to a local news report.

ASLRRA, Wabtec offer cloud PTC solution

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has entered into an agreement with Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc. to provide Positive Train Control (PTC) support to its members via the Wabtec Cloud

State grant moves Port of LA’s rail expansion plans forward

A $21.6-million state grant is allowing the Port of Los Angeles to move forward with its planned Terminal Island Railyard Enhancement Project, which is designed to optimize on-dock rail operations and improve

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