Vossloh acquires Australian concrete tie company
Vossloh AG, through its Australian subsidiary, has acquired Austrak Pty Ltd., a concrete crosstie manufacturer headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, for AUD$50.5 million (US$37.4 million).
Vossloh AG, through its Australian subsidiary, has acquired Austrak Pty Ltd., a concrete crosstie manufacturer headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, for AUD$50.5 million (US$37.4 million).
A multi-year program consisting of 21 individual projects designed to improve freight rail movement through the Port of Vancouver USA officially marked completion with the ring of an antique train bell on
The Pine Falls subdivision of Central Manitoba Railway (CEMR) will undergo track upgrades courtesy of a CA$5.6 million (US$4.3 million) investment from the government of Canada’s National Trade Corridors Fund.
The Gateway Program Development Corporation (GDC), noting the importance to showing and not just telling when it comes to complicated transportation projects, has released two animations illustrating what the Portal North Bridge
New York City Transit (NYCT) is undertaking a three-weekend rail replacement project along a portion of the N/W corridor in Queens.
Amtrak plans to double its engineering efforts on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) with the purchase of $370 million of new equipment over a three-year period.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has determined that a derailment last year near Dominion City, Manitoba, was caused by a thermite weld failure.
Excavation for a tunnel that will connect Sound Transit’s East Main and Downtown Bellevue stations for future East Link light-rail service was completed last week.
A proposed rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would exempt many types of rail equipment from the final Cranes and Derricks in Construction rule, which was published in 2010.
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held July 16 for a $72.9 million grade separation project in Moorhead, Minn. It is the largest transportation project in the city’s history.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will relocate tracks to to create space for an entrance to a newly built tunnel to Grand Central as part of the
Canadian National’s Ontario network will see a CA$315 million (US$239.8 million) investment from the railroad in a bid to expand and strengthen the company’s rail infrastructures across the province.
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) has selected Walsh Construction to rebuild the Merchants Bridge.
As has been the case for the past four summers, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will again close its Center City tunnel for nine days to perform a maintenance blitz.
Vossloh has signed a second multi-year framework agreement for the delivery of special trackwork, turnouts specifically, in its focus market North America with Canadian National (CN).
Sound Transit has announced that work on its East Link light-rail tunnel is nearly complete, and crews are set to break through to the site of the future Bellevue Downtown Station in
Getzner USA, Inc., is opening its first production facility in North America, which the company explains will allow it to expand its product range domestically.
The government of Canada, through the National Trade Corridors Fund, is granting CA$167 million (US$128.46 million) for three projects at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit (NYCT) has completed critical repairs and work to rebuild the Clark Street Tube beneath the East River on time and on budget.
Canadian National detailed plans to invest a combined CA$40 million (US$29.98 million) to maintain its network in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.