Watch video: Rotary snowplow clears 140-year-old railroad track

To help celebrate the 140th anniversary of when the Cumbres & Toltec railroad track opened in Colorado, a rotary snowplow was used for the first time in two decades. The snowplow ripped

Bells & Whistles—2/28/20

Railroad companies might have to deal with another wet spring. Atlanta board passes plan that includes $11 billion for rail transit. Judge removes himself from Purple Line case. Amtrak decides to repair

Podcast: The destruction of Del Mar bluffs and SANDAG’s strategy to keep trains running

CSX

CSX work at rail crossings jams up Tampa traffic

CSX may not be sticking to its own schedules in the city of Tampa. The Class 1 railroad company has been doing rail maintenance this week, and roads where the activity has

Group wants Surface Transportation Board to encourage sale of Tennessee Pass rail line

If you can’t get what you want, ask the Surface Transportation Board to intervene.

Christopher Caric is new Marketing Manager for Herzog

In January, Christopher Caric, Marketing Manager, joined Herzog from Cleveland Track Material, Inc./Vossloh NA where he was the Director of Class 1 Sales.

FRA slots track safety symposium

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is hosting a free-of-charge Track & Roadway Workplace Safety Symposium, its first collaborative safety gathering tailored to the industry’s track maintenance and construction groups.

SANDAG rail projects

Officials attempting to step up efforts to protect train line while California’s Del Mar bluffs continue to crumble

You never know which areas under the earth’s crust are without any filling. Officials in southern California have received a warning over the last few months that the ground beneath a key

MTA

Wet leaves on rail? Long Island Rail Road zaps them

Wet leaves are more like a wet blanket around commuter railroad operations, especially for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). During the fall, it is not uncommon to read about train delays

Alaska Railroad makes final repairs following 2018 earthquake

The Alaska Railroad is executing the final round of repairs following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook the region in November 2018.

Loram completes Aurizon acquisition

Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. is pleased to announce its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, Loram Pty Ltd., has completed the previously announced acquisition of the rail grinding business of Aurizon Operations Ltd.

passenger train

NTSB preliminary report: Trains given permission to be on same track prior to collision

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on an accident involving a two-car Sacramento Regional Transit passenger train and a one-car RT maintenance train on Aug. 22. The

Progress Rail

Progress Rail to acquire Cleveland Track Material, Inc.

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has signed an agreement to acquire Vossloh North America’s Cleveland Track Material (CTM) business. The proposed acquisition aligns with Progress Rail’s goal of profitable growth. With facilities

Court rules against Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of International Brotherhood of Teamsters in automated track inspection case

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED) of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters recently filed a petition against the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) decision to allow BNSF to reduce physical,

Pandrol Connect

Pandrol USA continues to invest in new Memphis location

Pandrol USA is not going to Memphis for a song. The company, which manufacturers and installs rail fastening products including rail clips, crosstie plates and screw spikes, has been all business lately

MTA to increase train speed 50% on certain track

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released preliminary findings of the Train Speed and Safety Task Force that demonstrate subway train speeds on certain sections of track can be increased by as much

AREMA

From using biodegradable hydraulic fluid to unmanned aerial vehicles, rail projects shine during second day of AREMA conference

The education energy was flowing during the second day of the AREMA 2019 conference at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis.

real-time gage inspector

Holland unveils real-time gage inspector at Railway Interchange 2019

Holland is displaying a new Gage Inspector that offers real-time measurement at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis.

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.

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