BNSF releases 2020 CapEx with emphasis on replacing and upgrading
BNSF has released its capital expenditure plan for 2020. The budgetary blueprint calls for $3.4 billion in spending.
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.
HART light rail project puts a dagger into center renovation in Honolulu
The Honolulu Rail Transit (HART) now has a line running right through the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Any plans to renovate the civic center have been killed, at least for this year.
HNTB picks Hakim as national transit and rail market sector leader
Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, a career transit and transportation professional who has led some of the largest transportation agencies in the country, joined HNTB as national transit and rail market sector leader and
Regional Rail on the verge of acquiring Carolina Coastal Railway Inc.
Regional Rail is set to acquire Carolina Coastal Railway Inc. pending approval from the Surface Transportation Board. Regional Rail is owned by private equity firm 3i and operates short-line railroads and rail-related
DART hands over rail bridge to city of Dallas in an effort to enhance river corridor
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will start the process to hand over the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe trestle bridge to the city of Dallas.
Canadian National conductors in Canada ratify new labor agreements
CN is pleased to announce that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) union that represents the company’s train conductors and yard crews in Canada has ratified its
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.
NJ Transit running behind on PTC testing
Questions are being raised around whether NJ Transit will be able to meet the December 31, 2020 PTC installation and operational deadline after the New Jersey state auditor says that PTC testing
Norfolk Southern in 2019 supported over $1.9 billion in industrial development
Norfolk Southern announced today that in 2019 the company worked with 77 businesses that opened new or expanded facilities on its rail lines, supporting the economic growth and vitality of communities across
House framework calls for billions of dollars of investment for transit and rail
A group of lawmakers have put together a $760 billion infrastructure initiative that will feed billions of dollars into transit and rail.
PTC in operation on over 98 percent of required Class 1 route miles
According to the Association of American Railroads, PTC is up and running on over 98 percent of the Class 1 rail mileage required by law to have it. Here is a AAR
Caltrain gets Palo Alto, Calif., ready for electric conversion
Crews have been pruning trees in Palo Alto, Calif. It must be time to electrify the Caltrain line that runs through the area.
Association of American Railroads traffic report for week ending Jan. 25, 2020
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 25, 2020.
Lawmaker pushes LA Metro Gold Line extension to Ontario Airport
Who wouldn’t want more gold? California state legislator Chris Holden’s gold, however, comes in the form of a light rail line.
Canadian National reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results
Canadian National today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.
Canadian Pacific reports record fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced its fourth-quarter results, including record revenues of $2.07 billion, an operating ratio (“OR”‘) of 57.0 percent, improved diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $4.82 and record
Norfolk Southern reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financial results.
Charlotte, N.C., still hoping for Red Line despite Class 1’s resistance to share track
There is no color to the Red Line in Charlotte, N.C. That is because it currently does not exist, even though plans were sketched out for the 25-mile route more than two