Tariffs on Mexico could cripple some railroad companies
Kansas City Southern is keeping a close eye on what happens with Mexico regarding tariffs. The railroad company has an operating line in Mexico and serves 90 percent of the auto assembly
Kansas City Southern is keeping a close eye on what happens with Mexico regarding tariffs. The railroad company has an operating line in Mexico and serves 90 percent of the auto assembly
For the next three years, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. will team up in North America via the Port of Vancouver. The two transportation companies announced a
Amtrak’s long-distance service is not going to change, for now. However, the passenger carrier’s Board of Directors also will not be altered. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is concerned about the the status
The construction of causeways has created a cause for concern in Case County, Neb. Actually, residents and local business owners are more than concerned, they are angry. After flooding hit the area
Virgin Trains USA (formerly Brightline) recently announced that the Hubbard Construction Company, Wharton-Smith Inc., The Middlesex Corporation, Granite and HSR Constructors will be the rail construction contractors for Phase 2 of its
Infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming has opened its first South Carolina office.
RailWorks Corp. won a contract to build new 14.5-mile double track light rail track for the Southwest Light Rail Transit project in metropolitan Minneapolis.
The South Coast Rail project, which would restore commuter train service between Boston and communities in southeastern Massachusetts, has moved two steps closer to reality. But the state’s governor said trains won’t
Jon-Erik “AJ” Arjanen has joined Trinity Metro as vice president and chief operating officer for rail. With a transportation career in Texas, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico, his roles have focused on rail
A regulatory change shook up the railroad bridge industry in 2010. Now technology is doing the same thing. Everything changed in 2010. That’s when the the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published its
The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, known as the NRC, is severing ties with Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell, the lobbying firm that manages NRC’s operations.
Pandrol, a manufacturer of rail fastening systems and aluminothermic welding systems, released a new app that is designed to improve weld traceability across the rail sector.
Transit systems everywhere must deal with noise and vibration issues. The causes are numerous and varied; the challenges, formidable.
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Peter A. Gilbertson, President and CEO of Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, as the recipient of the 2019 Thomas L. Schlosser Distinguished
Amtrak has executed a Master Development Agreement with Penn Station Partners to redevelop and expand historic Baltimore Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak plans to contribute up to $90 million toward
“Commuter rail,” says Metra CEO and Executive Director Jim Derwinski, “needs a distinct voice.” Derwinski and a group of current and former passenger rail industry executives led by former New York Metropolitan
The Port of Muskogee, a regional port along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Muskogee County, Okla., is the recipient of a $3 million out-of-cycle economic development grant from the City
There’s a lot of work to be done on Amtrak. The railroad said its state of good repair backlog (SOGR) has passed $33.3 billion, with $28.1 billion of that on the Northeast
Richard Schaefer, P.E., has joined New Jersey Transit as Chief Engineer in the Capital Planning and Program department.
The Port of New Orleans’ Seabrook Railroad Bridge is a double track Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project design and construction presented extraordinary challenges to engineers