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Ditching and drainage efforts that go with the flow
Suppliers provide resources to keep roadbeds clear of water.
Pacific Harbor Line named “Veterans Employer of the Year”
The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) has named Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) Veterans Employer of the Year for its “exemplary contribution in hiring our American heroes, our veterans.”
NRC Conference heats up south beach
The 2013 National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Annual Conference in Florida can be marked as another success.
Questions and Answers: 45G tax credit
The current extension expires at the end of 2013; industry action is needed to help secure its future.
Obama renews call for infrastructure investment
President Obama resumed a push for infrastructure investment first outlined in his State of the Union speech. The plan outlines three main points to bring the nation’s infrastructure into a state-of-good-repair and create jobs “that cannot be outsourced.”
M/w challenges: advances in rail measurement
Fast, mobile surveying systems capture rail data with increased productivity and accuracy.
Watco completes purchase of Ann Arbor Railroad, names Alabama Southern GM
Watco Railroad Company Holdings, Inc., (Watco) purchased Ann Arbor Railroad, Inc. (AA). On Dec. 27, 2012, a Notice of Exemption was filed with the Surface Transportation Board for Watco to purchase the railroad company’s stock. The acquisition of Control Exemption became effective on Jan. 26, 2012.
Denham named rail subcommittee chair
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was named chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee for the 113th Congress.
Customer site investments on CSX total $3.2 Billion in 2012
CSX worked with its customers in 2012 to locate 105 new or expanded facilities on its eastern rail network or on connecting shortlines.
Watco to buy Ann Arbor Railroad
Watco Railroad Company Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Watco Companies, L.L.C., has reached a definitive agreement to purchase the stock of the Ann Arbor Railroad, Inc. (AA).
Historic Portageville Bridge receives DEIS, plans public hearing
New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) says the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a project to replace the Portageville Bridge carrying the Norfolk Southern railroad over the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park is available for public review. The bridge runs between Portage in Wyoming County and Genesee Falls in Livingston County.
NRC Board of Directors selects new members
The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) voted in three new board members.
IntegriCo composite ties installed in Mexico
IntegriCo Composites, Inc., manufacturer of recycled plastic railroad ties, recently had a railroad company in Mexico install its ties in track.
Pennsylvania state grants to help 24 freight rail projects
The Pennsylviania State Transportation Commission has approved nearly 18.6 million for 24 freight rail projects, which will improve rail access, upgrade rail infrastructure and provide repairs.
OneRail writes Obama and Romney campaigns urging support of rail networks
The OneRail Coalition, an alliance of freight and passenger stakeholders, has issued letters to the Obama and Romney presidential campaigns emphasizing the importance of the nation’s rail networks.
Amtrak continues to hit ridership records
Amtrak ridership is surging this year with 11 consecutive monthly ridership records. In each month of the current fiscal year, Amtrak has posted the highest ridership total ever for that particular month with the final month of September also expected to be a new record. In addition, July was the single best ridership month in the history of Amtrak.
Georgia & Florida Railway UTU members to vote on new pact
United Transportation Union-represented maintenance-of-way employees on Georgia & Florida Railway are voting through September 22 on a tentative new agreement, their first since joining the union.
BNSF expands Bakken Oil transport capacity to one million barrels per day
BNSF has increased capacity in 2012 to enable the railroad to haul one million barrels per day out of the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. This increased capacity will allow the energy industry to continue the record expansion of oil production in the Williston Basin and to ship the new production to markets throughout the U.S.
2012 chief enigneers’ survey: WISH LIST
Safety remains at the top of engineering department’s list of equipment guidelines.
You want to impress a railroad engineer with a piece of maintenance equipment? Make sure it’s versatile, reliable, as well as easy to maintain, to transport and to use. Above all else, it must be safe.