TTCI expands to create epicenter for rail research, testing, and training services

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), is establishing an independent training and on-track testing facility in Pueblo capable of meeting the needs of today’s rail industry and testing tomorrow’s transportation solutions.

Coldwater, Mich., helps fund ‘imperative’ rail improvement project

The city of Coldwater, Mich., will be using just over $300,000 of its Capital Improvement Fund to pay for a portion of 10.1 miles of rail line improvement.

Rail Group On Air: Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey talk PSR, growing top and bottom lines

Everything you need to know about Precision Scheduled Railroading—how it got started, who started it and why, its promises and principles, and what it has become, for better or for worse—is here in this discussion featuring two of PSR’s “founding fathers,” Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey, who have more than 75 years of combined railroading experience.

Rail construction issues drizzle on chocolate factory development site

A lot of people have a problem with chocolate. In Wisconsin, chocolate is having a problem with people.

Bells & Whistles—Onion shippers’ railyard project may be spoiled

The top stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 24.

New railyard in S.D. will triple capacity, make it the largest on short line route

A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently in Belle Fourche, S.D., in honor of its newly planned railway expansion.

Look: Railroad tracks left hanging in mid air after heavy rains on East Coast

A hole-in-one in golf is usually an once-in-a-lifetime event. So is a sinkhole that leaves railroad tracks suspended in mid air.

N.C. short-liner is not subjected to state’s open records act, even though state is sole shareholder

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 13 that the North Carolina Railroad Co. is not required to share records with the public, even though it is owned by the state.

RT&S July issue is now available online and features first-ever Women in Railroad Engineering list

The July issue of RT&S features the first-ever RT&S Women in Railroad Engineering list.

Rail Group On Air: Engineering a sustainable future for the railway industry through clean technology

In this edition of Rail Group On Air, sponsored by ZTR, Business Development Manager – Rail Division Brodie McLellan and Railway IoT Program Manager Neil Shipley focus on the environmental and safety aspects of ZTR’s various technology offerings with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.

Rail Group On Air: CG Railway President Hoffman Lijeron

Two new rail ferries, the Maya and the Cherokee, will enter Gulf of Mexico service this year for CG Railway LLC (CGR), a joint venture of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and SEACOR Holdings Inc.

Bells & Whistles—Will more progress be made on multiyear infrastructure bill?

High-speed rail is headed straight for a deathblow, but federal lawmakers could do something about it Maryland’s money-pit rail tunnel set to be replaced With Senate committee’s latest action, is there a

Railroad bridges are in the way of Cow Creek improvements in Kansas

Cow Creek in the city of Hutchinson, Kan., is in need of being “milked”, but railroad companies need to cooperate first.

Rail Group On Air: CFR 49 Part 243 virtual training with the Railroad Administration and Heartwood

Locomotive engineers have been qualified and trained with simulation technology for years. Through technology, the opportunity to leverage simulation beyond locomotive engineers is quickly emerging.

Cement mixer strikes railroad bridge with a freight train approaching in Fla.

If it were all turned around, the entire country would have been tuned into Melbourne, Fla., on June 2.

Moorhead, Minn., officials ignore residents’ OK of 24/6 rail bridge construction

The people of Moorhead, Minn., like their summer nights, and workers on a railroad underpass will have to enjoy them as well.

Rail Group On Air: Merger talk with MidRail LLC Chairman Gil Lamphere

MidRail LLC Chairman Gil Lamphere offers his views on the competition between Canadian Pacific and CN to acquire Kansas City Southern, discussing the details of voting trusts and the role of the Surface Transportation Board, and other railroad merger-related issues, with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.

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Contractor wants to accelerate summer bridge work in N.D. and use hay bales to block noise

The summer brings longer daylight hours, and one contractor in North Dakota wants to put in more night hours as well.

Bells & Whistles—NJ Transit ready to permanently address four-year wall crumble

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor Is MARTA’s second look at Beltline project a sign the agency might back away? Hopedale 11

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Hopedale 11 appeals decision puts land agreement with short line railroad on pause

The Hopedale 11 wants the 85 to be 130, and an appeals court has given the group a chance at the bigger number.

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