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Rail News: January 2003
January 31
Senate gives Snow thumbs up as treasury secretary; CSX names Ward Snow's successor Read More »
UP to implement locomotive remote controls at Bailey Yard Read More »
NS, UP to add three cities to Blue Streak intermodal service Read More »
Long Island Rail Road president to join RailWorks as CFO Read More »
A. Stucki Co. parent purchases Independent Draft Gear Read More »
Sound Transit, Port of Seattle share light-rail vision Read More »
Tri-Rail expects ridership growth in 2003 Read More »
Alexander to focus on development, growth for Connex Read More »
January 30
CSX posts positive yearly, quarterly financials Read More »
KCS reports mixed results in annual, quarterly financial performance Read More »
Small road to lease, operate UP's Missouri line Read More »
To reduce debt, RailAmerica opts to sell Chilean rail interests Read More »
Metra plans new suburban line Read More »
January 29
NS posts positive yearly, quarterly financial figures Read More »
BNSF, Ferromex trim transit time from truck-competitive Mexi-Modal intermodal service Read More »
CSXT, CSXI to join U.S. Customs' anti-terrorism program Read More »
NS taps Moorman as top corporate services exec Read More »
Transit systems crack down on vandals Read More »
New name 'unifies' Bi-State Development Agency Read More »
Study shows DART stations increase value of nearby properties Read More »
MBTA ready to renovate Malden Center Station Read More »
January 28
CPR posts record operating ratio, income in 2002 Read More »
TCU: Arbitrator's ruling on national agreement for carmen, clerks is 'disappointing' Read More »
Rail-car builders' doldrums might cease and desist in 2003, ARCI says Read More »
January 27
BNSF goes down swinging on UPS failure-free service streak Read More »
GM honors UP's service performance Read More »
Railcar Custom Leasing names Amick president Read More »
Caltrain set to start second phase of CTX Read More »
WMATA reports decrease in motor-vehicle thefts Read More »
Houston METRO plans public meetings to discuss 20-year plan Read More »
DART introduces online trip planner Read More »
January 24
Chemical industry leader calls on railroads, government and captive shippers to create competitive rail-shipping environment Read More »
GE taps Begley as top GETS officer Read More »
STB to solicit public's view on proposed rate-challenge amendments Read More »
North American Technologies obtains financing to increase production of plastic-composite ties Read More »
CNN online poll: Amtrak's worth $2 billion a year in taxpayer money Read More »
National security: APTA to coordinate public-transportation ISAC Read More »
January 23
UP continues 'remarkable' financial performance; plans to cut costs, jobs to counter economic, fuel-price concerns Read More »
KCS promotes financial, legal execs Read More »
Bombardier, Greenbrier joint venture receives 500-car order from TTX Read More »
New Hampshire seeks to acquire line from Maine Central Railroad Read More »
January 22
CN's fourth-quarter, annual financial performance left to one's own speculation Read More »
UP, TRANSFLO to create transload-terminal network targeting non-rail served chemical customers Read More »
ASLRRA forming committee to provide small roads more focused technology review Read More »
Harsco supplies switch, crossing grinders to China's Guangzhou Metro System Read More »
Union Switch installing last piece of NJ Transit's wayside speed-enforcement system Read More »
L.A. MTA begins building busway project that will provide San Fernando Valley commuters better access to light rail Read More »
CTA taps Smith to head capital construction program Read More »
SamTrans elects chairman, board members Read More »
January 21
BNSF's promising fourth-quarter financial results cap cash-strapped year Read More »
Conser caps 42-year career, retires from RailAmerica Read More »
North Shore Railroad System taps Shields as president Read More »
Yardmasters ratify UTU, Grand Trunk Western Railway contract Read More »
January 20
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic cuts pay, temporarily lays off workers to counterbalance lost business Read More »
BLE files dissent in locomotive remote-control arbitration case Read More »
Wisconsin & Southern seeks to acquire CPR line Read More »
Vermont set to purchase line from former Bangor & Aroostook Read More »
UP to test RailPower Technologies' Green Goat in Chicago yard Read More »
New Jersey Transit set to build consolidated training center, two parking decks Read More »
FTA schedules emergency-preparedness forum for Newark Read More »
WMATA to rename training facility after first female, African American general manager Read More »
January 17
CSXT partners to promote its services to Spanish, Portuguese shippers Read More »
CPR sells little-used northern New Brunswick spur line to CN Read More »
KCS gains access to seventh U.S. port Read More »
Bush appoints Hammerschmidt as NTSB head Read More »
Senate approves amendment that would meet Amtrak's appropriation request Read More »
Transit advocacy groups to Feds: 'Finance passenger-rail development' Read More »
Amtrak orders $3 million worth of brake actuators from WABCO Transit Read More »
IEEE issues standard for battery compartment size in rail-transit vehicles Read More »
Senate's verdict on Amtrak appropriation could come today Read More »
January 16
AAR releases most recent edition of rail-industry trends Read More »
BNSF chips in by helping Indian reservation move salvaged logs Read More »
Watco Cos. to centralize purchasing under five categories Read More »
Pennsylvania provides more than $6 million toward small-road projects Read More »
January 15
Locomotive remote controls are safe, AAR says Read More »
RailAmerica hits the ground running on 2003 growth plans Read More »
CSXT to jam weeks worth of track maintenance into four-day March 'Jamboree' Read More »
STB invites public to observe first open-voting conference Read More »
Grisso begins tenure as Alliance for Rail Competition's executive director Read More »
Iowa Interstate, carmen union agree on tentative contract Read More »
Joint venture delivers 22 rail cars to Shanghai Railways Read More »
Paris agency places $156.3 million trainset order with Bombardier-ALSTOM consortium Read More »
Minnesota commuter-rail project garners FTA's environmental seal of approval Read More »
Rail life, post-Sept. 11: FTA to provide $54.8 million for New York City-Northern New Jersey ferry projects Read More »
January 14
Senate targets late January hearing to consider Snow's nomination Read More »
BNSF grows wheat business east of the Mississippi River Read More »
FRA offers Web-based grade-crossing evaluation tool Read More »
RailAmerica's annual carload account an up-and-down tale Read More »
January 13
Federal bankruptcy court OKs Buckeye Steel's asset sale Read More »
Arbitrator rejects BLE's position on locomotive remote-control assignment Read More »
Supplier launches software targeting cuts in railroads' fuel costs Read More »
BNSF eliminates 332 jobs at three locomotive shops Read More »
CSXT joins EPA's emission-control program Read More »
Battling budget shortfall, WMATA staff recommends fare, parking-fee increases Read More »
Washington State DOT launches voice-driven portal for travel information Read More »
Computer-based training: BART provides online courses Read More »
France's SNCF, Continental Airlines form air/rail codeshare partnership Read More »
January 10
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about NS' premium paper service offering supply-chain management Read More »
ACTA names Doherty head of construction, engineering Read More »
Republicans take control of House transportation committee Read More »
U.S. Steel to acquire National Steel's assets, including Michigan short line Read More »
German agency orders 40 double-deck coaches, eight locomotives from Bombardier Read More »
Swiss Federal Railways places $122.7 million rail-car order with Bombardier-ALSTOM venture Read More »
New York MTA awards joint venture $90.6 million subway station reconstruction contract Read More »
Chicago CTA board blesses $33.8 million connector-track renovation Read More »
January 9
Emmett eyes May end to NITL career Read More »
Smithsonian exhibit to highlight U.S. transportation history Read More »
Timken names Happach to head rail business Read More »
Omaha Public Power District seeks short-line service provider, line maintainer Read More »
CSXT hopes cash awards entice small roads to augment Class I's carloads Read More »
TMCA seeks Tranny Award entries Read More »
January 8
Safety training: KCS to lean more heavily on operational tests, less on written exams Read More »
BNSF on a service failure-free streak for UPS Read More »
North Carolina Railroad proposes capital projects totaling $24.5 million Read More »
STB taps Schieb as chief of staff, chairman's counsel Read More »
New York MTA awards $162 million signal modernization pact to Granite Halmar Read More »
Intelligent Power Systems acquires power-conversion equipment supply contracts from R-R Industrial Controls Read More »
Amtrak rolls back coach fares Read More »
January 7
Arbitrator nears decision on unions' locomotive remote-control dispute Read More »
Greenbrier achieves quarterly gains in rail-car orders, backlog Read More »
International Steel Group makes bid for Bethlehem Steel Read More »
January 6
U.S. roads' intermodal up, carloads down saga holds true through 2002 Read More »
Alaska Railroad seeks public comments on capital projects Read More »
International Container Terminal Services to shutter rail-served terminal in the Philippines Read More »
SFO extension won't open at month's end, BART says Read More »
DART general counsel resigns, returns to private sector Read More »
January 3
Australia to simulate rail operations in cyberspace Read More »
STB clears path for Portland & Western to lease BNSF line Read More »
ASLRRA to promote small roads' purpose by producing industry data Read More »
Public-conduct policing: WMATA creates 'Rail Anti-Crime Target Squad' Read More »
GO Transit adds Mount Joy trains Read More »
January 2
In its largest-ever expenditure decision, Indiana Harbor Belt contracts GETS to upgrade, remanufacture locomotives Read More »
Teamsters/BLE to represent Iowa, Chicago & Eastern workers Read More »
CSXT appoints Griffith as coal-operation coordinator Read More »
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic to launch operations Jan. 9 Read More »
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