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Rail News: December 2001
December 28
RailAmerica remains in sale mode with two more transactions Read More »
Rail retirement investment trust lands two labor board members Read More »
Trinity to record merger-related restructuring charge Read More »
RTA ends nine-month safety director search Read More »
WMATA signs GM White to 7.5-year contract — a year early Read More »
CTA orders smart card equipment for Cermak Branch Read More »
December 27
STB ceases CN/IC merger oversight Read More »
Transport Canada unveils medical fitness rules for safety-critical personnel Read More »
December 26
RailAmerica sells Minnesota short line Read More »
President Bush inks retirement reform bill Read More »
General Bearing boosts presence in China Read More »
German, Swiss railways order vehicles from Bombardier consortiums Read More »
Utah agency receives 10th light-rail vehicle from Siemens Read More »
December 21
RailAmerica's Ferronor to soon operate Chilean copper producer's railway Read More »
Retirement bill still awaits president's signature Read More »
STB ends UP/SP merger oversight Read More »
WMATA budget: No fare increases, some headcount trimming Read More »
Maryland rail, bus passengers to see smart cards by end of 2004 Read More »
BART introduces Tiny Tickets program Read More »
Toronto Transit to use Alcatel's SelTrac system Read More »
December 20
Canadian rails last year bumped up traffic, held down expenses, RAC says Read More »
RailAmerica plans stock listing switch, raises equity to bolster more buys Read More »
December 19
NASA's anti-icing fluid available for rail industry applications Read More »
CN to soon launch online tracing feature for paper shippers Read More »
UTU plans 'patient' Class I negotiations in 2002, says Boyd Read More »
Cleveland RTA makes tough choices to face budget crunch Read More »
Stockholm transit agency orders 70 Bombardier trainsets Read More »
December 18
CSXT plans LRC plunge with 100-unit Cattron-Theimeg order Read More »
BNSF, Swift partner to provide seamless perishable-commodity service Read More »
Indiana short line commences coal carloads under truck-diverting contract Read More »
December 17
BC Rail eyes exit from TOFC service Read More »
CN, UTU reach tentative accord Read More »
TMM finalizes merger, single-class stock plans Read More »
Sacramento students to see cheaper fares Read More »
December 14
NS to dole out fewer dollars for 2002 capital projects Read More »
CSXT's, NS' post-Conrail service improving, but oversight will press on, STB says Read More »
LA port close to another annual container-volume record Read More »
NJ Transit inks rail car overhaul deal with AAI> Read More »
SNCF places $1.5 billion order for 500 trains Read More »
MARC line and WMATA transit center to open Read More »
Tyco Electronics to provide wire, cables for Santa Clara LRVs Read More »
December 13
BLE, UTU back to war of words, Class I representation Read More »
CSXT to soon speed up some Alabama trains Read More »
Bankruptcy court OKs ABC-NACO's asset sale to TCF Read More »
December 12
Retirement bill now balances on president's pen Read More »
Mineta taps Magaw as president's transportation security under secretary nominee Read More »
STB seeks AAR's help in resolving interchange-delay issues Read More »
Intercity rail service returns to Kentucky Read More »
BART offers special passes as alternative to holiday driving Read More »
Bombardier/Alstom land Swiss EMU contract Read More »
Alstom/SNCF/CAF consortium testing very-high-speed trainset Read More »
December 11
BLE members trounce UTU merger proposal Read More »
Federal budget short-changes Canadian railroads, RAC says Read More »
December 10
CSXT, NCRR resolve more than century-old track-ownership debate Read More »
ABC-NACO set to sell majority of operating assets Read More »
NYC Transit begins testing CBTC-equipped subway cars Read More »
Italian Railways orders 100 Bombardier locomotives Read More »
English train leasing company purchases event recorders Read More »
Sound Transit to mark light rail progress with rail-laying ceremony Read More »
December 7
NS process-improving program enters second phase Read More »
ASLRRA continues organizational examination Read More »
B&A sale hits snag due to bankruptcy ruling Read More »
Reform Council plans meeting to ponder Amtrak restructuring options Read More »
WMATA begins auto-sharing program Read More »
Bombardier/ALSTOM land $312.5 million SNCF order Read More »
December 6
CPR, Consolidated Fastfrate tighten partnership bond Read More »
Memphis distribution center to help prosper CN's paper business Read More »
UP ranks high on magazine's best-benefits survey Read More »
December 5
Rail retirement bill: Back to the House Read More »
Intermodal traffic continues up-and-down trend in the third quarter, IANA says Read More »
RailAmerica set to shutter E&N's freight service Read More »
WMATA's chemical-release drill shortened by actual federal building fire Read More »
BART program aimed at increasing off-peak ridership enters second year on high note Read More »
International consortium lands study contract for Singapore's Eastern Region Line Read More »
December 4
Retirement bill fends off opposition, but more resistance might be on the way Read More »
GWI agrees to acquire Emons, then merge it with new subsidiary Read More »
UP surges ahead with e-procurement system Read More »
December 3
STB sets January meetings to extract public opinions on proposed Houston line's environmental effects Read More »
Washington's FAST program might soon procure federal funds Read More »
WMATA monitors funding bills, strategizes best uses Read More »
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