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UP makes management changes in operations, track engineering departments
Class Is' faster train speeds might signal end to artificial car demand, Rail Theory Forecasts says
Iowa Interstate to acquire OmniTRAX's Great Western Railway of Iowa
RTA report: Tie purchases and production rise slightly in February
Waites resigns as CPR CFO, Grassby to take on position in acting role
BNSF closes 3,000th grade crossing under six-year-old program
South Dakota city backs DM&E's Powder River Basin project
Orange County Transportation Authority earmarks $14.5 million for Metrolink improvements
Squires, Galanko assume new VP posts at NS
Utah Transit Authority takes delivery of steel rail for new commuter line
Genesee & Wyoming names Liucci chief accounting officer, global controller
Railinc rolls out new-and-improved RailSync Command services
Minnesota Senate signs off on $60 million bonding bill for Northstar Corridor
WMATA police to conduct first station and train inspection under new morning rush program
UP dispatchers vote down proposal to join American Train Dispatchers Association
Bush nominates Hoglander, Tredick for National Mediation Board seats
Smart-Hose Technologies unveils hose safety system
Metrolink to raise ticket prices 5.5 percent to recover fuel costs
CSXI's monthly fuel surcharge to rise 1.5 percentage points in April
Capitol Corridor reaches 10 million passenger mark
Metro-North contracts Simmons Machine Tool to supply underfloor wheel truing system
RMI creates rail certification program for operational best practices
National Railway Labor Conference boots up 'rail facts' Web site
Strong Canadian dollar and YSD plant closing drag down Global Railway's 2005 revenue, earnings
USDOT puts passenger car crash-management system to the test
Kansas City Southern de México forms velocity committee to help boost train speed
NS to transfer ownership of shuttered Hollidaysburg shops to local development group
Mackay to assume Canadian railway association's top post
American Railcar Industries arranges deal to acquire Custom Steel's stock
Providence and Worcester increases income, revenue in 2005
WMATA, Virginia transportation department seek feedback on Dulles airport extension
SEPTA to purchase 104 Silverliner cars for $244 million
Partners complete preliminary engineering for Dulles Corridor Metrorail extension
Coal key to reducing United States' energy costs, National Coal Council study says
Amtrak contracts ALSTOM to manage Acela fleet maintenance
3PL 'bridges' its Chicago distribution center with CSXT terminal
NS marks 175th anniversary, releases annual report chronicling best-ever year
ENSCO opens rail maintenance, office buildings in Pennsylvania
RailAmerica small road's right of way to become Canadian passenger-rail line
Caltrain to rebuild Redwood Creek bridge
AAR schedules St. Louis meeting to discuss freight-car maintenance initiatives
Gardner to retire as Railinc president, West to assume post in acting role
Greater Cleveland RTA re-elects Dixon, Burtzlaff to top board posts
STB to raise half its fees for handling transportation transactions and disputes
ALSTOM names De Souza GM of New York manufacturing facility
NRC to conduct 3rd annual equipment auction at Progress Rail's Illinois yard
Bombardier-led consortium to build 10 commuter trains for Hungarian railway
Nashville jury awards former CSXT conductor $2.9 million for on-the-job injuries
Cleveland RTA to seek public feedback on proposed fare hike
Progress Rail Services to hold initial public offering
Alaska Railroad to conduct safety train tour
BNSF to help turn abandoned Kansas, Arkansas lines into nature trails
Carmanah Technologies' annual revenue, earnings increase more than 100 percent
Transbay Joint Powers Authority board appoints Ford chairman and Hill, vice chairman
Kelso Technologies to ramp up marketing efforts for pressure-relief valve
AAR launches ad campaign to promote railroading as a public-benefiting industry
Metro-North to begin operating earlier morning trains
FRA appoints Strang associate administrator for safety
York Railway workers give thumbs up to UTU contract
Former Whiting Corp. President Gibson passes away
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic names Sheahan, Arnold to key engineering posts
WMATA to present FY07 spending plans to the public
LA MTA secures $208 million in state funds for Exposition light-rail line
Kansas City Southern Railway continues to extend traffic control system on Meridian Speedway
California authority proposes Bay Area alignment options, station locations for high-speed line
Former STB Chairman Nober to join international law firm's transportation group
Developer to build housing, office and retail space near Tri-Rail station
Schultz to head transportation for Montreal, Maine & Atlantic
American Railway Development Association to hold 100th annual meeting
Class Is to invest $8 billion in infrastructure improvements in 2006, AAR says
Intermodal's still up, carloads still flat
Wabtec conducting internal investigation of Pioneer Friction subsidiary
Good Jobs First cites 25 top economic development projects near transit lines
Wausaukee to supply components for NYCT subway, Phoenix light-rail cars
Santa Clara VTA committee to rank proposed projects
Amtrak requests $1.6 billion for FY2007
2005 was safest rail year ever, FRA says
NAFTA partners moved $698 billion in goods in 2005, BTS says
CPR ratifies agreements with rail traffic controllers, police officers
MARTA works out kinks in real-time train information system
CSXT bestows annual environmental incident response award to SUNPRO
BNSF to expand Chicago-area logistics park
UP boosts first-quarter, full-year earnings projections
Bombardier to supply 146 FLEXITY trams for Frankfurt transit authority
STB schedules May hearing to review railroads' fuel surcharges
CMI-Promex, GE team up to develop plastic signal housing
Passenger counts up, freight volumes down in 2005, international rail union says
Global Rail names Martin head of North American sales and marketing
Wilcock to chair Transportation Research Board's commuter-rail committee
KCS makes payments to Grupo TMM, consulting firm to comply with TFM agreements
Sacramento agency to reduce train horns' decibel level
Connecticut DOT contracts Kawasaki to inspect, refurbish commuter-rail cars
Logistics management firm honors BNSF's vehicle handling performance in 2005
GO Transit's ticket prices go up to cover rising costs
Reynolds succeeds Piggott as AVP of BNSF's expedited services
Michigan university's railroad club joins AREMA as first-ever student chapter
Koerner to head Montana Rail Link's finances, administration
BNSF budgets more than $100 million for MOW work in California
Virginia rail department to host open houses for high-speed corridor
WMATA proposes to allocate portion of advertising revenue for system improvements
Genesee & Wyoming increases North American, Australian carloads in February
Charlotte transit agency seeks input on streetcar project
Brashares takes helm as Transportation Intermediaries Association intermodal conference chair
Schaefer launches converter line for 'dead start' cranking
Rail industry focuses lobbying efforts on three legislative fronts during one-day D.C. event
Chemical shippers lobby in D.C. to promote re-regulation bills railroads oppose
Behavioral assessment course to provide WMATA police officers tips on spotting potential terrorists
UP battles weather and track conditions on Powder River Basin line
Northstar Corridor closer to final design stage
Steel Dynamics forms joint venture, prepares to enter composite tie market
CSXI lands Landstar Logistics' carrier of the year award
Eurail posts 24 percent sales spike in 2005
Utah transit agency to call commuter-rail line 'FrontRunner'
UP to upgrade track on St. Louis-to-K.C. line
Minnesota city backs DM&E's Powder River Basin project
American Railcar Industries sets fourth-quarter car delivery record, doubles year-end backlog
New Web site tells commuters how to cut transportation costs
VAE Nortrak North America names Abbott executive VP
BNSF donates Kansas depot to honor orphan trains' place in rail history
HDR appoints Taylor to head national transportation sustainability program
Transportation Services Index falls slightly in January
Transport Canada to monitor CN's operations on B.C. route another 60 days
Metrolink to launch sealed corridor crossing improvement program
Housatonic Railroad markets dispatching system to other short lines
Keokuk Junction, Burlington Junction founder Warfield passes away
Oregon's TriMet to gather feedback on Portland Mall light-rail project
U.S. and Canadian railroads originate fewer carloads in February, AAR says
Charlotte transit agency to brand light-rail system as 'LYNX'
Small road's 'CW' segment not covering operational costs, Washington state DOT says
League of Railway Industry Women seeks applicants for 2007-08 scholarship program
Amtrak to hold security expo at Chicago's Union Station
GE, Cubic introduce explosives-detecting ticket vending machine
Quad Cities organize September event to honor more-than-century-old railroad bridge
LA MTA lets design/build contract for Exposition light-rail line
NS sells 42-mile Tennessee line to coal shipper
Developer to help finance NJ Transit's parking deck
GoRail launches ad campaign to promote rail industry
UP to build two staging tracks in Tempe
BNSF appoints Jackson and Jones to GM positions
San Francisco Muni CEO Ford joins Caltrain's board
Trinity Industries sets quarterly revenue, full-year rail-car delivery records
FRA plans to issue regs aimed at reducing human factor-caused train accidents
ALSTOM to build infrastructure for driverless metro line in Milan
Silver takes reins as APTA board chair
St. Louis Metro posts 15.7 percent ridership spike in January
NJ Transit to offer improved service for Raritan Valley passengers
AARS seeks applicants for Frank J. Richter Scholarship
Southwest Signal Engineering appoints Potter to finance post
Cleveland RTA considers implementing first fare hike in 13 years
U.S. Sugar using RMI's RailConnect system to track sugar cane movements
James River Coal acquires rail load-out facility, coal reserves from Indiana mineral company
Amsted to build second Chinese wheel plant
WMATA seeks to build track to test trains, train employees
STB proposes rule to address stand-alone cost test procedures
NS attracts $2 billion worth of new facilities and plant additions in 2005
VIA Rail implements Internet Wi-Fi service
Genesee & Wyoming's Rail Link to serve new San Antonio port complex
Pennsylvania to provide more than $10 million for freight-rail projects
Amtrak contracts Yankee Holidays to handle vacations program
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