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BNSF, NS obtain FRA waiver to begin testing ECP brake systems
House approves rail, public transportation security legislation
NS promotes VPs Squires, Dimino and Drake
Four Class Is contract ALK Technologies to help determine mileage-based fuel surcharges
Fairbanks Morse Engine, National Rail Equipment drop locomotive-engine part distribution deal
South Florida RTA contracts Bombardier for vehicle maintenance services
CSXT to address FRA's safety concerns, Ward says
MBTA completes Charles/MGH Station modernization project
UP lifts new business embargo in PRB, upgrades track on Missouri line
Maryland Transit Administration acquires mobile communications vehicle for emergency responders
RailAmerica appoints three VPs
Bach-Simpson to supply event recorders for passenger cars in New York City, Chicago and L.A.
National Railway Equipment obtains EPA certification for environmentally friendly switchers
New Mexico's Rail Runner to implement zone-based fare structure
Inspectors find faults with CSXT's safety performance, FRA says
Cyr joins GO Transit as rail services director
Sound Transit begins to build Lakewood Station
CSXI to assess 18.5 percent fuel surcharge in April
Farmrail crews to use handheld AEI readers for event reporting
Utah Transit Authority proposes FrontRunner fares, ticket price increases
FRA approves RRIF loans for DM&E, RJ Corman Railroad Group
Alameda Corridor's train traffic rises 15 percent in 2006
FTA sets FY2007 allocations for transit funding programs
BNSF intermodal university teaches international shipper 'students' about U.S. transportation system
Parsons Brinckerhoff/Systra to help manage Mumbai metro project
Mitsui Rail Capital shuffles executive staff
MARTA boosts ridership, revenue in 2006
AAR data shows carload and intermodal volume up in Canada, down in U.S. during latest week
Sound Transit seeks public feedback on East Link design
Dover Resources promotes Crouse to president of OPW Fluid Transfer Group
New York MTA launches program to beef up commuter-rail security
NS' 2006 industrial development scorecard: 70 new facilities and 45 plant additions
U.S. Class I workforce shrinks a bit at 2007's start, STB says
Lew joins WMATA as agency's first-ever inspector general
Virginia Sealing Products to help Kelso Technologies market pressure relief valves in North America
TTCI VP Hawthorne to retire at month's end
NYCT awards $337 million contract to joint venture to begin Second Avenue Subway project
Tie purchases and production tumble in February, RTA says
Amtrak to change eastern, Midwestern train timetables
North Carolina transportation board provides track improvement grants to 11 short lines
Dow, CHEMTREC partner to improve haz-mat car tracking and emergency information sharing
STV appoints Gentle to VP post
New York/New Jersey port authority posts record cargo volume in 2006
KCS locomotives, cars to sport new 'heritage' paint scheme
Loram acquires Tangent Rail's grinding division
Hub Group promotes Pizzuto to EVP, CFO and treasurer
Global Railway boosts revenue and earnings, names new CFO
TPSC appoints Kramer VP of business development
UTU extends ratification vote on tentative CN contract by two weeks
MBTA to spend Turner Broadcasting settlement proceeds on security improvements
CTA seeks public input on proposed Red Line extension
South Buffalo Railway, UTU negotiate tentative conductors' contract
Lydon wins election as TCU international vice president
FRA, California High Speed Rail Authority to conduct environmental study on two proposed corridors
NS to stop applying fuel surcharges to local, non-intermodal public rates
Metro-North, Shore Line East to operate more commuter trains in Connecticut
CSXT joins EPA program to become 'Climate Leader'
Northern Indiana agency contracts Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo to supply 14 commuter-rail cars
Workers at Greenbrier's TrentonWorks plant ratify three-year contract
U.S. roads' weekly traffic tallies reach 2007 high, AAR says
House, Senate consider legislation to provide long-term transit security funding
Richmond Pacific Railroad unveils newly retrofitted, environmentally friendly switcher
CTA to evaluate service on Chicago's south side
Michigan Tech University's 'Railroad Night' brings together Class I recruiters, graduating students
Senate Budget Committee's FY08 budget resolution includes $1.8 billion for Amtrak
Transportation Services Index tumbles in January
CSXT, BLET agree on tentative 'single system' contract
BNSF boosts PRB coal train loadings in February
Charlotte transit agency takes delivery of final light-rail vehicle
UP completes L.A.-area trackwork a week ahead of schedule
UTA reconsiders route alignment for TRAX airport extension
FRA needs to investigate rail safety in New York state, Sen. Clinton says
BART to test motion picture advertising in tunnel
KCSR and Texas DOT to install crossbuck blades, emergency notification signs at public crossings
FTA strives to win Baldrige Award, become best federal agency
CSXT to adopt, BNSF to extend mileage-based fuel surcharges
DART Green Line will not include Dallas Love Field tunnel
BNSF lands 107 industrial development projects in 2006
NS snatches shippers' frozen potato traffic away from trucks
Tampa-area organizations partner to prompt more public transit options
Harrisburg registers lowest '06 injury ratio among NS' 11 operating divisions
Digital Concepts to implement traffic-control system for San Diego's SPRINTER line
U.S. transit ridership hits 10-billion mark in 2006, APTA says
Proposed energy bill would authorize $350 million for freight-rail improvements
STB seeks public comments on proposal to form rail energy transportation advisory committee
Alstom to supply freight locomotives, electrification equipment to Chinese railways
UP tops Fortune's 'most admired railroad' list for second-straight year
Passenger-rail coalition to host National Rail Passenger Leadership Summit
Harsco renames engineered products/services unit
U.S. railroads register intermodal volume gain, carload decline in February, AAR says
SEPTA to hold hearings on proposed FY2008 fare increase, service cuts
CenterPoint Properties proposes logistics park, intermodal facility in suburban Chicago
Southern California transit agencies, UP launch county-wide crossing safety program
Roots succeeds Gibson as Indiana Harbor Belt's general manager
Greenbrier workers contemplate strike at Canadian TrentonWorks plant
Amtrak board member Sosa resigns
Train and crossing accidents drop, trespasser and crossing fatalities rise in 2006, FRA says
BNSF, NCDA and state of Minnesota sign Northstar operating agreements
Senator seeks to include TTCI in DHS' domestic preparedness consortium
George to succeed Martin as Fort Worth & Western's president
STB schedules public hearing to address rail capacity, traffic projections
Reuter to manage multi-billion-dollar Miami-Dade transportation plan for Parsons Brinckerhoff
Trinity Railway Express to provide onboard Internet access, video entertainment
UP, Dow partner to attain eight chemical transportation safety and security goals within 10 years
Canadian government commits $962 million for Toronto-area congestion relief
Long-time CPR exec Foot to retire in July
Nordco acquires Dapco Industries, Dapco Technologies
Northern Virginia transit ridership jumps 17 percent in five years
Vossloh to acquire track material supplier Pohl Corp.
Westcode to supply HVAC systems for new SEPTA cars
Pittsburgh port authority proposes FY2008 budget reductions
Sound Transit opens light-rail operations and maintenance hub
Amtrak considers restoring service between Chicago and Dubuque
KCS tests GPS ballast train for U.S., Mexican operations
Pacific Ethanol to build second plant in California
NJ Transit to hold public hearings on Access to the Region's Core environmental work
BNSF, UP among magazine's top 50 employers for Hispanic women
Midwestern rail shipper association elects ADS' Gustafson president
CREATE train rolls into Springfield to lobby legislators for Illinois' $100 million allotment
EPA proposes rule to reduce locomotive engine emissions
Amtrak names Witt, Acheson to VP posts
U.S. railroads register intermodal rise, carload drop during latest week, AAR says
Brush becomes Genesee & Wyoming's first chief human resource officer
Knorr-Bremse to provide braking equipment for Deutsche Bahn EMUs
ARCADIS to determine feasibility of implementing maglev technology on Tennessee corridor
WMATA to phase out construction office
CSXT tabs Mancini to oversee strategic infrastructure initiatives
Invensys forms group to bring four rail brands under one banner
Bombardier to supply another 150 locomotives to Italy's Trenitalia
RFTrax unveils wireless asset tracking system for locomotives
GE Rail Services names Tupper eastern sales region's commercial leader
National Carriers' Conference Committee, rail labor coalition reach tentative five-year contract
Metro-North posts record ridership, on-time performance in 2006
January a better-than-average month for tie suppliers, RTA says
Surface transportation trade between U.S., Canada down in December
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