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Rail News: October 2001
October 31
Rail-car orders, deliveries continue downward spiral, ARCI says Read More »
VRE modifies baggage security plan, witnesses Amtrak's version in action Read More »
STB to release in mid-November final EIS on DM&E Powder River Basin project Read More »
NYC Transit restores service on most lines, digs in for long haul on others Read More »
Trinity purchases rail-car leasing firm, finalizes Thrall Car merger Read More »
DART selects firm to service retirement plan Read More »
Lower fuel prices lead NS to drop surcharge Read More »
October 30
Vast majority of UTU members approve BLE merger Read More »
ASF-Keystone, Standard Car combine truck manufacturing capabilities Read More »
Swiss railways' freight division opts for Bombardier-built locomotives Read More »
NS intermodal-management subsidiary launches Web site Read More »
October 29
Intermodal service provider adds Seattle location Read More »
ASLRRA announces Marketing Award winners Read More »
VIA Rail inaugural run comes with station-improvement investment Read More »
Bombardier inks Hungarian State Railways refurbishment contract Read More »
Amtrak signs on with SupplyPro to cut supply costs Read More »
October 26
KCS reports solid third-quarter results Read More »
Six-county association gains initial STB approval for Utah line Read More »
Chemical industry issues security guidelines for facilities, rail Read More »
WMATA closes mail room, ID office for anthrax testing Read More »
BART, AFSCME reach tentative agreement Read More »
Orange County moves on light rail plans Read More »
October 25
STB OKs IC's line to captive Louisiana chemical shipper Read More »
CPR expands Toronto terminal, broadens intermodal horizons Read More »
STB adds export traffic to carload waybill sampling Read More »
October 24
Third quarter brings double-digit earnings bump for CN, promising financial report card for NS Read More »
CSXT shuffles sales and marketing group Read More »
RailWorks gains final court approval for Chapter 11-related financing Read More »
WMATA adjusts safety procedures Read More »
SEPTA GM Leary resigns Read More »
Caltrain to begin track and roadbed work Read More »
Minneapolis LRVs to include event recorders Read More »
October 23
As BNSF's third-quarter earnings decrease, so will jobs — CSXT on quarterly uptick Read More »
Birth of Niagara Falls entertainment complex determines fate of downtown tracks Read More »
UP to offer online freight bills Read More »
October 22
Third quarter bucks economic malaise for CPR, UP Read More »
Feuding BLE, UTU back on merger track Read More »
A&M increases intermodal business potential Read More »
WMATA reopens Pentagon Sales office Read More »
AirTrain service to Newark International now open Read More »
VIA Rail opens London station Read More »
October 19
STB requires tank-car charge negotiations between railroads, private fleet owners Read More »
ABC-NACO files for Chapter 11 reorganization Read More »
CPR to test electronic-invoicing with fuel supplier Read More »
RailWorks receives interim financing to reorganize under Chapter 11 Read More »
Pennsylvania progresses maglev plans Read More »
VRE completes AF Interlocking week early Read More »
October 18
BNSF to concentrate on capital-spending cuts, Rose says Read More »
NS ready to dedicate Austell intermodal terminal Read More »
STB adds public services office Internet link Read More »
October 17
BNSF gains tenant — and customer — for Chicago-area intermodal development Read More »
CSXT soon to satisfy need for speed in Ohio Read More »
Army Reserve seeks rail-experienced recruits Read More »
Prince joins OA to go 'where the action is' Read More »
Commerce Committee passes Amtrak emergency aid bill Read More »
WMATA requests $190 million for security enhancements Read More »
AFSCME rejects BART's 'best, final' offer Read More »
DART, Metra approve FY 2002 budgets Read More »
Canadian passenger rail systems sign interline service agreement Read More »
October 16
RailAmerica swings StatesRail deal to acquire eight short lines Read More »
FECR ready to slap on CANAC's BELTPACKs Read More »
BLE to represent a second short line Read More »
October 15
Bethlehem Steel files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Read More »
With IBB combination DOA, BMWE adopts never-say-never approach to future mergers Read More »
RailAmerica claims STB's ParkSierra merger-agreement posting is premature Read More »
GCRTA board to consider financial, physical growth Read More »
VRE's AF Interlocking Project nears completion Read More »
Istanbul metro awards ALSTOM signaling contract Read More »
October 12
STB dismisses TCU's petition seeking labor-issue clarity on car shop closing Read More »
RAILINC, RailAmerica forge short-line transportation-management software deal Read More »
GWI shuffles executive deck, restructures Australian railroad Read More »
Aviation Security passes Senate sans Amtrak funding, Hollings introduces bill to repeal self-sufficiency mandate Read More »
Rail~Volution 2001 rescheduled Read More »
Luxembourg National Railways orders Alstom trainsets Read More »
Telephonics inks communications contracts for NYC Transit cars Read More »
October 11
AAR lifts voluntary cargo restrictions, recommends continuing security measures Read More »
NS nears Six Sigma roll-out Read More »
USDOT seeks tougher hazardous-materials shipment security Read More »
California light-rail system acquires UP trackage Read More »
WMATA takes out trash — cans, that is Read More »
Metro-North extends online ticket fulfillment contract Read More »
October 10
U.S., Canada need to get smart about border practices, Tellier says Read More »
Freight Australia bucks workforce-reducing trend Read More »
Railtrack bottoms out, back under semi-government control Read More »
October 9
BLE disputes UTU's remote-control jurisdiction claim as 'attempt to circumvent the law' Read More »
Rail industry reaches red-alert status following Afghanistan bombing runs Read More »
CN begins to carry out slow, cautious WC integration Read More »
RailAmerica eyes ParkSierra merger Read More »
UP upgrades line deep in heart of Texas Read More »
SEPTA progresses ATC plans Read More »
CTA taps MIT, UIC for research projects Read More »
BART presents AFSCME its best and final offer Read More »
BART increases security measures Read More »
Washington Group to manage Mission Valley East Trolley Extension construction Read More »
WMATA returns to pre-attack schedules, encourages D.C. tourism Read More »
October 8
Rail World, Wheeling Corp. consortium reaches B&A deal Read More »
Month, quarter, year-to-date AAR figures detail U.S. freight-traffic decay Read More »
IMCs' second-quarter loads down, revenue-per-load up despite mixed economy, IANA says Read More »
Railinc rolls out short line-targeted software Read More »
Midwest High Speed Rail Coalition discusses progress, funding at fall meeting Read More »
October 5
Edmonton terminal helps CN fulfill intermodal 'need for speed' Read More »
UP opts for Nexterna's communications system to improve asset tracking Read More »
IBEW members ratify four-year deal with CPR Read More »
NYC Transit awards construction contract for Coney Island station Read More »
BART inks fare-collection deal with Cubic Read More »
ALSTOM sells stake in England-based infrastructure maintenance company Read More »
October 4
Larger ships might mean more port and rail business for OmniTRAX subsidiaries Read More »
BLE's Hahs amends union's merger approach, hopes to mend fences with UTU Read More »
New terminal to ramp up Windy City capacity for UP Read More »
October 3
KCS adds two vice presidents to staff Read More »
NS provides benefit security for employee reservists called to arms Read More »
Rail industry steps up security measures to tackle terrorism, AAR says Read More »
Schneider National enhances year-old intermodal product with express service Read More »
New bill enters high-speed rail funding debate Read More »
Sound Transit clearing Link light rail path Read More »
October 2
STB to prepare EIS for BNSF-led partnership's proposed Houston line Read More »
CN, UP partner to provide expedited Canada-to-Mexico intermodal service Read More »
UP's GM contract a yard-expanding enterprise for IHB Read More »
STB grants utility final OK to build competing Arkansas rail line Read More »
October 1
GWI signs dotted line for third N.Y.-Pa. region short line Read More »
CP: And then there were five … Read More »
East Coast transit agencies opt for regional smart cards Read More »
Senate committee to examine railroad and maritime industry safety Read More »
CIT Group changes name to Tyco Capital Read More »
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