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Rail News: March 2003
March 31
Signed, sealed and delivered: TCU, carriers ink carmen, clerks contract Read More »
TriMet begins initiative to increase security, passenger services Read More »
Sound Transit offers transit accessibility guide for disabled passengers Read More »
Cubic names Purcell senior vice president of contracts Read More »
BNSF a welcome workplace for Latinas, magazine says Read More »
Chattahoochee & Gulf to acquire Central of Georgia Railroad line Read More »
March 28
UP adds MexDirect rates, instructions to Web site Read More »
Canadian governments provide funds for GO Transit, York Region Transit improvements Read More »
Legislation to help fund Northstar Corridor Read More »
Security: WMATA receives radiological detection equipment Read More »
Canadian Transportation Agency cites disability obstacles on some VIA rail cars Read More »
FECR begins serving new intermodal customer Read More »
STB invites public input on small rate-challenge procedures Read More »
Pioneer Railcorp's 2002 financial performance sets all-time record Read More »
March 27
KCS begins to offer empty-car releases online Read More »
BNSF powers up seasonal electric-vehicle business Read More »
Watco Cos. expands, revises executives' responsibilities Read More »
Global Railway secures funds to purchase G&B Specialties Read More »
March 26
BNSF pilots program targeting human element in incidents, injuries Read More »
San Francisco Municipal Railway awards subway-extension design contract Read More »
Sound Transit opens pedestrian bridge Read More »
Tri-Met begins bridge repairs on trolley line Read More »
Metro-North contracts consultant Read More »
Trinity, Rescar terminate rail-car repair transaction Read More »
Alameda Corridor selected as civil-engineering award finalist Read More »
On the move: ASLRRA to set up shop in AAR's office building Read More »
March 25
Rising fuel prices, falling consumer confidence to take bite out of quarterly earnings, UP says Read More »
Double-stack line would clear path for affordable container service in Appalachia region, study says Read More »
Double-stack line would clear path for affordable container service in Appalachia region, study says Read More »
NTSB: Engleman to chair, Rosenker to serve board Read More »
Indiana Harbor Belt reaches tentative agreement with signalmen Read More »
March 24
Follow that car: CPR to track automobiles, light trucks with vehicle I.D. numbers, wireless technology Read More »
Metra begins second phase of depot construction Read More »
SNCF awards $71 million train contract to Bombardier Read More »
Kawasaki receives undercarriage order for MBTA cars; authority to reintroduce low-floor vehicles on Green Line Read More »
CTA sells bonds to fund Cermak renovation Read More »
BNSF delivers diversity message at Hispanic business association meeting Read More »
STB settles several cases during second open-voting conference Read More »
March 21
Burkes resigns as STB vice chairman Read More »
Sound Transit can proceed with Seattle-to-Everett shoreline plans Read More »
WMATA, Greyhound team up to offer passengers bus-ticket outlet Read More »
DART light-rail expansion wins engineering award Read More »
CSXT to dole out fuel surcharge in smaller doses Read More »
UP to speed up trains through three Texas towns Read More »
CPR joins U.S. Customs' anti-terrorism program Read More »
March 20
CSXT orders 75 BELTPACKs from CANAC Read More »
AAR data: North American roads posting promising year-over-year traffic figures Read More »
UP's Pinnacle Award honors 24 chemical shippers' safety efforts Read More »
Chicago's Belt Railway appoints O'Brien president Read More »
March 19
Freight roads remain on high alert Read More »
Transit roads increase security after Office of Homeland Security issues 'high' terrorist alert Read More »
Port Authority receives FEMA grant for rebuilding World Trade Center station Read More »
WMATA tallies record ridership after farmer closes roads Read More »
SEPTA to implement procurement software Read More »
BNSF, FRA begin quiet-zone pilot project in Southern California Read More »
BLE-represented workers in northern Quebec ratify CN contract Read More »
March 18
CN, customs broker begin electronic manifest data exchange Read More »
Tranz Rail seeks bids for commuter road Tranz Metro Read More »
CSXT plays role in transporting bulky transformer Read More »
RailPower names Chairman Gish interim president, CEO Read More »
March 17
BNSF set to double-track Texas segment on Transcon line Read More »
CTA plans to seek New Start funding for regional rail projects Read More »
APTA survey: Americans support public transportation Read More »
SNCF awards HVAC contract Read More »
Waites to head CPR's U.S. network Read More »
USDOT provides state freight-flow profiles Read More »
March 14
Senate committee blesses NTSB reauthorization bill Read More »
Metra's recent rolling-stock order among industry's largest Read More »
Tunnel construction dispute: U.S. appellate court rules in favor of WMATA Read More »
London railway awards Alcatel software upgrade contract Read More »
BNSF assists 'Operation Iron Horse' with military-equipment moves Read More »
Bakersfield joins remote-control resolution bandwagon Read More »
AARS plans late July annual meeting in Pittsburgh Read More »
March 13
NS bringing service back to Ohio branch line Read More »
Wabtec Rail to supply more ballast cars to U.K.'s Network Rail Read More »
EVA Signal obtains first international order for grade-crossing detection system Read More »
March 12
Supreme Court awards rail workers damages for cancer fears tied to asbestos Read More »
APTA campaigns for federal funding increase Read More »
Rail 2 Rail program shows first-quarter progress Read More »
SACRT names long-time NJ Transit human-resource exec Johnson chief administrative officer Read More »
N.Y. MTA using federal dollars to fund new union, UTU says Read More »
Escalating crude-oil prices fuel potential Class I surcharge change Read More »
KCS to merge Gateway Western's identity into mother railroad's by July Read More »
Progress Rail subsidiary set to sell cars, locomotives to The Andersons Co.-formed LLC Read More »
March 11
There's no evidence to back remote-control bans, FRA's Rutter says Read More »
After reaching carload heights in 2002, Reading & Northern set to soar again in 2003 Read More »
Tacoma port to install intermodal-yard planning software Read More »
March 10
Amtrak, Missouri DOT cut costs, services to resolve state funding shortfall Read More »
UP continues to test battery-powered locomotive in California yard Read More »
METRO seeks transit alternatives in high-traffic area Read More »
BART to enhance network communications Read More »
New software provides smart-card clearinghouse alternative Read More »
Alaska Railroad pays penalty, upgrades emergency-response equipment to settle EPA fuel-spill suit Read More »
UP to bypass IC interchange by using utility's Joliet track Read More »
Subsidiary to market NS' services south of the U.S. border Read More »
March 7
TEA-21 needs to speed up, increase funds for freight roads, witnesses tell House railroad subcommittee Read More »
Amtrak to limit use of 'Acela' name Read More »
CTA approves subway telecommunications contract Read More »
WMATA plans to add parking deck at West Falls Church Station Read More »
Cubic shuffles exec deck Read More »
Train accidents, employee casualties down last year, but trespasser fatalities rise, AAR says Read More »
North American roads' monthly, year-to-date traffic figures follow familiar path Read More »
UP to move over-sized wind-turbine parts, speed Texas trains Read More »
March 6
NITL's Emmett to step down in March, rather than May Read More »
More remote interest: Another Arkansas city raises LRC concerns, BLE says Read More »
Corporate finance: CN launches $400 million debt offering Read More »
March 5
TCU, carriers expect to carry out carmen, clerks contract by April 1 Read More »
Albuquerque plans rapid-transit system Read More »
L.A. MTA to launch transit pass programs Read More »
TriMet steps up security Read More »
Track work to temporarily suspend Amtrak's Sunset Limited service Read More »
BLE plans rally in front of FRA's offices to draw attention to remote-control safety issues Read More »
CSXT names Peifer senior labor-relations VP Read More »
AAR supports the Bush Administration's coal-favoring stance on two energy initiatives Read More »
March 4
Rail-car deliveries will gradually recover, EPA says Read More »
Pacer Stacktrain starts up two U.S.-to-Mexico intermodal services Read More »
Railway Supply Group's Danavac acquires Procor's gravity discharge gate Read More »
Ocean-carrier Web site to broaden transportation-mode horizons through partnership Read More »
Advanced Rail Management to conduct economic panel discussion at ninth annual Chicago seminar Read More »
March 3
March's fuel-price outlook not very encouraging, OPIS says Read More »
BART releases 10-year plan draft Read More »
WMATA nurtures car replacement, rehabilitation plans to support growth Read More »
Caltrain adds message boards to 10 stations Read More »
Metro targets Somalian-speaking riders Read More »
Morgan to resign from STB next month Read More »
BLE wins right to represent Utah Railway workers; BLE-represented employees at Indiana short-line ratify RailAmerica agreement Read More »
Locomotive remote-control technology is 'simply an issue over jobs and who has them,' UTU says Read More »
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