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Rail News: July 2001
July 31
NS recognizes employees' operational-enhancement efforts Read More »
UP, DaimlerChrysler form logistics company to speed vehicle shipments Read More »
CP schedules late-September shareholders meeting to conduct reorganization vote Read More »
Minnesota to begin constructing first station on Hiawatha line Read More »
July 30
BNSF adds two more guaranteed intermodal-service lanes Read More »
Identical small-road track improvement bill in Senate Read More »
George Mason University conference to dispense advice in labor-management disputes Read More »
Amtrak plans workforce reduction Read More »
BART requests cooling-off period with third union Read More »
July 27
Rail-car orders and deliveries continue to drop, ARCI says Read More »
Three Class Is commit to purchasing recycled-wood ties Read More »
CTA to receive federal funds for Douglas Branch project Read More »
July 26
Wabtec sells locomotive after-market assets to GE Read More »
Rail World, Wheeling Corp. consortium barters purchase of B&A's rail holdings Read More »
English rail authority abandons long-term franchise, opts for two-year extension Read More »
July 25
Progress Rail no longer for sale, Progress Energy says Read More »
CPR relies on Genesis to grow — and speed — intermodal business Read More »
AAR adds communications, government affairs staff Read More »
DART updates plans to double system Read More »
English rail system plans expansions Read More »
Metro-North appointments address safety, diversity Read More »
July 24
Senate confirms Rutter as FRA administrator Read More »
CWB culls caution from CTA Review Panel's recommendations Read More »
Transentric expands TranXML software solution Read More »
SEPTA to receive FEMA funds for bridge rebuilding Read More »
WMATA adds service-disruption information to Web site Read More »
July 23
BLE, UTU mine merger deal; plan to soon seek membership approval Read More »
BNSF LOGS guaranteed refrigerated box-car shipments onto capacity auction site Read More »
Decade-old TC&W to operate Minnesota line as subsidiary Read More »
L.A. gearing up to accommodate increasing ridership Read More »
Construction storm beats out tropical gale in Battle of the Bridge Read More »
July 20
UP secures second straight DaimlerChrysler logistics award Read More »
Consortium begins building Australia's north/south rail link Read More »
CIT Rail Resources, Alstom team up on second lease transaction Read More »
NCR Corp. plans to install ATMs in Madrid's subway stations Read More »
Two East Coast transit agencies enter long-term supply agreements Read More »
July 19
CTA review panel's findings might foster more railroad competition in Canada Read More »
TMM, KCS plow ahead with plans to purchase Mexico's TFM share Read More »
GATX's TankTrain tackles tank car loading time for high-volume liquids Read More »
Appropriations bill gains fans as it nears Senate consideration Read More »
Former NYC Transit CEO ousted as London Transport chairman Read More »
July 18
UP revises locomotive engineer work-rest policy Read More »
CSXT's property tax case against New York continues Read More »
Global Railway completes Bach-Simpson purchase Read More »
Atlanta picks Bombardier people movers for Hartsfield Airport Read More »
Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie … and trains? Read More »
July 17
Class Is attempt to address customers' growing supply-forecasting demands Read More »
CSX promotes three corporate execs Read More »
KCS closes crossings to eliminate collisions Read More »
Rail transit ridership continues to climb charts Read More »
Richmond Transit Village start-up to ease BART/Amtrak transfers Read More »
July 16
Retirement bill clears House committee, awaits floor vote date Read More »
California approves ACE funds; Alameda Corridor-related project to start soon Read More »
ASME to award two college scholarships in fall Read More »
Caltrain considers safety blitz success Read More »
Portland prepares for plentiful public transit picks Read More »
July 13
STB solidifies stance that truck-licensing issues should go through FMCSA Read More »
ACTA agrees to manage Pacific Coast Highway grade separation Read More »
NJ Transit adds industrial engineer to enhance passenger environments Read More »
WMATA zeroes in on canopy design firm Read More »
Montreal commuter rail awards tracking contract Read More »
July 12
Tennessee short line leases Mississippi-to-Kentucky segment from NS Read More »
Tax burden curtails Canadian railroads' competitiveness, study says Read More »
Johnstown America unveils steel-slab car Read More »
NJ Transit puts more expansion plans into action Read More »
Bombardier/Alstom/Technicatome consortium snare Paris contract Read More »
July 11
RailMarketplace contracts consultant to help build business Read More »
Canadian Competition Bureau blesses CN/WC merger Read More »
Steelroads.com adds bill-of-lading application Read More »
Partnership propels NJ Transit's plans Read More »
Seattle makes progress toward monorail system Read More »
July 10
OmniTRAX awaits CTA's impending open-access decision Read More »
BNSF introduces intermodal rates on the Internet Read More »
RailAmerica marks membership in market-capitalization indexes Read More »
Sound Transit makes progress on Central and Tacoma Link light-rail projects Read More »
WMATA continues record-ridership ways Read More »
July 9
CSXI adds I-95 Corridor to simplified pricing service Read More »
UP accommodates auto moves at St. Louis-area distribution facility Read More »
CSX Lines' site offers intermodal option to private vehicle shippers Read More »
Amtrak tweaks Chicago-to-Washington-to-Florida schedule Read More »
Bombardier signs two major contracts Read More »
July 6
U.S. carload traffic continues downward trend through first-half 2001 Read More »
NS initiative targets timely, accurate car reports Read More »
ARRC's Anchorage-to-Wasilla path to follow the straight and narrow Read More »
Paris Transport Authority orders trainsets from consortium Read More »
Caltrain plans safety blitz Read More »
July 5
Jamboree shaping up to be a fulfilling function for CSXT Read More »
CP considers late-September stockholder vote on corporate split Read More »
RailAmerica gains new lease on debt life through asset transactions Read More »
STB overrules Guilford's latest attempt to prevent Amtrak Boston-to-Portland service Read More »
L.A. board approves LRT, BRT extensions Read More »
MARTA appoints infrastructure manager Read More »
L.A. board approves LRT, BRT extensions Read More »
July 3
UP logistics unit enlists 3PL to market transportation in Mexico Read More »
NS opens Cleveland-area intermodal terminal Read More »
RPI unveils Web site upgrade Read More »
Houston Metro wins another court battle for light rail Read More »
Los Angeles MTA welcomes new board chair Read More »
DOT budget bill passed by House, moves on to Senate Read More »
July 2
Rockefeller's 'Railroad Competition Act' to reignite railroad-shipper war of words Read More »
New coalition to press Congress for intermodal infrastructure funds Read More »
Louisiana court affirms New Orleans tank-car verdict; CSXT might appeal Read More »
Metra breaks ground on station near Naval Training Center Read More »
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