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Rail News: July 2023

July 31

Supplier Spotlight
Rail supplier news from Hub, Alstom and CDM Smith (July 31) Read More »
Passenger Rail
Two transit agencies hire new leaders Read More »
Short Lines & Regionals
Ohio Central Railroad obtains grant for rail upgrade project Read More »
CSX Transportation
CSX names 2022 Chemical Safety Excellence winners Read More »
People
OmniTRAX taps former Amazon exec to lead Brownsville & Rio Grande Read More »
Intermodal
IANA: Slower demand impacted Q2 intermodal volume Read More »

July 28

Amtrak
Amtrak invests $770 million in accessibility, logs Virginia ridership increases Read More »
BNSF Railway
BNSF opens new Trinity Bridge in Fort Worth Read More »
Norfolk Southern Railway
NS, SMART-TD to partner on conductor trainee program Read More »
M&A
G&W Canada acquires BMS Locomotive Service Group Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
NTSB faults track conditions in fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment Read More »
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CPKC posts 'challenging' Q2 results; orders more fuel cell engines for hydrogen locomotives Read More »

July 27

CSX Transportation
CSX to donate $10 million to University of Florida project Read More »
Rail Industry Trends
US freight-rail traffic decline continued in Week 29 Read More »
People
Alaska Railroad promotes Clemens to external affairs director Read More »
Mechanical
Cando to develop battery-powered switching locomotive Read More »
Mechanical
CN, Wabtec to modernize 60 locomotives Read More »
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern's Q2 results include charge for East Palestine recovery Read More »

July 26

Labor
UPS, Teamsters reach tentative agreement Read More »
Intermodal
Georgia ports log record ro/ro volumes in FY23 Read More »
Intermodal
Ports of Indiana issues RFQ for Mount Vernon rail operator Read More »
Canadian National Railway - CN
CN reports lower revenue, income in Q2 Read More »
Union Pacific Railroad
UP posts lower net income, operating revenue in Q2 Read More »
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific names Vena as CEO, Whited as president to succeed Fritz Read More »

July 25

Supplier Spotlight
Rail supplier news from Alstom, Stadler and Uber Freight (July 25) Read More »
MOW
Sheep join BART's efforts to reduce wildfire risk Read More »
People
Anacostia's Khatami, Perri complete post-graduate degrees Read More »
Passenger Rail
LA Metro posts progress on FY23 strategic goals Read More »
M&A
Class I-served MacMillan-Piper acquired by GSC Read More »
Safety
Another ACE grade separation project wraps up in California Read More »

July 24

Passenger Rail
Report: MTA using AI to track fare evaders Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
FTA awards $20 million in grants to improve transit access Read More »
Amtrak
OIG: Amtrak improved project cost management, but challenges remain Read More »
Short Lines & Regionals
Alaska Railroad marks 100th anniversary, names Terry VP of real estate Read More »
Passenger Rail
Canada names groups able to submit proposals for High Frequency Rail project Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
FRA wants Class Is to regularly report train-length information Read More »

July 21

People
DART Chair Wong Krause named APTA vice chair Read More »
Passenger Rail
MTA fare increases to start in August Read More »
Passenger Rail
MBTA completes Orange Line tunnel repairs Read More »
People
Batory joins Michigan State's rail education, research center Read More »
Norfolk Southern Railway
Davidson, DeBiase join Norfolk Southern's board Read More »
CSX Transportation
CSX reports decline in Q2 revenue, profit Read More »

July 20

Supplier Spotlight
Rail supplier news from Omni Transloading, Stadler, Duos, AITX, Caltrax, Glid and IntelliTrans (July 20) Read More »
High-Speed Rail
California authority completes high-speed rail overpass Read More »
Intermodal
Ports: Milwaukee opens ag export facility; Houston, SC log steady June Read More »
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern awards over 100 college scholarships Read More »
BNSF Railway
Ag co-op to build rail-served grain shuttle facility in Kansas Read More »
Rail Industry Trends
US freight-rail traffic down again in Week 28 Read More »

July 19

Union Pacific Railroad
Report: UP to begin testing ground-based conductors Read More »
Shippers
U.S. Energy to expand freight business via rail transload facility in Las Vegas Read More »
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CPKC to mark first anniversary with steam locomotive tour in 2024 Read More »
Amtrak
Amtrak crews to update NEC track this summer Read More »
Labor
Canadian dockworkers reject tentative agreement, resume strike Read More »
Passenger Rail
NJ Transit signs lease for new HQ Read More »

July 18

Passenger Rail
Metra seeks rider input on new fare plan Read More »
People
Sound Transit appoints Friend, Arnold to executive roles Read More »
Short Lines & Regionals
Kansas DOT solicits submissions for rail improvement program Read More »
Passenger Rail
Maryland DOT seeks to extend Purple Line deadline to 2027 Read More »
Passenger Rail
MTA proposes balanced budget through 2027 Read More »
CSX Transportation
CSX yields encouraging results from soybean oil-based fuel tests Read More »

July 17

C&S
Illinois panel OKs grade crossing project on Illinois Central Railroad line Read More »
Labor
Florida Gulf & Atlantic's train, engine workers join BLET Read More »
Intermodal
LNG export facility to be built at Brownsville port Read More »
Labor
ILWU Canada, BC ports reach tentative agreement Read More »
Amtrak
Amtrak issues RFQs for train maintenance facilities Read More »
CSX Transportation
CSX identifies eight rail-served properties as Select Sites Read More »

July 14

Passenger Rail
Calgary to study airport-downtown rail connection Read More »
Intermodal
Rockport Terminals marks first year in service with UP Read More »
Mechanical
Vale to acquire 3 Wabtec locomotives for railroad in Brazil Read More »
People
Alaska Railroad announces leadership changes Read More »
Class Is
UP, CN test renewable fuels on locomotive 'treadmill' Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
House subcommittee advances bill that would slash funding for rail Read More »

July 13

Supplier Spotlight
Rail supplier news from Arup, Jacobs and Duos (July 13) Read More »
Passenger Rail
CTA awards contract for Austin Green Line Station work Read More »
Rail Industry Trends
Amtrak, US Class Is named 'best' workplaces for disability inclusion practices Read More »
Rail Industry Trends
US rail volumes fell 5% in Week 27 Read More »
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern issues ESG report, welcomes Piedmont service expansion Read More »
MOW
Minnesota DOT to allocate millions in grade-separation project funding Read More »

July 12

Passenger Rail
Metrolinx tries new engineering tech for Hazel McCallion LRT construction Read More »
Intermodal
Report: Strike halts nondomestic intermodal traffic at BC ports Read More »
Passenger Rail
Amtrak, Metrolink to resume service in San Clemente next week Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
STB to investigate OTP of Amtrak Sunset Limited trains Read More »
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Canada adds funding to Edmonton grade separation project Read More »
Supplier Spotlight
TTX to relocate HQ to North Carolina from Chicago Read More »

July 11

Supplier Spotlight
Rail supplier news from Skanska, Shift5 and OLI (July 11) Read More »
Passenger Rail
WMATA to consider long-term expansion plans for Metrorail Read More »
Passenger Rail
VIA Rail breaks ground on train fleet maintenance center project Read More »
Passenger Rail
Flood update: MTA Metro-North replaces trains with buses Read More »
Intermodal
California awards grants for port upgrades, rail crossing work Read More »
Short Lines & Regionals
ASLRRA announces Jake Safety Award winners Read More »

July 10

Supplier Spotlight
Rail supplier news from Wabtec, Siemens and Hill International (July 10) Read More »
CSX Transportation
CSX reports 2022 ESG progress Read More »
Passenger Rail
MTA Metro-North, Amtrak suspend some NY service due to flooding Read More »
Labor
UP, SMART-TD reach sick-leave agreement Read More »
Passenger Rail
Metra to provide Chicago-to-Rockford rail service Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
Conductor trainee fatality prompts FRA safety bulletin Read More »

July 7

Supplier Spotlight
Rail supplier news from Nortrak, CXT, Wabtec, Alstom and Matern Engineering (July 7) Read More »
Shippers
USD to test crude-by-rail shipments with new customer at Oklahoma terminal Read More »
Passenger Rail
WMATA logs highest ridership since 2015 on July Fourth Read More »
Short Lines & Regionals
Sierra Northern, Patriot Rail part of grant-winning projects in California Read More »
Passenger Rail
MTA to rehab 14 more stations under renovation program Read More »

July 6

Passenger Rail
SacRT obtains $35 million from state to improve light-rail system Read More »
Rail Industry Trends
AAR: U.S. rail traffic tumbled again in June Read More »
Passenger Rail
MTA seeks contractor for next phase of Second Avenue subway extension Read More »
Norfolk Southern Railway
More East Palestine fallout: Ohio seeks federal disaster declaration; NS files cleanup cost suit Read More »
Passenger Rail
Hudson Tunnel project to receive $6.9 billion in federal funds Read More »
Safety
Ten years ago today: The tragic train accident in Lac-Megantic Read More »

July 5

People
TCU: 'Tireless advocate' DeCarlo has retired Read More »
Intermodal
G3 port terminals obtain latest Green Marine certification Read More »
Safety
Illinois commission approves more crossing safety improvements Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
Transport Canada provides funding for coastline rail project in Quebec Read More »
Passenger Rail
CTA to rebuild Blue Line's Forest Park Branch Read More »
Passenger Rail
California awards SMART $30 million to complete two extensions Read More »

July 3

Safety
Illinois commission OKs five crossing safety projects Read More »
Passenger Rail
WMATA to launch real-time train tracker tool Read More »
Short Lines & Regionals
STB approves city's request to end rail service on Tacoma line Read More »
Federal Legislation & Regulation
Chinese freight-rail coupler imports harm US rail industry, USITC says Read More »
People
NMB installs Hamilton as chair Read More »
Canadian National Railway - CN
CN posted ESG progress in 2022 Read More »
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