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Rail News: August 2004
August 31
Genesee & Wyoming subsidiaries land deals to lease Illinois railroad's assets, acquire Georgia branch line Read More »
Done deal Down Under: RailAmerica completes Freight Australia sale Read More »
BNSF bids adieu to Boeing's 757 business Read More »
National Mediation Board extends comment period on proposed arbitration rule changes Read More »
August 30
CSXT, OmniTRAX partner to improve services for Atlanta industrial park shippers Read More »
House transportation committee members seek co-sponsors for 'PROTECTS' rail security bill Read More »
BNSF to begin using new Idaho fueling facility Read More »
UP receives top 50 honor for Hispanic female employment policies Read More »
RMI introduces weekly index of short-line traffic data Read More »
August 27
Intermodal loads dominate U.S. roads' weekly traffic gains; carloads do same for Canadian roads, AAR says Read More »
Alaska Railroad opens state fair intermodal facility Read More »
CSX creates credit line with another minority owned bank Read More »
VRE to randomly deploy bomb-sniffing dogs onboard trains Read More »
Citizens group proposes rail corridor as solution to I-81 traffic congestion Read More »
New York Regional Rail: Revenue roll can't compensate for mounting costs Read More »
MHF Logistical Solutions moves 5,000th rail car carrying contaminated soil Read More »
August 26
BNSF thanks truckers for prosperous intermodal relationship Read More »
KCS obtains industrial spur in Mississippi to increase carloads, cut costs Read More »
In memoriam: Former Vermont Railway President Pennington Read More »
Online shipper/transloader matching service draws interest in first 30 days, BNSF says Read More »
CN, UTU to discuss U.S. crews' safety vest concerns Read More »
August 25
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville appoints top officers Read More »
Year-old WMATA police unit meets crime prevention mandate Read More »
Raritan Central to serve second New Jersey industrial park Read More »
To EACH its own: East Camden & Highland boots up new Web site Read More »
Horizon Lines to add 900 units to refrigerated-container arsenal Read More »
August 24
CSXT, NS to exchange about $774 million worth of Conrail's debt securities Read More »
NJ Transit preps extension for next month's opening Read More »
BNSF appoints Goodall, Freeman to new AVP positions Read More »
Santa Clara VTA appoints Miller to head land development division Read More »
BMWE members to vote on proposed Teamsters merger Read More »
Colorado transportation authority to restore freight service on 33-mile line Read More »
Private investor Washburn joins Greenbrier's board Read More »
August 23
CPR identifies two branch lines as abandonment candidates, uploads performance measures to Web site Read More »
NJ Transit opens new station, parking facility Read More »
BNSF serves another super-sized container ship at Long Beach port Read More »
WMATA to begin elevator overhaul next month Read More »
RailRunner inaugurates Indiana-to-Florida intermodal service Read More »
Alameda Corridor authority appoints Preusch CFO Read More »
Transplace names Cashman CTO, Chiodo VP of sales Read More »
August 20
AAR traffic update: U.S. roads still on a roll, TFM narrows year-over-year gaps Read More »
Oregon's TriMet seeks funds for new light-rail line Read More »
Transport Canada lowers speed limit, steps up investigation following CN derailment on Alberta line Read More »
WMATA replenishes SmarTrip card supply Read More »
Ohio enacts law allowing cities to create quiet zones, ban train whistles Read More »
BNSF superintendent ends 53-year railroading career Read More »
August 19
CSXT, NS add advertising campaign, cameras to crossing safety strategies, UTU says Read More »
MARTA appoints four board members Read More »
U.S. transportation industry needs to increase implementation pace of container security systems, report says Read More »
E-business: Louisville & Indiana customers begin to bill cars online Read More »
Oerlikon Contraves names Stadler president, CEO Read More »
Transportation Research Forum seeks submissions for annual conference, schedules fall meetings Read More »
August 18
CSXT receives top railroad ranking for moving waste materials Read More »
Alaska Railroad to adopt distributed power to pull longer trains from North Pole Read More »
Pennsylvania revises 12-year transportation spending program Read More »
Lapierre takes helm as Canadian transport minister Read More »
Railroad places PC order to complete conductor work-order reporting system Read More »
August 17
NS to exchange some unsecured debt securities to extend maturity date Read More »
USDOT to help fund grade crossing improvements for five high-speed corridors Read More »
CSXT ready to roll out new online shipping instructions tool Read More »
Amtrak posts ridership gains in Illinois Read More »
KCS envisions Web-based prescription eyewear program to cut safety equipment costs Read More »
FTA awards studies grant to Houston METRO Read More »
Providence and Worcester's revenue on the rise, but so are expenses Read More »
WMATA adds six transit agencies to online trip planner Read More »
STB considers seven cases at open voting conference Read More »
August 16
KCS, TMM come to terms, close on new Mexrail sale transaction Read More »
Intermodal: L.A. port sets policy promoting more reliance on rail Read More »
Coal shipper shouldn't be allowed to seek federal arbitration in rate case, CPR says Read More »
RailAmerica gets last green light to sell Freight Australia Read More »
Greenbrier's rail-car backlog a boon to Gunderson plant's production Read More »
August 13
RailAmerica subsidiary to purchase CSXT Ohio line Read More »
St. Louis Metro to take over construction management for Cross County extension Read More »
2Q Financials: Global Railway increases revenue Read More »
London transit system wins award for fare-collection system Read More »
National Mediation Board proposes new arbitration rules Read More »
Kyocera to increase production at Mexican plant, open California office Read More »
TranSystems appoints Hopkins to lead eastern business sector Read More »
August 12
Ethanol plant opens on Indiana Rail Road line Read More »
CTA to issue bonds to help fund capital projects Read More »
AAR report: Rail traffic up in U.S., Canada, Mexico Read More »
Chicago's Metra adds parking at two stations Read More »
Magnus L.L.C. appoints Perillo to VP post Read More »
It's a GO: CTA to rent vehicles at five stations Read More »
AAR now offering 2004 equipment report Read More »
August 11
BNSF, dispatchers union set contract terms Read More »
CSX to pull listing from London Stock Exchange next month Read More »
U.S. transportation industry still short on security, study says Read More »
Watco adds locomotives, personnel to beef up mechanical department Read More »
Cleveland Commercial Railroad to lease, operate Wheeling & Lake Erie line Read More »
August 10
North American intermodal industry's quarterly traffic-growth streak reaches nine, IANA says Read More »
Charlotte light-rail line planners obtain $11.5 million FTA grant Read More »
Federal Highway Administration issues interim approval on wayside horn systems Read More »
NJ Transit to open Ramsey station in less than two weeks Read More »
BNSF to test locomotive cameras for two months Read More »
Florida East Coast Railway carries quarterly revenue load for parent company, lowers operating ratio Read More »
IANA, NITL, TIA set schedules for joint November conference Read More »
August 9
Transportation Services Index sets 14-year record for fourth-straight month Read More »
Hiawatha's first month of service a ridership success Read More »
Class Is answer STB's call for fall peak service plans Read More »
VIA Rail, Canadian Auto Workers reach tentative three-year agreement Read More »
UP to speed up trains in three Texas towns Read More »
Amtrak's Pere Marquette service marks 20th anniversary Read More »
New York, New Jersey port authority approves rail bridge funds Read More »
TTX signs up as associate AAR member Read More »
August 6
AAR schedules September forum focusing on shippers' fall peak demands, Class Is' ability to meet them Read More »
Maryland Transit appoints former COO Taylor to planning post Read More »
U.S. roads to share wayside wheel-health data to prevent accidents, damage Read More »
Spanish agency contracts ALSTOM to supply vehicles for new light-rail system Read More »
AAR: U.S. roads seven-for-seven in monthly gains on both sides of traffic equation; others not hitting intermodal stride Read More »
CSXI's monthly fuel surcharge on the rise again in August Read More »
Intermodal: 'Big' not large enough word to describe BNSF customer's ship Read More »
August 5
Port of New York/New Jersey already anxious to expand yet-to-open intermodal terminal Read More »
San Diego Trolley scores big with baseball park service Read More »
BMWE, labor department settlement requires re-election of union president, secretary-treasurer Read More »
European car builder contracts Magnetek to supply power systems for Italian passenger cars Read More »
Florida East Coast Industries buys back shares from major stockholders Read More »
Trinity Industries increases quarterly revenue, but rising raw material prices reduce income Read More »
RailPower partners with United Goninan to sell hybrid switchers in Australia, Asia Read More »
August 4
BNSF continues to close in on grade-crossing closure goal Read More »
Preliminary work on Northstar Corridor might proceed this year without state bonds Read More »
STB re-schedules hearing on small-road abandonment procedures Read More »
NYCT contracts RailWorks subsidiary to rehabilitate Queens signals Read More »
New York Regional Rail promotes Sage to president, GM of trucking arm Read More »
Johnstown America begins to fill First Union Rail's auto-carrier order Read More »
Greenbrier obtains TTX order for 1,100 intermodal wells Read More »
August 3
CSX creates $15 million credit line with more than a dozen minority owned banks Read More »
BART to earthquake-proof underwater tube Read More »
KCS appoints Brook VP, comptroller Read More »
Maryland Transit receives double-tracking project funds Read More »
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway receives $25 million RRIF loan for 286k-related trackwork Read More »
Amtrak to analyze RailPower's Green Goat in D.C. yard Read More »
Genesee & Wyoming increases second-quarter earnings despite North American, Australian operational snags Read More »
Alcatel installs security cameras on Denmark passenger train Read More »
Stone secures Senate approval as TSA's assistant secretary of homeland security Read More »
August 2
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic makes three executive appointments Read More »
BNSF Logistics receives top-10 ranking in 3PL shipper survey Read More »
TTCI names Moore Ede communications, train control scientist Read More »
TransSystems appoints Schmidt VP to oversee eastern U.S. offices Read More »
GE Inspection Technologies acquires Hocking NDT Read More »
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