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Rail News: August 2006
August 31
Genesee & Wyoming acquires two short lines' assets, purchases NS line Read More »
Bombardier Transportation to build 152 electric multiple-unit cars for London passenger road Read More »
Columbus, Ohio, airport authority awards construction contract for NS terminal Read More »
Metra orders five locomotive simulators from Corys TESS Read More »
August 30
Kummant to take reins as Amtrak's president and CEO Read More »
BNSF to serve two new ethanol plants in Texas Read More »
National Railway Equipment's 'Gen-Set' switcher matches more powerful locomotive's performance in parallel pull test at L.A. port Read More »
Reeves joins KCS as associate general counsel Read More »
Timken to provide journal bearing assembly for new German passenger train Read More »
Siemens supplies first DMU to California's NCTD for SPRINTER line Read More »
August 29
ATU-represented Utah Transit workers to vote on new three-year pact Read More »
Capitol Corridor authority adds trains on California line Read More »
CSXI's September fuel surcharge to increase slightly to 23 percent Read More »
LORD Corp. to supply fasteners for DART turnouts Read More »
GE Rail Services promotes Gray to EVP of sales and service Read More »
August 28
AAR data: U.S. roads register more carloads and intermodal moves in week No. 33 Read More »
Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner reaches highest-ever quarterly passenger count Read More »
U.S. utilities build up stockpiles, drive up railroads' coal traffic, AAR says Read More »
Carlin to head Loram Maintenance of Way's international business Read More »
Sumwalt takes seat as National Transportation Safety Board member Read More »
August 25
North Carolina's Triangle Transit removes regional rail plan from New Starts process, seeks local funding Read More »
FTA to give Northstar Corridor authority the green light to begin final design for new line Read More »
Rochester clinic, coalition contact FRA a second time to oppose the DM&E's RRIF loan Read More »
CPR cites six branch lines as abandonment candidates Read More »
TRE's Sklannik named to U.S. DOT's Langston University intermodal committee Read More »
Civil engineers society, transportation engineering journal seek papers on freight and passenger rail Read More »
August 24
BLET-represented SEPTA engineers ratify five-year contract Read More »
BART obtains $2.9 million grant from California Read More »
CSXI hosts celebrations at terminals to thank truckers for fruitful business partnership Read More »
Maryland to develop land near commuter-rail station Read More »
Seney resigns as Ohio rail commission's executive director Read More »
Florida East Coast installs wireless video surveillance system to monitor boat traffic under drawbridge Read More »
CPR to use 10East's mobile business platform in U.S. locations Read More »
August 23
Bear Stearns' shipper survey shows railroads are boosting service performance, AAR says Read More »
Sacramento RT obtains FRA waiver to eliminate train horns Read More »
Majority of Minnesotans and Rochester residents oppose DM&E's RRIF loan, Mayo Clinic-commissioned survey says Read More »
Florida DOT seeks public input on southeastern Florida passenger-rail options Read More »
BNSF thanks trucking partners for intermodal business boost by honoring drivers at terminal celebrations Read More »
One in four transportation firms rate disaster preparedness plans as 'fair' or 'poor,' university survey says Read More »
August 22
UP shuffles sales and marketing staff Read More »
Amazon.com selects BNSF subsidiary as logistics manager Read More »
Long Island Rail Road President Dermody to retire Read More »
CN to serve Alternative Energy Sources' new Illinois plant Read More »
Indiana Rail Road reaches 20th anniversary Read More »
AMSER Logistics names Axelson SVP-business development Read More »
August 21
BNSF closer to double-tracking entire 'Transcon' route Read More »
U.S. roads register more intermodal loads, fewer carloads in week No. 32, AAR says Read More »
Johnson Fain to develop land-use plan for LA MTA's Culver City station Read More »
Alternative Energy Sources to build ethanol plant on UP mainline Read More »
BNSF's California on-dock unit sets container-handling record in July Read More »
Utah Transit Authority to host transit maintenance course Read More »
August 18
Escalating PRB demand prompts BNSF to change coal divisions Read More »
Tie purchases and production plummet in July, RTA says Read More »
UP to speed up trains through five Texas towns Read More »
Virginia rail agency expands online grant application system Read More »
Georgetown Rail Equipment appoints three execs Read More »
Interfleet launches Web-based incident-reporting system in UK Read More »
August 17
FRA to revise safety regulations, promote ECP brake systems Read More »
FRA seeks public comments on environmental findings before ruling on DM&E's RRIF loan Read More »
Nottingham becomes Surface Transportation Board's fourth chairman Read More »
St. Louis Metro unveils second customer service center Read More »
FRA provides $1 million for Vermont Railway track project Read More »
Balfour Beatty Rail names Koff VP of railroad services, opens L.A. office Read More »
FreightCar America sells Johnstown car shell plant to United Industrial Read More »
August 16
STB gives DM&E green light to create subsidiary for Powder River Basin project Read More »
Cleveland RTA adding surveillance systems, bomb-sniffing dogs Read More »
2Q: Providence and Worcester registers net income and revenue increases Read More »
30-mile section of Dutch high-speed line ready for passengers Read More »
Long Island Rail Road yard earns 'Design-Build Project of the Year' award Read More »
Dates set for 'Wheel/Rail Interaction '07' Read More »
August 15
Survey Says: Majority of Minnesotans favor DM&E plans Read More »
Shippers making supply-chain efficiency gains, study says Read More »
NJ Transit to expand 2-year-old Morrisville yard Read More »
London railway contracts Wabtec to refurbish high-speed passenger cars Read More »
Saginaw Bay Southern installs RailComm CTC system Read More »
Port Authority Trans-Hudson to upgrade wireless network Read More »
GATX renames European operations Read More »
August 14
AAR: Carloads continue to climb for U.S. and Canadian roads Read More »
RailPower records revenue decline, but projects 4Q production increase Read More »
$400 million ethanol plant to be constructed at Indiana port Read More »
MBTA to add 186 security cameras throughout subway system Read More »
CTA nears completion of two Brown Line station rehabs Read More »
August 11
2Q IANA Report: North American intermodal volume hits quarterly, monthly peak Read More »
GATX Rail to purchase up to 4,000 rail cars from ARI Read More »
Senate confirms Simpson as FTA head Read More »
Genesee & Wyoming's North American carloads down, RailAmerica's flat Read More »
Metra makes improvements to Stony Island, Bryn Mawr stations Read More »
Providence and Worcester signs eight-year contract with TCU Read More »
August 10
ARI to build 'flexible' rail-car manufacturing plant Read More »
UP, Union Tank Car and Dow form team, advisory group for next-generation tank car project Read More »
CTA identifies $8 billion in capital funding needs Read More »
Former Transportation Secretary Mineta joins intermodal firm's advisory board Read More »
Brazilian agency awards 30-year operating contract Read More »
Pacer International promotes Strutz to chief commercial officer of logistics arm Read More »
August 9
RailTrends conference coming to New York City in October Read More »
Transportation Services Index's June swoon ends three-month winning streak Read More »
St. Louis Metro to open MetroLink extension Read More »
Intermodal industry veteran Prince joins KCS as VP of sales and marketing Read More »
Houston METRO's light-rail system hits 25-million mark Read More »
CSXT, BNSF Logistics gain top performer honors in magazine polls Read More »
Study: Voter-approved transportation measures on the rise since 2000 Read More »
August 8
Delaware & Hudson, Appalachian and Ohio workers ratify union contracts Read More »
Metro-North to commemorate 100th anniversary of electric train operations Read More »
Parsons Brinckerhoff to analyze options for relocating freight-rail line away from nation's capitol Read More »
Caltrain tests wireless high-speed Internet onboard trains Read More »
Kansas City Southern de México names Padilla legal director Read More »
Pennsylvania to pony up more than $5 billion for public transit and freight-rail improvements the next four years Read More »
Amtrak, Metrolink help power up 'Rail 2 Rail' on the Internet Read More »
August 7
SEPTA, BLET reach tentative agreement with assist from emergency board Read More »
Class I workforces up almost 3 percent at mid-year, STB says Read More »
Arizona Eastern Railway to build 10-mile line to build up carloads Read More »
NJ Transit to improve fluidity, reliability of 96-year-old bridge Read More »
State OKs Alaska Railroad's bond issue for MOW projects, equipment purchases Read More »
NS to roll out 'Modal-X' door-to-door service Read More »
Virginia agency names Page director of rail transportation Read More »
Railinc hands presidential reins to West Read More »
August 4
Florida DOT to provide millions for freight-rail infrastructure, commuter-rail line Read More »
AAR: Coal and grain help trigger U.S. roads' carload gain in July Read More »
SEPTA posts 6 percent ridership gain on regional rail lines Read More »
STB seeks public comments on proposed fuel surcharge practice changes Read More »
MBTA, Rhode Island DOT take wraps off $18.5 million layover facility Read More »
NS to open 'Shelocta Secondary' coal line in western Pennsylvania Read More »
Tie purchases and production plummet in June after 'hot' May, RTA says Read More »
FRA grants $679,000 for advanced train control development project Read More »
New Senate bill proposes treasury department as provider of railroad retirement annuities Read More »
August 3
CSXT to transfer operation of commuter-rail corridor to Florida DOT Read More »
KCS boosts revenue and income, reduces operating ratio Read More »
Metro-North lets contract for Harmon yard modernization project Read More »
NJ Transit awards $82.5 million tunnel engineering contract Read More »
UP, partnership to test locomotive emission treatment system in California yard Read More »
Revenue, profits roll in for Florida East Coast Railway in quarter No. 2 Read More »
Siemens expands Sacramento passenger-car plant Read More »
Georgetown Rail boots up revamped Internet site Read More »
August 2
NJ Transit approves $2.8 billion FY07 spending plan Read More »
FTA to provide $104 million toward WMATA car purchase Read More »
Small roads' carloads up 3.8 percent in 2006's first half, RMI says Read More »
Australian transaction drives up Genesee & Wyoming's second-quarter income Read More »
VRE orders another 50 bi-level cars from Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo Read More »
AAR releases annual analysis of U.S. Class I data Read More »
RailComm installs wireless blue flag indication system at KCS yard Read More »
August 1
Greater Cleveland RTA's ridership, on-time performance rise in 2006's first half Read More »
Former BN operations head and 'technology innovator' Henderson passes away Read More »
WMATA to evaluate new interior car designs Read More »
Car deliveries still on pace to surpass 76,000 units by year's end, EPA says Read More »
CSXI's August fuel surcharge to go up 1.5 percentage points Read More »
Conrail to install Duos' surveillance and video system in New Jersey yard Read More »
Saft to provide batteries for 340 Port Authority Trans-Hudson cars Read More »
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