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Rail News: August 2007
August 31
AAR data: Carloads remain in the red for U.S, Canadian railroads Read More »
Santa Clara VTA expedites grant fund reimbursement, retires bond debt Read More »
Illinois Commerce Commission provides $479,000 to upgrade three crossings Read More »
Riders grade MTA New York City Transit's '7 Line' service a C- Read More »
Six rail industry execs to address RailTrends attendees in New York City Read More »
Bombardier-led venture lands $119 million pact to upgrade driverless Malaysian line Read More »
RMI names 12 winners of 2008 'Fast Track' Awards Read More »
August 30
GO Transit adds third track to busiest rail corridor Read More »
MARTA records operating budget surplus for second-straight year Read More »
Indiana short line would serve proposed intermodal ramp, logistics park Read More »
California county budgets $60 million for rail safety upgrades Read More »
CSXI, NS honor drivers during national trucker appreciation week Read More »
Putterman, Gabriel join RailAmerica's ranks Read More »
WMATA enlists ENSCO to provide track inspection services Read More »
August 29
Port-sector activities responsible for 8.4 million American jobs and $2 trillion in economic output, study says Read More »
BNSF says 'Thank you' to trucking partners as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Read More »
MHW Group opens cold storage warehouse in Maryland Read More »
UTU endorses Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid Read More »
Shanghai metro places 246-car order with Alstom-led consortium Read More »
Goddard joins Modular Mining Systems as global accounts manager Read More »
August 28
Kansas City Southern de Mexico boots up train dispatching system Read More »
EMD acquires ITS Rail Services' assets Read More »
Timken supplies bearings to Norwegian mining firm, appoints five execs in new group Read More »
In Memoriam: VAE Nortrak's John Pit Read More »
SNCF to outfit 172 trains with Bombardier's SEKURFLO 'intelligent' security technology Read More »
RailComm lines up railroads to access train-control system through Software-as-a-Service option Read More »
August 27
Bay Area Rapid Transit promotes Dugger to general manager Read More »
FRA issues grants totaling $14.1 million to railroads, high-speed rail corridors and researchers Read More »
120 locomotives on the way to Kansas City Southern subsidiaries Read More »
McWhorter succeeds Green as South Carolina Public Railways' president Read More »
Global Rail Systems acquires Alstom's computerized dispatching software Read More »
Las Vegas Monorail partners with Google Transit Read More »
August 24
AAR: U.S. railroads continue to register fewer carloads, intermodal loads Read More »
Utah Transit Authority issues draft environmental study for 'Commuter Rail South' project Read More »
BNSF boosts daily train loadings in the PRB Read More »
Washington state port hires construction manager for rail line project Read More »
Corys T.E.S.S. to supply simulators to Chicago Transit Authority Read More »
Swedish mining firm to purchase four locomotives, 222 cars Read More »
August 23
Caltrans seeks public feedback on proposed bridge, highway improvements along key intermodal corridor Read More »
Canadian panel to draft report on federal rail safety act review Read More »
Owens Corning honors BNSF's on-time performance in '06 Read More »
Greater Cleveland RTA approves URS planning/design pact for Cedar-University Rapid Station Read More »
UP breaks ground for San Antonio intermodal terminal Read More »
HNTB tabs transport vets Gertler, Aadnesen to serve as VPs Read More »
August 22
Chicago suburb to take wraps off CREATE's first grade separation Read More »
CSX renews line of credit, increases credit facility Read More »
Stillwater Central embargoes traffic after Tropical Storm Erin damages bridge Read More »
Ohio's first-ever freight conference coming to Toledo next month Read More »
Jacobs Engineering to provide design services for U.K.'s Network Rail Read More »
'Decision-support' software helps MARTA improve maintenance and operations planning Read More »
August 21
Maryland Transit Administration to improve subway, light-rail service Read More »
RTA report: Tie purchases rebound, production plummets in July Read More »
Santa Maria Valley Railroad teams up with trucking firm, tacks on job duties for two execs Read More »
Wallen joins STB as director of government/public affairs office Read More »
Chicago SouthShore & South Bend to develop industrial park in Indiana Read More »
Andrew Corp. to upgrade radio system for Hong Kong railway Read More »
August 20
UP, NS to offer faster westbound BlueStreak service between Atlanta and L.A. Read More »
KCS promotes finance execs Borrows, Befort and Mylin Read More »
MacFarlane, JBG team up to develop WMATA station sites Read More »
Canada's Trillium Railway to serve first ethanol plant Read More »
UTU, White Pass & Yukon Route ratify four-year contract Read More »
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville appoints Belke and Collard as VPs Read More »
New York MTA contracts HDR to provide transportation planning services Read More »
August 17
AAR: U.S. railroads' weekly carloads continue to lag last year's pace Read More »
Metrolink launches crossing improvement program Read More »
UP gets Illinois Commerce Commission's green light to upgrade West Frankfort crossings Read More »
NJ Transit to open passing sidings, add service on Pascack Valley Line Read More »
PATH to provide train information, TV programming onboard cars Read More »
Alabama provides grant for rail spur at steel dust recycler's plant Read More »
CSXI adds cell phone, in-gate billing features to shipment management site Read More »
August 16
Providence & Worcester posts more income, less revenue Read More »
UTU members elect international officers Read More »
LIRR to install new ticket vending machines at 11 stations Read More »
Fazzolari to succeed Hathaway as Harsco's CEO Read More »
Midland Manufacturing obtains AAR approval for breather vent Read More »
Nussrallah joins Thomas Group as SVP of transportation business Read More »
August 15
St. Louis Metro sets light-rail ridership record in July Read More »
STB proposes new way to calculate railroads' cost of capital Read More »
New Mexico agencies complete environmental assessment for Rail Runner extension Read More »
New York & Atlantic names Victor general superintendent Read More »
Timken to supply rail-car bearings for India's Titagarh Wagons Read More »
Wabtec obtains $40 million locomotive maintenance contract from UK rail equipment lessor Read More »
RailComm commissions derail, blue flag protection system for BNSF diesel shop Read More »
August 14
Diversions from rail and rates on the rise, Bank of America Securities shipper survey shows Read More »
UTU members elect president, assistant president for new SMART transportation division Read More »
CAW-represented workers ratify VIA Rail contract Read More »
Siemens to supply parts for 500 Chinese locomotives Read More »
American Railcar Industries sets revenue, rail-car delivery records Read More »
International railway union to host level crossing symposium in Paris next year Read More »
Global Railway registers quarterly, first-half revenue gains Read More »
August 13
FRA awards grants to railroad, port and university Read More »
BNSF Logistics lands in magazine's top 10 3PL list for fourth-straight year Read More »
RSI to join AREMA, REMSA and RSSI in Minneapolis for joint 2010 event Read More »
Timken realigns operations into two business groups Read More »
Bombardier to provide train-control system for China's Ministry of Railways Read More »
North American Technologies Group sells debentures, accepts board resignations Read More »
August 10
Transportation Services Index tumbles in June Read More »
Houston METRO completes draft environmental report for University Corridor Read More »
New York, Susquehanna & Western owner and short-line industry leader Rich dies Read More »
State legislatures conference drops rail industry 're-regulation' resolution Read More »
NS hires STV/Ralph Whitehead Associates to construction manage Heartland Corridor projects Read More »
Washington dinner train makes switch to Tacoma route Read More »
Vossloh AG terminates Eschenröder's contract as CEO, chairman Read More »
Bourque Data Systems, RFTrax to integrate asset management software Read More »
August 9
CTA approves 2007 budget contingency plan Read More »
UTU members bless merger with sheet metal workers union Read More »
Rail Link switchers burn biodiesel blend at Tennessee chemical plant Read More »
Metrolink extends engineering contract with J.L. Patterson Read More »
AECOM obtains engineering, design contract for new Minneapolis light-rail line Read More »
ExpressYard lands three contracts for rail-car repair management software Read More »
Davis returns to Simmons Machine Tool as president, COO Read More »
August 8
Architects unveil design proposals for new San Francisco transit center Read More »
NS, BLET agree on tentative pact; Chicago Rail Link workers ratify UTU contract Read More »
Carolina Coastal Railway leases North Carolina line from NS Read More »
NJ Transit to contribute $10 million for new Hoboken sewer Read More »
Owen to head Pinsly Railroad's marketing, sales Read More »
MTU Detroit Diesel's new locomotive engine meets EPA Tier 2 standard Read More »
Harco Manufacturing unveils diesel oxidation catalyst for locomotive market Read More »
August 7
BNSF loads fewer PRB coal trains last month Read More »
MBTA to make Longwood Station more accessible Read More »
FRA unveils crossing safety outreach program for Hispanic farm workers Read More »
Citizens for Rail Safety, Louisville university develop online maps to track crossing incidents Read More »
HDR to provide engineering, environmental services for southern California crossing separation Read More »
Szewczyk, Baird and Anderson assume new roles at Union Switch & Signal Read More »
August 6
North American intermodal volume declines for first time since 2002, IANA says Read More »
STB's environmental arm seeks public comments on historic bridge portion of DM&E's PRB plan Read More »
LIRR to seek horn rule waiver from FRA Read More »
Pacer shuffles management staff, streamlines operations Read More »
USDOT report: Railroads contribute to domestic freight's 'decade of growth' Read More »
Bombardier contracts logistics provider, preferred carrier for European operations Read More »
Mutch joins VIA Rail board Read More »
August 3
Senate committee approves 10-year, $1.5 billion bill to fund WMATA capital improvements Read More »
UP forms three regional public affairs offices, appoints VPs for each Read More »
AAR July data: Another month, another carload decline for U.S. railroads Read More »
NJ Transit contracts joint venture to manage construction of Trans-Hudson tunnel's first phase Read More »
CPR contracts IBM, Infosys to manage application development Read More »
Savannah port sets annual container traffic record; Vancouver port sets new monthly and first-half volume marks Read More »
CSXI's monthly fuel surcharge to rise for first time since May Read More »
August 2
Rising gasoline consumption in May fuels ethanol production and demand, Renewable Fuels Association says Read More »
Dulles Corridor project poses concerns, U.S. Inspector General says Read More »
CSXT partners with Kentucky to boost rail security Read More »
FRA proposes new passenger-rail car safety standards Read More »
Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide construction management services for NYCT's Second Avenue Subway Read More »
Genesee & Wyoming's revenue rises, income and earnings tumble Read More »
The Andersons, Trinity and Portec Rail report earnings Read More »
August 1
CPR to sell former headquarters, station in Montreal Read More »
LIRR encourages passengers to 'Be Train Smart' Read More »
Steel Dynamics, L.B. Foster partner to provide 1,600-foot welded rail strings for St. Lawrence & Atlantic Read More »
Union Switch & Signal CEO Burk resigns, Violett fills in as interim chief Read More »
Greene succeeds McCluskey as Montreal, Maine & Atlantic's VP-mechanical Read More »
Progress Rail Services to use ExpressYard software at rail-car repair shops Read More »
RailComm unveils Web-enabled software application Read More »
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