The Regional Plan Association (RPA) yesterday released more details on its proposal to combine three commuter-rail networks in the New York City area.
The association's Trans-Regional Express (T-REX) plan outlines a set of investments to combine MTA Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and New Jersey Transit's commuter-rail operations into a unified system.
U.S. railroads reported a 4.3 percent increase in traffic for the week ending April 14, logging 534,198 carloads and intermodal units compared with the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Intermodal volume outpaced growth in carload activity during the week, with railroads moving 276,075 containers and trailers, up 6.9 percent, and 258,123 carloads, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week in 2017, according to AAR data.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) yesterday awarded a $152.9 million contract to Kiewit-Aldridge AJV for a Blue Line track signal improvement project.
The contractor will replace the line's original 34-year-old signal system between Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
Norfolk Southern Railway has awarded its 2017 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award to 52 chemical customers for safely handling rail-shipped products.
Last year, the honorees shipped 153,213 carloads of chemical products regulated as hazardous material on NS rail lines without incident, company officials said in a press release.
Norfolk Southern Railway has awarded its 2017 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award to 52 chemical customers for safely handling rail-shipped products.
Last year, the honorees shipped 153,213 carloads of chemical products regulated as hazardous material on NS rail lines without incident, company officials said in a press release.
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) awarded a signal improvement contract that will allow for work to begin on the next stage of Your New Blue – a project that will overhaul the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line.
The $492 million modernization program includes major station and track improvements. CTA also plans to upgrade the rail signal system between Jefferson Park and O'Hare airport; replacing original 34-year-old system to improve quality of Blue Line service for customers.
Union Pacific (UP) will invest $9.7 million in Wisconsin's transportation infrastructure in 2018.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao yesterday announced that Mathew Sturges has been appointed deputy administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
Sturges previously served as majority staff director of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I), where he directed legislative oversight and authorization efforts related to all modes of transportation.
CN will acquire 350 boxcars to serve an increase in demand from industrial customers across the Class I's North American network.
Equipped with 12-foot plug doors, the leased, 50-foot, high-capacity plate F boxcars are expected to be delivered beginning in late summer with all the cars in service by the end of the year, CN officials said in a press release.
CN will acquire 350 boxcars to serve an increase in demand from industrial customers across the Class I's North American network.
Equipped with 12-foot plug doors, the leased, 50-foot, high-capacity plate F boxcars are expected to be delivered beginning in late summer with all the cars in service by the end of the year, CN officials said in a press release.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 1:45 p.m. (CDT) to correct the Q1 2017 operating expense figure.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 1:45 p.m. (CDT) to correct the Q1 2017 operating expense figure.
The RoadRecorder® features an open architecture enabling “unlimited integration” of mobile video with other business and security applications, Safety Vision LLC says.
Safety Vision LLC offers the RoadRecorder® 8400 Network Video Recorder, which features an open architecture designed to enable “unlimited integration” of mobile video with other security and business applications, the company says. With up to two terabytes of storage, the RoadRecorder 8400 can support up to 16 IP cameras for high-definition video surveillance that can be used with any open VMS platform, according to Safety Vision.
Siemens has acquired Agilion GmbH, a Germany-based supplier of industrial real-time locating systems (RTLS). Agilion specializes in the RTLS field in the ultra-wideband frequency spectrum. The technology enables precise localization of tools, vehicles and other assets to optimize production and logistics processes, Siemens officials said in a press release. The acquisition marks a "significant addition" to Siemens' offerings in the field of industrial identifications, and to its digital enterprise portfolio, said Herbert Wegmann, head of the company's industrial communication and identification business segment. In addition, RTLS marks the next step toward "flexible automation in production," he added.
VIA Rail Canada Inc. has awarded a CA$46 million contract to Cad Railway Industries to upgrade 25 rail cars for use on the Canadian long-haul route, which runs from Toronto to Vancouver, British Columbia. Built in the 1950s, the cars will undergo a complete refurbishment that includes mechanical upgrades and interior design updates. The work also includes renewing heating systems and installing devices to prepare the units for future Wi-Fi deployment.
GoTriangle has chosen a Gannett Fleming/WSP joint venture to serve as construction management consultant for the Durham-Orange light-rail project in North Carolina.
The 17.7-mile system will connect southwest Chapel Hill to eastern Durham and serve educational, medical and other key activity centers.
In a newspaper column published this week, Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory called on motorists and pedestrians to "make safe choices" at railroad crossings by honoring warning signals and lowered gates.
Batory pointed out that 94 percent of rail-related fatalities and injuries occur at crossings or while trespassing. Also, about every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States.
Port Manatee in Palmetto, Florida, has posted a record first half of fiscal-year 2018 and is on pace to break full-year marks, the Manatee County Port Authority announced yesterday.
The Central Florida Gulf port logged new first-half highs for total tonnage throughput and a host of cargo sectors, according to a port authority press release.
Metra has set aside $84.8 million for its 2018 construction program, which includes major bridge replacement projects on two lines.
Projects will include station improvements, track upgrades and grade crossing updates. Among the highlights: The Chicago commuter railroad allocated $20.9 million for track maintenance and $12 million for bridge projects.
A new report from Regional Plan Association (RPA) calls for the merging of Metro-North Railroad, New Jersey Transit and Long Island Rail Road into a single integrated network.
RPA says the $71 billion overhaul to integrate the rail network would be implemented in three phases over the course of several decades and would result in increased capacity, expanded options and reduced travel times.
North Carolina's Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle) has chosen the Gannett Fleming/WSP Joint Venture as the construction management consultant for Durham and Orange counties' light-rail project.