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Dec
01

Miami-Dade Transit rolls out first new Metrorail train in decades

Miami-Dade Transit yesterday placed its first new Hitachi Rail Italy train into passenger service.

The four-car consist is the agency's first new train to enter service since the Metrorail system opened in 1984, Miami-Dade County officials said in a press release.

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Dec
01

Valley Metro's Smith to serve as CEO through 2020

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Valley Metro has approved a two-year extension of Scott Smith's employment agreement as chief executive officer of the Phoenix-based transit agency.Smith began serving as interim CEO in February 2016. He officially became Valley Metro's CEO in November of the same year."Mr. Smith has demonstrated the ability to manage every aspect of the organization," said Valley Metro Rail Vice Chair Thelda Williams. "Under his leadership, Valley Metro has restored fiscal responsibility, increased customer service satisfaction, addressed issues related to safety and security, and increased regional understanding of the importance of transit."With the extension, Smith will serve as Valley Metro's leader through November 2020.

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Dec
01

BLET members ratify national contract with freight carriers

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced today that its membership has voted to ratify a new contract with the National Carriers Conference Committee, representing the nation's freight carriers.

The BLET is the third union among the six represented by the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) to ratify the five-year agreement, which covers rates of pay, health and welfare, and other fringe benefits for 25,000 BLET members nationwide.

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Dec
01

STB modifies rate review rules

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The Surface Transportation Board (STB) yesterday issued a final rule aimed at expediting the rate review process.Expediting Rate Cases Docket No. EP 733 was issued in response to a section in the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, which required the STB to assess procedures for expediting court litigation that might be applied to agency rate cases.The final rule addresses comments and suggestions the board received on the proposed rulemaking earlier this year, STB officials said in a press release.Among other things, the final rule:
• establishes a 70-day pre-complaint period in stand-alone cost cases, beginning when the complainant files a pre-filing notice to notify the defendant of the rate and movement it intends to challenge and during which mandatory mediation would now occur;
• requires, in stand-alone cost cases, service of the complainant's and the defendant's initial discovery requests simultaneously with the complaint and the answer, respectively;
• institutes in all rate case a meet-and-confer requirement prior to the filing of a motion to compel;
• standardizes certain practices with respect to evidentiary submissions; and
• establishes a new practice of appointing an STB staff person to serve as a liaison for the case and assist the parties with primarily procedural matters.

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Dec
01

LACMTA awards contract to study rail along Sepulveda Pass Corridor

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board of Directors' approved a contract with Sepulveda Mobility Partners to study options for its Sepulveda Pass Corridor at the board's final meeting of 2017.

 

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Dec
01

LACMTA awards contract to study rail along Sepulveda Pass Corridor

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board of Directors' approved a contract with Sepulveda Mobility Partners to study options for its Sepulveda Pass Corridor at the board's final meeting of 2017.

 

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Dec
01

LACMTA awards contract to study rail along Sepulveda Pass Corridor

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board of Directors' approved a contract with Sepulveda Mobility Partners to study options for its Sepulveda Pass Corridor at the board's final meeting of 2017.

 

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Dec
01

Network Rail puts new grinders into service

Britain's infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has introduced into operation the first two of three 150m (492-foot) long grinding trains, which Loram and Colas Rail are supplying under a £36-million (US$48.6-million) contract.

The trains will replace several older grinding machines that are coming to the end of their life. The new grinding trains can remove metal from the rail head at up to 25km/h (17.4 mph) and can travel between work sites at speeds of up to 110km/h (68.4 mph).

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Dec
01

Network Rail puts new grinders into service

Britain's infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has introduced into operation the first two of three 150m (492-foot) long grinding trains, which Loram and Colas Rail are supplying under a £36-million (US$48.6-million) contract.

The trains will replace several older grinding machines that are coming to the end of their life. The new grinding trains can remove metal from the rail head at up to 25km/h (17.4 mph) and can travel between work sites at speeds of up to 110km/h (68.4 mph).

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Dec
01

Network Rail puts new grinders into service

Britain's infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has introduced into operation the first two of three 150m (492-foot) long grinding trains, which Loram and Colas Rail are supplying under a £36-million (US$48.6-million) contract.

The trains will replace several older grinding machines that are coming to the end of their life. The new grinding trains can remove metal from the rail head at up to 25km/h (17.4 mph) and can travel between work sites at speeds of up to 110km/h (68.4 mph).

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Dec
01

Sersa Total Track, Remcan Projects teaming up to expand Canadian service offerings

Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group, Sersa Total Track (STT) is teaming up with rail contractor, Remcan Projects LP in an effort to extend its capabilities, expertise and infrastructure across Canada.

 

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Dec
01

Sersa Total Track, Remcan Projects teaming up to expand Canadian service offerings

Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group, Sersa Total Track (STT) is teaming up with rail contractor, Remcan Projects LP in an effort to extend its capabilities, expertise and infrastructure across Canada.

 

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Dec
01

Sersa Total Track, Remcan Projects teaming up to expand Canadian service offerings

Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group, Sersa Total Track (STT) is teaming up with rail contractor, Remcan Projects LP in an effort to extend its capabilities, expertise and infrastructure across Canada.

 

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Dec
01

RailTrends: G&W's Hellmann honored as industry innovator

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From left to right, Progressive Railroading Editor Pat Foran, Hellmann, Progressive Railroading Publisher Kirk Bastyr and RailTrends program consultant Tony Hatch.Photo – RailTrends/Gina Doyle

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John "Jack" Hellmann was presented with Progressive Railroading's Railroad Innovator Award today at the 2017 RailTrends® conference in New York City.

The award recognizes an individual's outstanding achievement in the rail industry.

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Dec
01

CTA hits Wilson Station project milestone

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) opened the third of three new entrances to its revamped Wilson Red/Purple Line station Dec. 1.

The opening of these additional entrances is the latest stride in the $203 million Wilson Station Reconstruction Project.

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Dec
01

CTA hits Wilson Station project milestone

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) opened the third of three new entrances to its revamped Wilson Red/Purple Line station Dec. 1.

The opening of these additional entrances is the latest stride in the $203 million Wilson Station Reconstruction Project.

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Dec
01

CTA hits Wilson Station project milestone

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) opened the third of three new entrances to its revamped Wilson Red/Purple Line station Dec. 1.

The opening of these additional entrances is the latest stride in the $203 million Wilson Station Reconstruction Project.

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Dec
01

FRA extends deadline for passenger railroads to create safety programs

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Passenger railroads now have until Dec. 4, 2018, to their develop system safety programs.Photo – Amtrak.com

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has once again delayed a requirement for commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop a system safety program (SSP).

Passenger railroads now have until Dec. 4, 2018, to develop their SSPs, which are aimed at improving the safety of their operations, according to a notice published yesterday in the Federal Register.

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Dec
01

BNSF identifies three new sites for industrial development

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BNSF has evaluated the sites for their "shovel-readinesss."Photo – BNSF Railway Co.

BNSF Railway Co. has awarded its "Certified Site" designation to three properties, the Class I announced yesterday.

The sites — which are located in North Dakota, South Dakota and Oklahoma — feature hundreds of acres that are ready for new industrial facility development.

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Dec
01

BNSF identifies three new sites for industrial development

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BNSF has evaluated the sites for their "shovel-readinesss."Photo – BNSF Railway Co.

BNSF Railway Co. has awarded its "Certified Site" designation to three properties, the Class I announced yesterday.

The sites — which are located in North Dakota, South Dakota and Oklahoma — feature hundreds of acres that are ready for new industrial facility development.

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