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For Immediate Release
AAR President and CEO Statement on Nomination of
Elaine Chao As Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nov. 29, 2016 – Edward R. Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), statement on the nomination today of Elaine Chao as President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Transportation:
"The nation's rail industry welcomes the President-elect's selection and looks forward to working with Ms. Chao on the many critical surface transportation issues key to U.S. economic growth and prosperity. We know based on her prior tenure at the Department of Transportation that she has a full appreciation of the vital role freight and passenger rail play in America. On behalf of the AAR and member railroads, we congratulate Ms. Chao."
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Rail News: Supplier Spotlight
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Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation
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After partnering with Fortress Investment Group in 2014 and leading the transformation of the former Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway into the CM&Q, President and CEO John E. Giles will assume the duties of Executive Chairman. Chief Operating Officer Ryan Ratledge will succeed Giles as President and CEO.
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The Regional Transportation District (RTD) and Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. (BBII) teams say they have implemented site-specific measures to ensure environmental maintenance is practiced throughout construction and into 2019, when the line of the Southeast Rail Extension (SE) is set to open.
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11/29/2016
Rail News: Security
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) called progress made by railroads in the third quarter of 2016 in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) "uneven" across the country and across the railroads.
The report says freight railroads now have PTC active on 12 percent of their tracks, up from 9 percent last quarter. Passenger railroads increased their percentage to 23 percent this quarter compared to 22 percent last quarter. FRA noted the measurable progress made by passenger railroads has been predominately on the West Coast and called progress on East Coast passenger railroads, with the exception of SEPTA and Amtrak, as "relatively stagnant."
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Expansion Project has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement, moving the project one step further toward construction.
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Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals
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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has announced that its board approved an amendment to its Capital Improvement Plan for FY2016–FY2020 to include $75 million in funds for the transit authority’s Red Line Extension (RLE) project.
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Efforts to better manage congestion across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and increase GO rail service will advance with the opening of a new station in December and the upgrade and expansion of the Don Yard.
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11/29/2016
Rail News: Passenger Rail
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Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway
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11/29/2016
Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway
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Rail News Home Norfolk Southern Railway 11/29/2016 Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway
The NS board yesterday announced two new directors.Photo – Norfolk Southern Corp.
The NS board yesterday announced two new directors.Photo – Norfolk Southern Corp.
Norfolk Southern Corp. has elected to its board former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Ernst & Young retired partner Marcela Donadio, the company announced yesterday.
Daniels has been president of Purdue University since 2013. He served as Indiana's governor from 2005 to 2013. At NS, he has been appointed to the board's Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
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Rail News: Passenger Rail
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Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation