Recipients of the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC)/RT&S Contractor Safety Awards were announced in a Dec. 27 email, with more than half of contestants earning perfect scores.
Railroad News
Dec
28
Dec
28
Dec
28
12/28/2016
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Dec
28
12/28/2016
Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation
Dec
28
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) has appointed Gordon Trafton to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
Dec
28
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) has appointed Gordon Trafton to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
Dec
27
12/27/2016
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Dec
27
12/27/2016
Rail News: Rail Industry Trends
Dec
27
Dec
27
Dec
27
Dec
27
12/27/2016
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Dec
27
12/27/2016
Rail News: Canadian Pacific
Dec
27
12/27/2016
Rail News: Canadian Pacific
Dec
27
Rail News Home Canadian Pacific 12/27/2016 Rail News: Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific announced last week that Gordon Trafton has been appointed to the company's board, effective Jan. 1.Trafton retired as a special adviser to the CN leadership team in 2010. From 2003 to 2009, he was CN's senior vice president of strategic acquisitions and integration, and served as senior VP of the Southern region. Prior to joining CN, he held leadership positions with Illinois Central Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad. "Gordon brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the board," said CP Chairman Andrew Reardon in a press release. "His knowledge of the railroading industry and his familiarity with our leadership team positions CP well for the future. We look forward to working closely with him as we continue our journey to railroading excellence." Trafton also chairs the Leeds School of Business Board of Alumni and Friends at the University of Colorado Boulder. Over the past six years, he has served on three additional nonprofit education boards. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 12/27/2016
Canadian Pacific announced last week that Gordon Trafton has been appointed to the company's board, effective Jan. 1.Trafton retired as a special adviser to the CN leadership team in 2010. From 2003 to 2009, he was CN's senior vice president of strategic acquisitions and integration, and served as senior VP of the Southern region. Prior to joining CN, he held leadership positions with Illinois Central Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad. "Gordon brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the board," said CP Chairman Andrew Reardon in a press release. "His knowledge of the railroading industry and his familiarity with our leadership team positions CP well for the future. We look forward to working closely with him as we continue our journey to railroading excellence." Trafton also chairs the Leeds School of Business Board of Alumni and Friends at the University of Colorado Boulder. Over the past six years, he has served on three additional nonprofit education boards. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 12/27/2016
Dec
27
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) marked a construction milestone on Dec. 23 with the final guideway segment put in place.
The segment was installed near Aloha Stadium and completes the nearly 11 miles of elevated rail guideway crews built between Kapolei through Waipahu, Pearl City and Aiea and into Halawa.
Dec
27
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) marked a construction milestone on Dec. 23 with the final guideway segment put in place.
The segment was installed near Aloha Stadium and completes the nearly 11 miles of elevated rail guideway crews built between Kapolei through Waipahu, Pearl City and Aiea and into Halawa.
Dec
27
12/27/2016
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Dec
27
The Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, D.C., hosted its first train on Dec. 23., marking the on-time completion of the first phase of the project.
The two-phase tunnel project is the final of 61 clearance projects included in the $850-million National Gateway Initiative, which will clear the way for double-stacked intermodal freight to be transported between Mid-Atlantic seaports and the Midwest on CSX's network.
Dec
27
The Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, D.C., hosted its first train on Dec. 23., marking the on-time completion of the first phase of the project.
The two-phase tunnel project is the final of 61 clearance projects included in the $850-million National Gateway Initiative, which will clear the way for double-stacked intermodal freight to be transported between Mid-Atlantic seaports and the Midwest on CSX's network.