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Feb
08

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Feb
08

Denver's RTD to issue green bonds

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08

FRA seeks input on proposed fatigue-risk rule

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08

Metro Ports acquires Tier 4 locomotive

Feb
08

Pacific Harbor Line names Stokes chief engineer

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08

Buttigieg visits rail workers, agency officials at D.C.'s Union Station

Feb
08

Texas port obtains CARES grant for new rail loop

Feb
05

Greenbrier forms venture to grow owned rail-car lease fleet

Feb
05

Virginia to host virtual 'rail industry day' for contractors

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05

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05

House panel reviews pandemic's impact on transportation workers

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OCTA wraps up rail siding track project early

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MTA names Arroyo chief accessibility officer

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Feb
05

SMART awarded grant for Black Point Rail Bridge project

Feb
04

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04

Cleveland RTA names innovation, technology leader

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04

Braskem launches global shipment from Charleston export hub

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04

Nevada DOT solicits input on state rail plan

Feb
04

UP engineers create controlled avalanche at Donner Pass

Rail News Home Union Pacific Railroad 2/4/2021 Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad
The equipment — called the avalauncher — releases two pounds of explosives at the mountain to create a controlled avalanche.Photo – up.com

Union Pacific Railroad engineers in the Roseville Subdivision one-upped Mother Nature at California's Donner Pass by creating a controlled avalanche before she brings the snow crashing down, according to an article on the Union Pacific’s Inside Track website.

The equipment — called the avalauncher — releases two pounds of explosives at the mountain to create a controlled avalanche.

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