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Posts published in March 2018

OCTA taps Siemens for eight streetcars

The S70 model streetcars will operate on the future Orange County Streetcar line. Photo – OCTA The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) on Monday approved a $51.5 million contract to acquire eight S70 model streetcars from Siemens Industries Inc.The units will be used on the future 4.1-mile Orange County Streetcar line, which will run from…

BNSF addresses STB’s service concerns

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 3/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation BNSF addresses STB's service concerns BNSF Railway Co.'s $3.3 billion capital investment plan will put the railroad in a position to meet customers' growth and service expectations this year, President and Chief Executive Officer Carl Ice told the Surface Transportation Board…

Milwaukee receives first streetcar from Brookville

The unit arrived in downtown Milwaukee via truck. Photo – Jeff Bentoff The city of Milwaukee yesterday took delivery of the first vehicle for its new streetcar system.The 67-foot, 83,000-pound streetcar arrived from Brookville Equipment Corp.'s plant in Brookville, Pennsylvania. The unit, which rolled off a truck in downtown Milwaukee, will be stored in the…

CN responds to STB’s rail-service concerns

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 3/26/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation CN responds to STB's rail-service concerns JJ Ruest Photo – CN CN President and Chief Executive Officer JJ Ruest has informed the Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the railroad's plan to speed up its service in response to recent shipper complaints.Earlier…

Portland to buy two new streetcars

The new units are expected to cost $10 million total. Photo – portlandstreetcar.org Oregon's Portland Streetcar last week obtained permission from the Portland City Council to buy two new streetcars to boost service frequency.To be manufactured by Brookville Equipment Co., the new units will allow for more frequent service on the streetcar system's A and…

Mechanical For Railroad Career Professionals From Progressive Railroading magazine

Rail News: Mechanical Metra OKs contract to upgrade rolling stock rehab shops GE to modernize locomotives for NS, CP Fort Worth transit agency receives second TEXRail trainset SFMTA tests three-car Muni trains FreightCar America to buy Navistar Inc. rail-car plant TransLink fast-tracks delivery of new SkyTrain cars GE inks $1 billion locomotive agreement in Ukraine…

Bombardier inks contract to extend Phoenix airport people mover

The extension includes two new stations and an expansion of the people mover system's maintenance facility. Photo – Bombardier Transportation The city of Phoenix has awarded a $305 million contract to Bombardier Transportation for an extension of the PHX Sky Train automated people mover system at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.The agreement covers a…

Metra OKs contract to upgrade rolling stock rehab shops

The 49th Street shop houses Metra's rail-car rehabilitation program. Photo – Julie Sneider Metra's board yesterday approved a $29.4 million contract to renovate and expand the mechanical shops that house its rail-car and locomotive rehab programs.The railroad awarded the contract to Chicago-based construction firm F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC. The improvements are aimed…

Begeman officially becomes STB chair

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 3/21/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Begeman officially becomes STB chair STB Chairwoman Ann Begeman Photo – stb.gov President Donald Trump has designated Ann Begeman as chair of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the White House announced yesterday.Begeman, a Republican, is serving her second five-year term on…