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Posts published in June 2018

UPDATE 1-CP Rail deal will give workers 9 pct raise over 4 years -union

(Adds details about contract) MONTREAL, June 6 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd conductors and locomotive engineers will get a 9 percent salary hike over four years as part of a tentative agreement reached last week with the Teamsters, a union spokesman said on Wednesday. The agreement, which must first be ratified by members to…

Ohio River rail project to receive $16 million INFRA grant

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/6/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Ohio River rail project to receive $16 million INFRA grant The Ohio Rail Development Commission will receive $16.25 million in grant dollars for the Ohio River rail improvement project in Jefferson and Belmont counties, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced…

Amtrak to replace, rebuild national network locomotive fleet

Amtrak has issued a request for proposals seeking to rebuild its current diesel fleet or purchase a minimum of 50 to 75 next-generation locomotives.The effort is aimed at replacing Amtrak's aging national network diesel locomotive fleet used on long distance and some state-supported routes, Amtrak officials said in a press release."We expect that any new,…

Pittsburgh transit agency to overhaul Siemens light-rail vehicles

The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years. Photo – Port Authority of Allegheny County The Port Authority of Allegheny County in fall will begin a two-year project to rehabilitate 55 Siemens-built light-rail vehicles.The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported…

Central Maine & Quebec subsidiary opens tank-car service plant

The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management of railroad tank cars. Photo – cmqrailway.com, Harry Gordon Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) subsidiary Katahdin Railcar Services LLC has opened a new tank car facility in Derby, Maine.The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management…