Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA allows Denver RTD to proceed with corrective plan The University of Colorado A Line operates to Denver International Airport. Photo – RTD-Denver The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) determined the Regional Transportation District of Denver (RTD) recently filed corrective action plan…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation STB reveals four Class Is were 'revenue adequate' in 2017 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced last week that the Class Is that achieved "revenue adequacy" for 2017 were BNSF Railway Co., Norfolk Southern Corp.'s combined railroad subsidiaries, Canadian Pacific's Soo…
Rail News Home Mechanical 11/12/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Metra to buy three used locomotives The railroad is supplementing its aging fleet as it continues a longer-term procurement of new or remanufactured locomotives, Metra officials say. Photo – Metra Metra's board has approved the purchase of three used F59PH locomotives from Progress Rail for $2.5 million.The…
Rail News Home Mechanical 11/12/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Montreal transit agency taps Bombardier, Alstom to supply more Azur rail cars The companies will provide 153 additional Azur subway cars, expanding on a 468-car order from October 2010. Photo – Bombardier Transportation A Bombardier Transportation-Alstom consortium has signed an agreement to supply 153 additional Azur subway…
Rail News Home Mechanical 11/13/2018 Rail News: Mechanical KCS locomotive sports patriotic paint scheme to honor vets The 2005 EMD SD70ACE locomotive is maintained at a Louisiana shop. Photo – KCS Kansas City Southern officials yesterday unveiled a locomotive with a patriotic paint scheme.The scheme demonstrates the company's pride in past and present U.S. military…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/12/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from GE, Pandrol, Michael Baker, Urban Engineers, HNTB and NRC (Dec. 12) Shown: Pandrol clips being installed with the CD400 Clip Driver. Photo – Pandrol GE Transportation on Dec. 6 marked the 20th anniversary of its Global Performance Optimization Center, which maintains and manages…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/10/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Caltrain OKs option for more electric cars, adopts fare policy A rendering of the electric cars. Photo – Caltrain Caltrain’s board late last week unanimously approved the purchase of additional electric train cars to help address increasing ridership on the commuter-rail system.Using funds from the California State…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/13/2018 Rail News: Mechanical VIA Rail orders 32 trainsets from Siemens Canada A rendering of the new trainsets. Photo – VIA Rail Canada Inc. VIA Rail Canada Inc. yesterday announced it awarded a CA$989 million contract to Siemens Canada to build 32 trainsets.The new trains will replace the railroad's fleet that…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/20/2018 Rail News: Mechanical MBTA unveils first pair of new Orange Line subway cars CRRC MA produced the first two Orange Line vehicles. Photo – MBTA Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday joined officials from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Massachusetts Department of Transportation and CRRC MA Corp. to mark…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/13/2018 Rail News: Mechanical NJ Transit to buy 113 cars from Bombardier The order includes the first self-propelled multilevel cars in the United States, the agency says. Photo – NJ Transit New Jersey Transit's board yesterday approved a $670 million contract with Bombardier for 113 new rail cars.The base order is…