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Posts published in January 2019

Rhode Island business park awarded grant for freight-rail project

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/11/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Rhode Island business park awarded grant for freight-rail project Rail-car volume in the Quonset Business Park has tripled since 2007. Photo – Quonset Development Corp. A $3 million federal grant has been awarded to help support Quonset Development Corp.'s (QDC) freight-rail…

COLUMN-Diesel futures point to economic slowdown in 2019: Kemp

(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) * Chartbook: https://tmsnrt.rs/2HjMiXV LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - By the end of last year, hedge fund positions in diesel had fallen to a level normally associated with a sharp slowdown in economic growth if not an outright recession. Most middle distillate fuels…

NJ Transit contracts Bombardier to provide 113 commuter-rail cars

Rail News Home Mechanical 1/10/2019 Rail News: Mechanical NJ Transit contracts Bombardier to provide 113 commuter-rail cars NJ Transit has ordered 113 cars and retains an option to buy an additional 886 cars. Photo – Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation yesterday announced it obtained a $669 million contract to supply 113 Multilevel III commuter-rail cars to…

DeFazio to chair House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation DeFazio to chair House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) Photo – DeFazio's office U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) last week was elected chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 116th Congress. DeFazio had been…

Canadian environmental agency seeks public feedback on proposed Kamloops yard

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Canadian environmental agency seeks public feedback on proposed Kamloops yard The planned North Thompson Rail Terminal would cover 67 acres. Photo – Source: North Thompson Rail Terminals Inc. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is seeking public input to decide whether…

APTA: Commuter roads met PTC deadline requirements at 2018’s end

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/4/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation APTA: Commuter roads met PTC deadline requirements at 2018's end The North County Transit District has installed PTC along its line in San Diego County. Photo – NCTD All commuter-rail systems have met the congressional end-of-2018 deadline requirements for positive train…

Senate confirms Fuchs, Oberman appointments to STB

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/3/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Senate confirms Fuchs, Oberman appointments to STB The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Patrick Fuchs and Martin Oberman as Surface Transportation Board (STB) commissioners. Fuchs has been a senior professional staff member working on surface transportation and maritime issues for the Senate…

USDOT: Four railroads fully met PTC implementation deadline

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/2/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation USDOT: Four railroads fully met PTC implementation deadline Employees at work in Metra's PTC lab. Photo – Metra As of Dec. 31, four railroads had fully implemented positive train control (PTC) systems and all others mandated to adopt the technology had…