The P865 models debuted on Metro's Blue Line when it opened in July 1990. Photo – LA Metro's blog The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) next month will retire its remaining P865 light-rail cars.Manufactured by Nippon Sharyo, the P865 models debuted on Metro's Blue Line when it opened in July 1990. The agency…
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The new units are expected to reduce emissions by 90 percent compared to NCTD's existing locomotives. Photo – NCTD The North County Transit District (NCTD) of San Diego has approved a $37 million order for five diesel-electric Siemens Charger locomotives.The locomotives will replace units that are up to 43 years old, NCTD and Siemens officials…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/9/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Trump chooses former Metra Chair Oberman for open STB seat Martin Oberman Photo – Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning President Donald Trump has nominated former Metra Chairman Martin Oberman as a Surface Transportation Board (STB) member.If his nomination is approved by…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/6/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation TSB's Fox: Five years after Lac-Megantic, safety steps still needed On July 6, 2013, an unattended runaway Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in Lac-Megantic. The train exploded, causing a massive fire that killed 47 people.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/5/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Canada issues funds for Thunder Bay port project Canadian Pacific and CN both serve the port. Photo – portofthunderbay.com The Canadian government has committed CA$7.5 million for an infrastructure project at the Port of Thunder Bay.The project involves adding tracks and…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/3/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation UP diversion route completed near Cal Poly Pomona UP helped pay for the project's cost. Photo – up.com Federal government and California Polytechnic University Pomona officials will gather Thursday to mark the start of a new freight-rail diversion route that will…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/2/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House Democrats warn FRA against PTC exemptions U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio Photo – https://defazio.house.gov House Democrats last week warned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) against issuing exemptions that allow railroads to avoid implementing positive train control (PTC).In a letter to FRA…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/28/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Safety board recommends Canada update rail employee training, regs The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has recommended that Transport Canada update railway employee qualification standards to address gaps in training and regulatory oversight for workers in critical safety positions.The TSB's…
First introduced in 1975, the more than 450 Amfleet coach and cafe cars – recognized by their rounded, tubular stainless steel bodies and aerodynamic fluting – are used primarily on routes east of the Mississippi River such as the Northeast Regional, Carolinian and Illinois Service trains. Photo – history.amtrak.com Amtrak yesterday issued a request for…