Recently added articles from Railway Age:
Traffic originated.(Industry Indicators)(Statistical table)
Oct 01, 2009; ... <Pre> TRAFFIC ORIGINATED CARLOADS WEEK 36 ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS By commodity 2009 2008 % Change Grain 17,687 23,394 -24.4% Farm products ex. Grain 780 ...
Short line and regional traffic index.(Industry Indicators)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Short line and regional traffic index Carloads Carload Carloads, originated originated % by commodity Aug.'09 Aug.'08 Change Chemicals 39,856 ...
BNSF.(North America)(BNSF Railway Co.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... BNSF: Ordered 73 CCB II brake controls from New York Air Brake. CCB II is a microcomputer-based ...
Canadian Pacific.(North America)(Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Canadian Pacific: Signed a three-year contract for Anchor Brake shoes with NYAB. The products include ...
CTA.(North America)(Chicago, Illinois. Transit Authority)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... CTA: Awarded Parsons Brinckerhoff an $88 million construction management contract for rail replacement and tunnel rehabilitation on CTA's Blue Line subway. The project involves replacement of 31,000 existing wooden half-ties with new concrete half-ties, and 6,200 track-feet of stone ...
Los Angeles County MTA.(North America)(Los Angeles County, California. Metropolitan Transportation Authority)(AnsaldoBreda S.p.A.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Los Angeles County MTA: Awarded AnsaldoBreda an option for 100 light rail vehicles, holding the Italian company to its pledge to build a new rail manufacturing ...
NICTD.(North America)(Faiveley Transport Australia Ltd)(Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... NICTD: Awarded Faiveley Transport Australia a contract worth $800,000 for supply of brake control, ...
San Diego MTS.(North America)(San Diego Metropolitan Transit System )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... San Diego MTS: Awarded Siemens Transportation Systems a $205 million contract for 57 light rail vehicles specifically designed to increase consist size and avoid blocking intersections in downtown San Diego. The ...
Chinese Ministry of Railways.(Worldwide)(Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chinese Ministry of Railways: Awarded a contract to Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd., a consortium of Bombardier and CSR Siting Locomotive and Rolling Stock Ltd., for 80 ZEFIRO 380 very high speed (236 mph) trainsets (1,120 cars). The ...
Looking to the long term.(Update)(Dahlman Rose & Co. 2009 Global Transportation Conference)(Conference news)
Oct 01, 2009; Vantuono, William C. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The railroads are well-positioned for the recovery--a point emphasized by the railroad industry speakers at the September 9-10 Dahlman Rose & Co. 2009 Global Transportation Conference in New York City, moderated by Director-Rail & Trucking and Railway Age ...
Gene Skoropowski: mission accomplished.(Update)(Eugene K. Skorpowski)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Few have charged forward more fervently on behalf of passenger railroading than Eugene K. Skorpowski, who will step down this November from his role of Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. "Gene," 65, started as a professional architect & planner by education, but ...
No diesel fuel required--just plug it in.(Update)(Norfolk Southern Corp.'s NS 999 locomotive)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Norfolk Southern last month unveiled what it's calling "the latest in alternative energy locomotive technology" at its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pa.: NS 999, a prototype 1,500-hp switching locomotive that relics solely on rechargeable batteries ...
Changing the mix: America's freight railroads could handle more and faster passenger trains--under certain conditions.(SHARED USE)
Oct 01, 2009; Bowen, Douglas John ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] They are separate halves, but of one industry. Even before the Obama Administration signaled its strong support--for passenger rail in particular--with more than words, freight and passenger railroaders alike were coming to grips with both the ...
Growth package, colored green: Union Pacific's, newest intermodal terminal taking shape in Joliet, Ill., treads lightly on its surroundings while preparing to generate jobs and support customer growth.(INTERMODAL TERMINALS)
Oct 01, 2009; Judge, Tom ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Now being built on the prairies southwest of Chicago, Union Pacific's new Joliet, Ilk, Intermodal Terminal will feature an annual capacity of 500,000 oceangoing containers. The nearly $370 million, 785-acre Joliet Intermodal Terminal and CenterPoint ...
New braking technology taking hold: ECP brakes could do as much for railroad operations as the high-profile PTC mandated by law. Norfolk Southern, BNSF, and Union Pacific are leading the way.(BRAKING DEVELOPMENTS)(Electronically Controlled Pneumatic)
Oct 01, 2009; Vantuono, William C. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the industry's signal engineers attempt to get their arms around Positive Train Control, a technology required by federal law, their mechanical department colleagues are working diligently, albeit without a lot of the pressure, on Electronically ...
Renewing the partnership: railroads once enjoyed strong relationships with the academic community. It's time to rebuild them.(EDUCATION)(University of Illinois)
Oct 01, 2009; Barkan, Christopher P.L. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At a recent railroad job fair at the University of Illinois, there was good news and ominous news. The good news was that, despite the recession and current low traffic levels, 13 companies, including major freight and passenger railroads and a number of ...
(October 1909) Trespassers trouble Pennsylvania Railroad.(100 YEARS AGO IN Railroad Age Gazette: INCLUDING THE RAILROAD GAZETTE AND THE RAILWAY AGE)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The Pennsylvania Railroad continues its vigorous campaign against trespassers on its tracks and trains, but the task is a formidable one. An officer says that the practice of walking on railway tracks has been ...
BNSF.(people)(Paul Bischler appointed at BNSF Railway Co.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... BNSF--Paul Bischler named Vice President, Chief Sourcing Officer, overseeing BNSF Railway Co.'s sourcing efforts. He reports to Carl Ice, executive vice president and chief ...
Amsted Rail.(SUPPLIERS)(appointment of Thai Nguyen )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Amsted Rail named Thai Nguyen Design Engineer for the company's Unit Rail fastening division, responsible for the design, ...
Norgren, Inc.(SUPPLIERS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Norgren, Inc. named Charles "Chuck" Stack to ...
