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Rail supplier updates from Alstom, RailComm, HNTB and Railway Supply Institute (July 31)
Kansas City Southern dedicates new Wylie intermodal terminal
Rail traffic: U.S. carloads down, intermodal up in Week 29
Obama nominates former MBTA head Scott to NTSB; Shortsleeve named MBTA's chief administrator
RTD awards $140 million light-rail contract to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure
TIGER grant requests for 2015 add up to $9.8 billion
Senate sends short-term transportation bill to Obama, OKs multi-year transportation legislation
Fritz elected UP chairman to succeed Koraleski
Metra wraps up Oak Park Station repair project
San Francisco agency awards $20 million to Caltrain project
PANYNJ traffic sets record pace in 2015's first half; Marino named PATH director
TransLink, Canadian government take up SkyTrain improvement projects
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North Dakota PSC, FRA agree to implement new rail safety program
House OKs short-term extension of transportation funding; Senate set to vote on long-term bill
FRA, Transport Canada issue final rules to secure trains
Sacramento transit district nears completion of Blue Line light-rail extension
LIRR completes $20.5 million rehab of Massapequa Station
FRA pledges $2.7 million toward rail planning in Midwest
Flagler kicks off construction of Titusville Logistics Center
Valley Metro light-rail line rings up $8.2 billion in economic development
CSX, Georgia Ports Authority sign pact to open new inland port
Foxx seeks meeting with Cuomo, Christie to discuss Hudson River rail tunnels
Vancouver Island Railway to receive federal funds for upgrades
SMART Local 61 members OK SEPTA labor agreement
WMATA marks one year of Silver Line service
CSX, Conservation Fund solicit grant applications for food program
Pan Am settles EPA complaints at Maine, Massachusetts rail yards
Canada pledges federal funds for Ottawa light-rail project's second phase
UP employees log safety improvements
USDOT council recommends rubber stamp for two RRIF loans
L.A. Metro approves $30 million for pedestrian crossing improvements along Blue Line
KCSR opens mechanical shop in Mississippi, completes largest-ever debt transaction
APTA, U.S. transit agencies mark Americans with Disabilities Act's 25th anniversary
Sound Transit selects preferred route for Federal Way light-rail extension
SEPTA logged record rail ridership in FY2015
NTSB study shows ECP brakes outperform other brake systems
NS reports revenue and earnings drop in 2Q
Rail supplier updates from RailPros, MERMEC, Trinity, Harsco and Hanson (July 24)
Vegetation-control pact forged in Vermont; crossing upgrades approved in Ohio
Late CTA executive Hill inducted into APTA Hall of Fame
RTA report: May crosstie purchases, production fall from April levels
VIA Rail inaugurates rehabbed Brockville station
Canadian grain working group issues transportation-improvement recommendations
Metropolitan Council seeks public approval on Green Line extension cuts
Latest tank car, rail inspections in New York turn up 62 defects
Washington state port seeks operator to restore rail service on Royal Slope line
Massachusetts, New York DOTs provide funding for freight-rail projects
Intermodal continues to lead weekly rail traffic
ASLRRA: Senate Finance Committee considers measure to extend short-line tax credit
Sioux Falls reaches deal to purchase BNSF rail yard for $27 million
MTA projects $2.4 billion in savings to fund capital program
Railroads' revenue adequacy generates debate at STB hearing
Decreases in coal demand hampered UP's 2Q earnings, revenue
San Diego MTS reaches trolley line naming agreement with local health system
Jacobs wins $1.2 billion contract for California high-speed rail line
RSI: Rail-car backlog shrank in second quarter
Kansas DOT narrows list of sites for future transload center
Texas high-speed rail company names Keith CEO
Canadian minister sends CN yard proposal to environmental review panel
FRA reminds railroads to heed crude-related emergency order
Sens. McConnell, Boxer hash out terms of long-term surface transportation bill
Boxer tours PTC project at Metrolink
HART awards contract for West Oahu rail stations
WMATA adds fire and rescue liaison at rail operations center
DART orders two additional streetcars from Brookville
Massachusetts Gov. Baker appoints members to new MBTA fiscal board
FRA launches safety review of New York & Atlantic Railway
MTA OKs contract for new train control system on Queens Boulevard subway line
CN exceeds earnings expectations in 2Q
CP reports record 2Q net income, elects Reardon chairman
Rail supplier updates from Strato, Miner; and, in memoriam: Deane Folsom Sr. (July 20)
Teamsters ratify five-year pact with Ontario Northland
SEPTA gears up for trolley tunnel repair 'blitz'
Progressive Railroading names Greenfield western regional sales manager
Washington state panel solicits rail-safety grant applications
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure recommended for Denver RTD light-rail extension
STB to hold revenue adequacy hearing, reports employment slips in mid-June
Iowa Pacific making room for more rail-car storage
Orange County transit agency reaches streetcar agreement with Santa Ana, Calif.
Deadline nears for LRIW's 'Outstanding Woman of the Year' nominations
Florida East Coast Railway completes upgrade of dispatch operations
Washington governor inks $16 billion state transportation package
Decline in carload volume impacts KCS' profit in 2Q
UPS adds option for China-Europe rail shipments
Intermodal growth remains the rail traffic story in Week 27
Business groups call on Congress to pass port transparency legislation
Hawaii Gov. Ige OKs tax extension to fund Honolulu rail project
Obama sets up emergency board to mediate NJ Transit labor dispute; NJ Transit OKs budget
KCS names Hancock executive VP and chief marketing officer
Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link extension passes environmental review
House passes short-term transportation funding measure
NS unveils corporate sustainability report for 2014
L.A. Metro begins tunnel excavation for Crenshaw/LAX line, marks 25 years of Blue Line service
CATS hires Lewis as exec director, opens Gold Line streetcar route
Sound Transit nears completion of elevated guideway for Angle Lake light-rail station
FECR's intermodal volume spikes in first year of Port Everglades facility
BNSF Logistics acquires Transportation Technology Services
House GOP introduces short-term extension of transportation funding
CSX sets three all-time financial records in 2Q
Sound Transit schedules open house for Tacoma Link extension
BART overpass bridge installed for future Antioch station
LIRR completes Smithtown Station renovation
Washington budget funds three freight-rail infrastructure projects
Obama announces two Amtrak board nominees
CSX charts social responsibility efforts in annual report
VRE, Keolis agree to contract extension for commuter-rail service
FTA seeks nominations for transit safety committee
Rocla acquires concrete tie business from Koppers and Lehigh
AARS solicits scholarship applications for railway management course
Watco names McGuire executive vice president
CP advances plan to reactivate Arbutus rail corridor
BNSF set to begin rail-spur construction in Kansas
APTA to honor MARTA CEO Parker for 'outstanding' leadership
Gov. Walker vetoes repeal of railroad trespass law
Rail supplier news from ENSCO Rail, NxGen, Greenbrier, Miner and Hanson Professional (July 10)
New group established to examine two transit-rail projects in Montreal
Metra kicks off platform project at Mayfair Station
BTS: Transportation Services Index rises in May
Canada to help fund Port Saint John modernization project
CSX wraps up rail safety maintenance 'Jamboree'
CTA gears up for $30 million track improvement along Purple Line
Bill proposes PTC extension to 2018; FRA to issue rule on cameras in cabs
Canadian museum to open permanent rail-safety exhibit
WMATA resumes search for new CEO
Keolis names Trahan chief mechanical officer of MBTA commuter rail
Imports increase as retailers prepare for back-to-school season
BLET members authorize NJ Transit strike
Intermodal volumes up for U.S., Canadian railroads in Week 26
Met Council trims Minneapolis light-rail project by $250 million
NTSB to Amtrak: Install video cameras in all trains to monitor engineers
Chicago RTA surveys visitors' public transit use; Aurora begins transit improvement plans
BLET hires Hagan for political affairs post
Maine Gov. LePage signs transportation bond bill
Jacksonville port launches Mile Point Harbor project
Metra, Illinois Democrats call on Congress to fund PTC
All Aboard Florida picks Archer Western for rail work at Orlando airport
Pennsylvania delegation tours SEPTA PTC test facility
Reading & Northern sues over Pennsylvania rail authority's no-bid contract
Vancouver voters reject proposed sales tax increase for transit funding
Unimin ships longest frac-sand unit train
Metrolinx, Toronto expand bike-sharing program
DTE Energy project to extend rail line, eliminate crossing in Trenton, Mich.
SORTA taps Transdev for streetcar contract
Raitt highlights rail safety changes made since Lac-Megantic tragedy
Rail supplier updates from Bombardier, HNTB, Saft, Whitmore and Parsons (July 6)
Crossings slated for upgrades in two Ohio counties
Toronto Transit Commission completes Union Station renovations
MassDOT unveils new criteria for transportation projects
Caltrain, trade councils OK labor pact for electrification project
Tobias steps down from Canadian Pacific's board
Amtrak study: St. Paul-to-Chicago most feasible for second daily train
Geale to chair National Mediation Board; PANYNJ names Starace chief engineer
CTA logs 21 percent decrease in fare-card fraud
Orlando Amtrak station undergoes $2 million repair project
North Carolina DOT to close rail crossing in Harrisburg
Puget Sound agencies debut regional transit pass; Sound Transit to advance ballot measure
Railroads' intermodal traffic sets record in June
California agency awards $224 million in grants for transit, intercity rail
TransLink to make board meetings public
Washington DOT reduces travel time for Amtrak Cascades route
Caltrans transfers management of San Joaquin, Surfliner routes
Amtrak, Rhode Island kick off construction of high-speed rail project at Kingston Station
Paterson to build new grain loading facility on CP line
KCSR to upgrade rail line through Missouri, Illinois
All Aboard Florida inks 30-year maintenance contract with Siemens
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