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Alliance in action: CPR, NS to trade trackage rights, share some Northeast freight moves and yards
Fleet, infrastructure maintenance key to Amtrak's updated five-year plan
Dispatchers' union ratifies CN deal
Las Vegas monorail to begin shuttling gamblers in mid-July
CSXI's monthly fuel surcharge decreases for first time since October
FRA obtains funds to begin BMWE fatigue study
MultiModal, Innovative Scheduling Systems to integrate, produce software products
CSXT speeds up T&E job assignments with speech-enabled system
Oregon's TriMet adopts FY2005 budget
STB to hear arguments on TTX's flat-car pooling authority application
UP's fiber-optic program reaches 20-year mark
Bombardier North America's Spurr appointed MUTA honorary president
Portec Rail Products director Hooten dies
U.S. roads set fourth weekly intermodal traffic record in 2004, AAR says
California high-speed bond measure postponed for two years
Belvidere & Delaware River Railway to lease track from sister short line
Initial portion of Minneapolis' Hiawatha line opens; FTA awards funds for remaining section
Transportation Communications International Union members re-elect execs
LA MTA appoints Lancaster Mayor Roberts chairman
Loftus to head TTX's law department
Montana tourist train operator appoints Fine VP of sales, marketing
Global Transportation Solutions appoints Henke to head European sales
KCS closer to completing Shreveport yard improvements
Santa Clara VTA completes light-rail extension
BNSF brainstorms, benchmarks before retooling intermodal Web site
Maryland Transit reinstates portion of light-rail service after five-month shutdown
STB appoints Mulvey vice chairman
Union Tank Car to build plant in Louisiana
Wal-Mart honors Schneider National as year's best intermodal, truckload carrier
Quiet please: FRA proposes rule to limit workers' exposure to unnecessary train noise
CTA officials open to community's service suggestions
KCS forms team to analyze, prevent train accidents
Auditors report: Seattle's Sound Transit is financially sound
Alaska Railroad to test broken-rail detecting system in dark territory
Watco ups automation ante in human resource department
Congestion busters: CPR allocates containers to West Coast shippers
Delaware Valley assesses transit-oriented development opportunities
STB issues six decisions during first open voting conference as a three-member board
Union Switch & Signal appoints White to head automation, information systems
CSXI to enhance electronic, manual billing systems
New York Regional Rail obtains additional investment funds, locomotives
BLET members to receive higher wage, pay higher dues
Hertwig to assume presidential post at CSXI
Billions needed to improve transit security, APTA says
FECR's failure-free service streak for UPS stands at 500 days and counting
Los Angeles MTA selects design/build contractor for light-rail extension
EPA report: Rail-car deliveries to reach 46,000 units in 2005, surpass 58,000 units by 2009
Hersman joins National Transportation Safety Board
TransMex Logistics' equipment matching program targets Mexican container, trailer shortages
AAR traffic update: Weekly carloads climb for U.S., Canadian roads and TFM
WMATA to begin transit-oriented development at West Hyattsville station
Precision ballast dumping a PLUS to CPR
Caribbean nation hires Parsons Brinckerhoff to develop 20-year transportation plan
Police officers union ratifies CN agreement
Algerian railway contracts ALSTOM-led consortium for track upgrades
Bush Administration needs to pay more attention to freight-rail security, BLET says
N.Y./N.J. port authority issues RFP for $809 million car replacement program
WMATA to increase fares, early morning service
NYCT contracts Parsons Brinckerhoff to conduct equipment inspections
UP to speed up trains through two Texas towns
FRA schedules dispatching seminar in late September
Long-time transit exec Feil takes COO reins at WMATA
In memoriam: Former UTU VP Harden Jr.
Security: Supplier targets 'anti-terrorist' tracing system at railroads, truckers
Portec Rail expands rep firm's role to include East Coast transits
UP: McClish to lead 'continuous improvement' effort; EVP King to retire in July
E-business: CSXT boots up rail-car ordering tool
Greenbrier obtains Iraqi rail-car order, attains record North American/European backlog
Pacer International appoints Prokop president of logistics unit
Operation Lifesaver, Direction 2006 earn honor for promoting Canadian rail safety through CD-ROM
USDOT updates decade-old crossing safety plan
Toronto issues RFP for Union Station restoration
FRA, ASLRRA schedule short-line safety seminar
NJ Transit to increase light-rail service on River Line
Portuguese railroad purchases optical system to identify containers, trucks at terminal entrance
Wrapping it up: BART cars sport new look to promote ridership during smog season
UPS receives more recognition as diverse employer
Amtrak offers Wi-Fi services at Northeast Corridor stations
Transentric's supply-chain management software receives industry compliance certification
GoRail to enlist railroad and supply industry employees, retirees as lobbyists
Pennsylvania senator proposes long-term funding source for SEPTA, other state transit authorities
FRA safety stats: Fewer reporting roads, but numerous first-quarter improvements
Houston METRO increases weekend service
Pacer International names Noel head of cartage company
Cattron-Theimeg appoints Martin regional sales director
South Africa's Spoornet takes delivery of Plasser & Theurer tamper
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic posts — and prepares for more — traffic growth
Proposed bill would provide $4.5 billion for rail security
Sound Transit obtains $43.2 million FTA grant
Canadian labor relations board should reconsider Teamsters certification, UAW says
Trucking, rail service problems will reduce second-quarter earnings, Pacer says
China obtains computerized operating system to improve package delivery by rail
RailAmerica handpicks Swinburn, Redfearn to head company in post-Marino era
NJ Transit shakes two-year ridership slump
Bleak for peak? STB wants to know how Class Is will meet fall shipping season demands
BART seeks $980 million worth of earthquake protection
KCS adds personal touch to operating rules training
Dulles Airport extension gets green light
Coming soon to San Luis Potosi: An intermodal-served industrial park
Bombardier obtains orders from Israeli, French railways
DaimlerChrysler implements vehicle-tracking system to monitor Mexican shipments
Rising expenses will lower second-quarter earnings, UP says
Reagan funeral procession spurs record-high D.C. ridership
Canadian labor relations board certifies Teamsters to represent CPR's MOW workers
CTA seeks more bids for Brown Line project
IANA offers 2004 intermodal product, service directory
Houston METRO schedules public hearings for two light-rail extensions
Cubic opens China headquarters
Modesto and Empire Traction to test RailPower's Green Goat
Survey says: CTA passengers satisfied with service
UP breaks out the bulldozers for Dallas-area intermodal terminal
TSA begins baggage screening at D.C.'s Union Station
NS bestows 'Thoroughbred Award' to Cregger
Houston METRO appoints EVP, SVP
Florida East Coast's board adds four, subtracts two members
UTU's Reed to retire, ending 33-year union career
RELCO Finance acquires Joseph Transportation's locomotive leasing division
No sign of economic slowdown: March transportation index sets 14-year high, USDOT says
Los Angeles MTA approves FY04 budget
BNSF Logistics acquires Sumark Services; BNSF takes home Toyota Logistics' honor
Alcatel obtains signaling contracts in Turkey, Spain
Amsted Rail Group consolidates three subsidiaries' engineering departments into two divisions
Transit agencies rope APTA Rail Rodeo awards
Transtar's five railroads to boot up RMI's Web-based systems
Long Island Rail Road to upload asset management software
RailPower sells a hybrid locomotive to Vancouver-area intermodal yard operator
European rail ticket distributor increases quarterly North American sales
UP shuffles senior management ranks to address Dolan, von Bernuth retirements
MBTA opens new station, prepares to rehabilitate another
Piacente to manage CSXT's chemicals/fertilizer groups; Soliah to head TRANSFLO subsidiary
Sacramento Regional Transit completes first segment of light-rail extension
North Carolina DOT grants $2 million to nine short lines
Renovated station opens as part of CTA's Cermak branch rehabilitation
PennDOT awards more than $1.5 million for four freight-rail projects
Oregon's TriMet to raise fares
Union Switch & Signal appoints Burnham to manage manufacturing, supply chain
International transit organizations stress need for security analyses
AAR: May more than OK to U.S., Canadian roads' traffic ledgers
Sound Transit to begin next light-rail construction project
Special subway map commemorates NYCT's 100th anniversary
NS takes home three Toyota awards for 2003 service performance
Kaw River Railroad provides switching services for some K.C.-area shippers
NS appoints Wimbush to manage real estate portfolio
Washington short line to market fuel-saving catalyst to rail industry
CSXT's Cantrell to retire in September; three execs to split his duties
Arbitration panel delivers decision on Los Angeles County MTA, ATU health care trust fund
ARCI update: Rail-car orders continue to mount, but so do component concerns
Bombardier reviews three-year plan, elects two board directors
CSXT, NIT League schedule forum to address shippers' service concerns
UP crosses over to new Omaha headquarters, adds board member
Transportation group lobbies for VIA Rail reform
Beard to retire as top exec of family-owned railroad, real estate firm
CPR changes fuel surcharge policy to better reflect fluctuating diesel prices
CSXI's fuel surcharge rises 2.3 percent in six months
Los Angeles County MTA to begin building Eastside extension
Safety: Alaska Railroad continues to reduce injuries despite burgeoning business
Allegheny County port authority opens rehabilitated line, obtains funds for extension
Not exactly apples for apples, but reporting railroads improve most safety stats, FRA says
Sound Transit reorganizes to better serve passengers
Transport Canada provides grants for greenhouse gas-reducing projects
Union Switch & Signal to provide MicroCab systems for new Sound Transit vehicles
KCS rolls out system to manage, improve pricing processes
Soo Line, UTU agree to five-year contract for T&E workers
Providence and Worcester found liable in five-year-old lawsuit
Canadian cities, railroads boot up joint Web site to address proximity issues
RailPower locks up another long-term Green Goat lease with a Class I
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