Railroad News

The new Ray-Mont Logistics transload facility in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, welcomed its first unit train carrying agricultural products on CN's rail line, the Class I announced yesterday.

The new facility is located on Ridley Island, next to the recently expanded Port of Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal and connected to CN's network.

Union Pacific Railroad is consolidating six major business units and four subsidiaries as part of a restructuring of its marketing and sales organization to address "evolving customer needs," the Class I announced late last week.

The business units are being consolidated into four: agricultural products, energy, industrial and premium.

Union Pacific Railroad is consolidating six major business units and four subsidiaries as part of a restructuring of its marketing and sales organization to address "evolving customer needs," the Class I announced late last week.

The business units are being consolidated into four: agricultural products, energy, industrial and premium.

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The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) yesterday presented the 19th annual Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence to BNSF Railway Co. and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for a five-year passenger-rail improvement project.

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The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) yesterday presented the 19th annual Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence to BNSF Railway Co. and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for a five-year passenger-rail improvement project.

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) hosted the most diverse Meet the Next Generation Event panel at Railway Interchange. Five panelists from five different disciplines joined to answer questions from students interested to enter the industry.

The panel consisted of Justin Anderson, project development engineer at GeoStabilization International, Kyle Baker, director of bridge design and planning at Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc., William Mikula, mechanical project engineer at Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, Blanca M. Obregón, rail team leader at TranSystems and Jonathan Warlof, signal supervisor at BNSF Railway. Years of experience on the panel ranged from two to 15 years.

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) hosted the most diverse Meet the Next Generation Event panel at Railway Interchange. Five panelists from five different disciplines joined to answer questions from students interested to enter the industry.

The panel consisted of Justin Anderson, project development engineer at GeoStabilization International, Kyle Baker, director of bridge design and planning at Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc., William Mikula, mechanical project engineer at Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, Blanca M. Obregón, rail team leader at TranSystems and Jonathan Warlof, signal supervisor at BNSF Railway. Years of experience on the panel ranged from two to 15 years.

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) hosted the most diverse Meet the Next Generation Event panel at Railway Interchange. Five panelists from five different disciplines joined to answer questions from students interested to enter the industry.

The panel consisted of Justin Anderson, project development engineer at GeoStabilization International, Kyle Baker, director of bridge design and planning at Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc., William Mikula, mechanical project engineer at Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, Blanca M. Obregón, rail team leader at TranSystems and Jonathan Warlof, signal supervisor at BNSF Railway. Years of experience on the panel ranged from two to 15 years.

Scott Carey of BatesCarey LLP was posthumously awarded the Association of American Railroads (AAR) 2017 David W. Fries Award for exemplary risk management efforts and practices in the railroad industry.

Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., has acquired HyGround Engineering, a substructure maintenance management company.

Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) unveiled the next development of its Aurora platform: Aurora XivTM.

Scott Carey of BatesCarey LLP was posthumously awarded the Association of American Railroads (AAR) 2017 David W. Fries Award for exemplary risk management efforts and practices in the railroad industry.

Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., has acquired HyGround Engineering, a substructure maintenance management company.

Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) unveiled the next development of its Aurora platform: Aurora XivTM.

Scott Carey of BatesCarey LLP was posthumously awarded the Association of American Railroads (AAR) 2017 David W. Fries Award for exemplary risk management efforts and practices in the railroad industry.

Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., has acquired HyGround Engineering, a substructure maintenance management company.

Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway has begun a fleet-wide installation of Railhead Corp.'s Locomotive Digital Video Recorder (LDVR) HD system. The installations include forward- and inward-facing cameras, which are aimed at improving the quality of accident investigations and provide training tools to improve operator safety and compliance, Railhead officials said in a press release. The combination of LDVR, cameras and management software are expected to help Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway reduce maintenance and operating costs, improve efficiency and mitigate risk.

Avtec Inc. and Alcon Engenharia de Sistemas have been selected to provide a comprehensive dispatching solution for PAULISTA Metropolitan Trains Co.'s Line 13 commuter-rail route in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Avtec's solution will consist of seven Scout™ Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) consoles integrated with radio infrastructure. The technology is aimed at providing dispatchers with a reliable communications system to ensure safety, track control and operational efficiency, Avtec officials said in a press release. Slated to begin operations in 2018, the 7.6-mile Line 13 will connect downtown Sao Paulo to the Guarulhos International Airport.

TransLink over the weekend continued making upgrades at the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain Station in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The agency ran trains on a single track around the work area to make way for construction crews. TransLink will single-track trains again on Sept. 30.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) later this week will close its Warm Springs/South Fremont Station to prepare for the opening of the Silicon Valley extension.

In cooperation with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, BART will install new software at the station and test it. BART also will run test trains on the track, which is why the agency will close the station for a short time.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) last week honored the late Scott Carey of BatesCarey LLP with the 2017 David W. Fries Award for exemplary risk management practices in the railroad industry.

Carey died Aug. 14. The award was presented to his wife, Patricia, and oldest daughter, Ashley, at the Railroad Insurance Management Association's (RIMA) annual meeting held recently in Washington, D.C., AAR officials said in a press release.