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Jan
24

MTA to expand sleep apnea screening to include LIRR and NYCT

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York is proposing expanded sleep apnea screening and treatment opportunities to rail engineers and conductors across multiple area networks to bolster safety for operators and passengers.

 

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Jan
24

Ohio, Washington OK grade crossing projects

1/24/2017    

Rail News: MOW

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Jan
24

NCTD files PTC application for passenger trains

1/24/2017    

Rail News: PTC

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Jan
24

Secure Rail's discount registration fee expires Friday

1/24/2017    

Rail News: Security

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Jan
24

Shuster names T&I Committee vice chair, subcommittee chairs

1/24/2017    

Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation

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Jan
24

MTA to expand sleep apnea program systemwide

1/24/2017    

Rail News: Safety

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Jan
23

Union Pacific targets $3.1 billion capital program in 2017

Union Pacific aims to spend approximately $3.1 billion on its 2017 capital program, pending approval by the Class 1's Board of Directors.

 

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Jan
23

MTA unveils first new Staten Island Railway station in decades

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Passenger Rail

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Jan
23

Stacy and Witbeck contract for Tempe Streetcar approved

Stacy and Witbeck, Inc., has been awarded a contract from the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority for Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) for the Tempe Streetcar project.

 

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Jan
23

Amtrak honored with architecture award for 30th Street Station plan

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Amtrak

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Jan
23

Staten Island Railway opens first station in 20 years

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) opened its new Staten Island Railway (SIR) Arthur Kill station Jan. 21, marking its first addition to the line in two decades.

 

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Jan
23

Valley Metro names Stacy and Witbeck construction manager for Tempe Streetcar

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Passenger Rail

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Jan
23

CTC allocates more than $25 million to California freight, rail transit projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated more than $127 million to 49 projects to maintain the state's infrastructure systems.

 

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Jan
23

Paducah & Louisville announce management changes

1/23/2017    

Rail News: People

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Jan
23

FTA awards grant to Sacramento transit agency for track worker warning system

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Safety

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Jan
23

STB: Class I employment fell in December

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

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Jan
20

Reading & Northern logs uptick in freight, tourist traffic

1/20/2017    

Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals

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Jan
20

R. J. Corman names Henderson, Rush to new roles

1/20/2017    

Rail News: People

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Jan
20

MTA testing prototype portable vacuums to keep tracks clean

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is testing two prototypes of portable track vacuum systems to bolster the network’s efforts to keep tracks clean.

 

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Jan
20

Freight Rail Industry Issues Statement on Historic Presidential Inauguration

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Freight Rail Industry Issues Statement on Historic Presidential Inauguration

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017 – The Association of American Railroads and the freight rail industry congratulates Donald J. Trump and his experienced administration on this historic day.

We are ready to work with the President in helping achieve some of his most ambitious goals, including an overhaul of our tax code, improving a sprawling and inefficient regulatory system and helping devise a sustainable and equitable funding source for the Highway Trust Fund as America looks to secure and strengthen its critical infrastructure.

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