Railroad News

January, 2021
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iCON acquires interest in Iowa Interstate Railroad Mon, Jan 4, 2021
Colorado Midland & Pacific inks pact to run trains on UP's Tennessee Pass Mon, Jan 4, 2021
U.S. railroads haul more traffic in Week 52 Mon, Jan 4, 2021
SMART to conduct in-house training of signal techs Mon, Jan 4, 2021
Federal pilot to allow some projects to avoid NEPA Mon, Jan 4, 2021
NYCT completes contactless payment rollout Mon, Jan 4, 2021
Pittsburgh transit agency OKs labor contract Mon, Jan 4, 2021
California law calls on rail agencies to identify human trafficking Mon, Jan 4, 2021
BNSF, Wabtec begin testing battery-electric locomotive Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Patriot Rail finalizes SLGW acquisition Tue, Jan 5, 2021
CP, CN again post grain-haul records Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Santa Clara VTA issues RFQ for BART Silicon Valley tunnel Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Norfolk Southern's Bayles named to CII's board Tue, Jan 5, 2021
LIRR advances track expansion project Tue, Jan 5, 2021
HART names Le Grand CEO Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Rail supplier news from Appalachian Railcar, Quarterhill, Ondas and Alstom (Jan. 5) Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Sires reintroduces bill to notify lawmakers of rail safety assessments Wed, Jan 6, 2021
Fitch: MTA remains at risk despite stimulus Wed, Jan 6, 2021
RTD-Denver elects board directors, officers Wed, Jan 6, 2021
Sound Transit expands low-income fare program, launches fare inspection pilot Wed, Jan 6, 2021
Pimentel takes the helm at California Transit Association Wed, Jan 6, 2021
BLET's Dinges reelected chair of Maryland legislative board Wed, Jan 6, 2021
Bi-State Development appoints Messner chief audit exec Wed, Jan 6, 2021
New England governors, DC mayor join effort to reduce pollution Wed, Jan 6, 2021
AAR: Railroads close out 2020 with traffic near pre-pandemic levels Thu, Jan 7, 2021
MassDOT issues final report for East-West passenger-rail service Thu, Jan 7, 2021
Progressive Railroading opens Rising Stars nominations for 2021 Thu, Jan 7, 2021
SEPTA, Drexel partner to prevent coronavirus spread on transit Thu, Jan 7, 2021
IANA seats 2021 board, elects officers Thu, Jan 7, 2021
MARTA to help preserve affordable housing near rail Thu, Jan 7, 2021
Survey: Caltrain served a larger percentage of essential workers in 2020 Thu, Jan 7, 2021
Rail supplier news from Lineage, Cryo-Trans, STV, Dayton T. Brown and Alstom (Jan. 7) Thu, Jan 7, 2021
Transportation Secretary Chao resigns in wake of riot Fri, Jan 8, 2021
NS' Squires talks Atlanta move, PSR and economic recovery Fri, Jan 8, 2021
NS' Squires talks Atlanta move, PSR and economic recovery Fri, Jan 8, 2021
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad marks safety milestone Fri, Jan 8, 2021
Report: MBTA to furlough workers, execs Fri, Jan 8, 2021
Sound Transit expects higher light-rail project costs Fri, Jan 8, 2021
G3 opens new grain elevators in Alberta Fri, Jan 8, 2021
Caltrain extends TASI's rail service contract Fri, Jan 8, 2021
Primus sworn in as STB member Fri, Jan 8, 2021
Colorado Pacific objects to UP's Tennessee Pass rail line deal Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Patriot Rail taps Itzkoff as chief policy officer Mon, Jan 11, 2021
RTD-Denver lays off 300 workers Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Michigan DOT names Anastor state rail director Mon, Jan 11, 2021
BTS: Transborder freight by rail rose in October from September's level Mon, Jan 11, 2021
TransLink names Chen-Kuo interim CEO Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Rail supplier news from Loram, Skanska USA, Wilson & Co. and WSP (Jan. 11) Mon, Jan 11, 2021
FTA allocates funding to SCVTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II project Tue, Jan 12, 2021
PANYNJ posted record cargo volume in November Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Reading & Northern reports growth for 2020 Tue, Jan 12, 2021
SC Ports logged 'strong' rail moves in December Tue, Jan 12, 2021
CTA advances RPM Phase One construction Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Schultz sworn in to STB Tue, Jan 12, 2021
OCTA taps Do as chair Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Marino appointed to SFRTA governing board Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Pennsylvania issues $31.3 million in freight-rail project funding Wed, Jan 13, 2021
Unions ask feds to beef up security on D.C. Amtrak service Wed, Jan 13, 2021
R.J. Corman promotes Boyle to VP Wed, Jan 13, 2021
BNSF files plan to address grizzly bear deaths by train Wed, Jan 13, 2021
BNSF files plan to address grizzly bear deaths by train Wed, Jan 13, 2021
FTA announces COVID-19 relief allocations Wed, Jan 13, 2021
NC Ports partner with Scoular to support ag transloading Wed, Jan 13, 2021
MARTA names Greenwood deputy GM of operations Wed, Jan 13, 2021
Trudeau shuffles cabinet, names Alghabra transport minister Wed, Jan 13, 2021
USDOT awards $40 million in grants for commuter-rail crossing fixes Thu, Jan 14, 2021
U.S. railroads kick off 2021 with volume increase Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Metra OKs purchase of 500 rail cars Thu, Jan 14, 2021
OmniTRAX expands rail-ready program to Georgia Woodlands Thu, Jan 14, 2021
San Diego MTS hires Stiehler as director of transit security Thu, Jan 14, 2021
RTD-Denver anticipates $200 million in COVID-19 relief Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Bradbury steps in as acting transportation secretary Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Rail suppliers news from Comply365, The Andersons, Jacobs, Ballard, Stahl and Transit Wireless (Jan. 14) Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Amtrak's Flynn calls on feds to increase security for rail workers, riders Fri, Jan 15, 2021
NTSB closes PTC recommendations for CN, CSX, Metra Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Biden COVID relief plan includes help for transit agencies Fri, Jan 15, 2021
LOSSAN panel identifies funding to stabilize railway in San Diego Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Cuomo proposes $16B rebuild of Penn Station Fri, Jan 15, 2021
PUCO approves NS grade crossing projects in Ohio Fri, Jan 15, 2021
LA port logs slight decrease in cargo for 2020 Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Sound Transit awards ARM rail maintenance contract Fri, Jan 15, 2021
FRA solicits comments on DEIS for proposed Northeast Maglev system Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Quebec announces funding for Montreal port container project Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Santa Clara VTA board elects new members Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Wisconsin city OKs rail panel to oversee proposed Twin Cities route Mon, Jan 18, 2021
WMATA tightens security in lead-up to Biden's inauguration Mon, Jan 18, 2021
LA Metro to host energy resilience summit Mon, Jan 18, 2021
MARTA to begin track replacement project Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Survey: Nearly half of DCTA riders stopped using transit in October Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Survey: Nearly half of DCTA riders stopped using transit during pandemic Mon, Jan 18, 2021
KCS pledges to set emissions reduction target Tue, Jan 19, 2021
KCS pledges to set emissions reduction target Tue, Jan 19, 2021
Biden taps Trottenberg for deputy transportation secretary Tue, Jan 19, 2021
NCTD completes Phase 4 Del Mar Bluff stabilization project Tue, Jan 19, 2021
STB seeks short-line reps on railroad-shipper council Tue, Jan 19, 2021
Minneapolis Southwest light-rail construction potentially delayed Tue, Jan 19, 2021
Great River Rail Commission reelects officers Tue, Jan 19, 2021
USDOT issues hyperloop standards review, draft accessibility plan Tue, Jan 19, 2021
Rail supplier news from Bombardier, Stadler, Alstom and Greenbrier (Jan. 19) Tue, Jan 19, 2021
STB: Class I workforce grew in December Wed, Jan 20, 2021
SCVTA CEO Fernandez to join Biden administration Wed, Jan 20, 2021
FTA awards grants to COVID-19 research projects Wed, Jan 20, 2021
Cando Rail names Bromley chief commercial officer Wed, Jan 20, 2021
MBTA secures federal grant for North Wilmington Station improvements Wed, Jan 20, 2021
Watco to issue private add-on offering Wed, Jan 20, 2021
MARTA names Srinath CFO, Lucek assistant GM of labor relations Wed, Jan 20, 2021
Texas inland port transit association taps Freeland as exec director Wed, Jan 20, 2021
UP posts Q4 2020 results, increases capex for 2021 Thu, Jan 21, 2021
UP posts Q4 2020 results, increases capex for 2021 Thu, Jan 21, 2021
BNSF budgets nearly $3 billion for 2021 capex Thu, Jan 21, 2021
BNSF budgets nearly $3 billion for 2021 capex Thu, Jan 21, 2021
KCS, NorthPoint to develop Wylie Logistics Park Thu, Jan 21, 2021
KCS, NorthPoint to develop Wylie Logistics Park Thu, Jan 21, 2021
OmniTRAX recognizes shippers for safety Thu, Jan 21, 2021
Intermodal gain drives rail traffic growth in Week 2 Thu, Jan 21, 2021
BLET's Allen reelected as Washington legislative chair Thu, Jan 21, 2021
MARTA to step up small-business mentorship Thu, Jan 21, 2021
Rail supplier news from EnviroRail, Clever Devices, Luminator, Bombardier, Alstom and Rajant (Jan. 21) Thu, Jan 21, 2021
CSX revenue, net income falls in Q4, but OR sets a record Fri, Jan 22, 2021
CSX revenue, net income falls in Q4, but OR sets a record Fri, Jan 22, 2021
KCS reports 'strong' results in Q4 Fri, Jan 22, 2021
KCS reports 'strong' results in Q4 Fri, Jan 22, 2021
USDOT leaders announced, including Bose at FRA Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Biden designates Oberman STB chair Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Ohio rail commission awards rail improvement grants Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Pittsburgh port authority names Duse diversity director Fri, Jan 22, 2021
LA Metro to expand on-demand service Fri, Jan 22, 2021
RCTC advances LA-to-Coachella Valley rail proposal Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Canada approves CN's proposed Milton Logistics Hub project Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Amtrak seeks contractor interest in New Carrollton project Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Valley Metro to help small firms impacted by rail construction Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Rail labor, carriers schedule early 2021 meetings Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Repauno Port & Rail names Alexander CEO Mon, Jan 25, 2021
CN among top 10 'most sustainable' corporations Mon, Jan 25, 2021
CN among top 10 'most sustainable' corporations Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Minneapolis Met Council commits to reform transit policing Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Sound Transit proposes parcel transfer to Seattle for affordable housing Mon, Jan 25, 2021
OmniTRAX names Piacente CEO Tue, Jan 26, 2021
NTSB: Failed brake system led to fatal Wyoming train collision Tue, Jan 26, 2021
ARCI: Rail-car orders, deliveries, backlog fell in Q4 Tue, Jan 26, 2021
SLSI: Participants value hazmat safety training Tue, Jan 26, 2021
Austin Transit Partnership board elects officers Tue, Jan 26, 2021
GO Transit to begin Malton Station improvements Tue, Jan 26, 2021
TriMet expands mask distribution Tue, Jan 26, 2021
Rail supplier news from Greenbrier, Wabtec, Trinity, Whitmore, Shell and Alstom (Jan. 26) Tue, Jan 26, 2021
CN posts higher profit, lower operating ratio in Q4 Wed, Jan 27, 2021
CN posts higher profit, lower operating ratio in Q4 Wed, Jan 27, 2021
NS reports higher income, record operating ratio in Q4 Wed, Jan 27, 2021
NS reports higher income, record operating ratio in Q4 Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Amtrak CEO Flynn outlines railroad's legislative priorities Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Metro-North to improve nine grade crossings Wed, Jan 27, 2021
BART to install denser air filters on trains Wed, Jan 27, 2021
BLET, Bombardier reach tentative pact for MARC engineers Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Jaxport advances berth reconstruction project Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Unions make pitch for NMB appointments Wed, Jan 27, 2021
CP reports income growth, record-low OR in Q4 Thu, Jan 28, 2021
CP reports income growth, record-low OR in Q4 Thu, Jan 28, 2021
Payne to chair House railroad subcommittee Thu, Jan 28, 2021
U.S. rail carload volume down slightly in Week 3 Thu, Jan 28, 2021
BART, corridor authority propose new transbay rail crossing Thu, Jan 28, 2021
Study: Transit agencies face $39.3 billion shortfall Thu, Jan 28, 2021
Transit group calls for accelerating Atlanta Beltline project Thu, Jan 28, 2021
NS helped 86 shippers find, expand rail-served sites in 2020 Fri, Jan 29, 2021
NS helped 86 shippers find, expand rail-served sites in 2020 Fri, Jan 29, 2021
BTS: Railed transborder freight value fell in November Fri, Jan 29, 2021
Summit to highlight rail technology advancements Fri, Jan 29, 2021
STB extends comment period for proposed Uinta Basin Railway Fri, Jan 29, 2021
NCTD to step up rail trespass enforcement Fri, Jan 29, 2021
Rail supplier news from Alstom, RailWise, Greenbrier, HDR, WSP, TRAC and Savage (Jan. 29) Fri, Jan 29, 2021

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