Union Pacific aims to spend approximately $3.1 billion on its 2017 capital program, pending approval by the Class 1's Board of Directors.
Railroad News
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23
Jan
23
1/23/2017
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Jan
23
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.
Jan
23
1/23/2017
Rail News: Amtrak
Jan
23
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.
Jan
23
1/23/2017
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Jan
23
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated more than $127 million to 49 projects to maintain the state's infrastructure systems.
Jan
23
Jan
23
1/23/2017
Rail News: Safety
Jan
23
Jan
20
1/20/2017
Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals
Jan
20
Jan
20
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.
Jan
20
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.
Jan
20
1/20/2017
Rail News: Rail Industry Trends
Jan
20
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Jan
20
The Metropolitan Council (Met Council), which serves the Twin Cities, received approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to begin engineering on the Blue Line extension.
The Blue Line Extension (Bottineau) light-rail extension is scheduled for construction in 2018 and will operate about 13 miles northwest from downtown Minneapolis, Minn., through north Minneapolis, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal and Brooklyn Park, drawing riders northwest of Brooklyn Park.
Jan
20
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has announced a $3.4 billion capital expenditure plan for 2017.
Jan
20
R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC, named Nathan Henderson as president of R. J. Corman Railroad Services, LLC, and of Noel Rush to serve as senior vice president Commercial Development, R.J. Corman Railroad Group effective immediately. Both will continue to report to R.J. Corman Railroad Group President and CEO Ed Quinn.