Vossloh Tie Technologies has opened a new plant in British Columbia. Vossloh North America MONTE LAKE, British Columbia — Vossloh North America’s Tie Technologies division has opened a new plant in Monte Lake to produced prestressed concrete ties for Canadian customers. The facility near Kamloops, B.C., uses an automated production system and can produced 100,000 […]
BERLIN — On Monday, Aug. 26, Vossloh AG signed a contract for the sale of its Locomotives business unit, currently reported as discontinued operations, to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou, China, a subsidiary of the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Ltd. CRRC is the largest rolling stock manufacturer in the world. The agreed purchase […]
A Valley Metro light rail train departs the First and Jefferson station in Phoenix. Voters voted down an initiative on Tuesday that would have ended expansion of the light rail system. Valley Metro Passengers leave a light rail train at the Central and Washington station. Valley Metro says it is working to include business owners […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 24, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 532,483 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.9% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Aug. 24 were […]
Vice President of Amtrak Northeast Corridor Service Line Caroline Decker shows off a mock-up of the interior of a new Acela first-class car, featuring wider seats, larger headrests, in-seat lights, LED information screens and large rectangular windows. Personal power outlets and USB ports are located under the center armrests. The door behind her is one […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has restored the veterans’ discount on tickets, eliminated in March 2018 in a move widely criticized in the U.S. Congress and elsewhere. Amtrak announced the decision in a Monday press release citing “a new way to save” for those who have served in the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard: […]
The Altamont Corridor Express commuter rail system is expanding to provide Saturday service beginning Sept. 7, 2019. There will be two round trips between Stockton and San Jose each Saturday, with departures from Stockton at 7:25 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. and trains leaving San Jose at 3:50 p.m. and 5 p.m. Full schedules are available […]
LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, India — Officials in the northeast Indian city of Lucknow have banned bananas from the provincial capital city’s Charbaugh Railway station. Bureaucrats say the yellow fruit’s peels contribute to dirtying the station. They’ve warned fruit sellers that any one violating the banana ban will be dealt with strictly. A vendor said the […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that Mark George has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1. George succeeds Cynthia “Cindy” Earhart, who will retire from the company on Nov. 1. “On behalf of the entire board and management team, I thank Cindy for her 34 years of service […]
Phoenix voters have rejected an effort to bar future spending on light rail. MIke Schaller PHOENIX — Voters have dealt a resounding defeat to an effort to kill expansion of the Phoenix light rail system. In unofficial results as of 10 p.m. local time Tuesday night, 62.4 percent of those voting had cast ballots against […]
Scientists now say that noisy freight trains could be used to help predict future earthquakes. According to information published by Physicsworld.com scientists from France, Belgium, and the U.S., say they’ve shown that the noise of a freight train — thrumming motors, squeaks, squeals, and other rolling noises — is sufficient to measure the condition of underlying […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – One of the most famous 4-8-4 locomotives in America is fired up for a series of short trips on the Oregon Pacific Railroad this week. Southern Pacific “Daylight” No. 4449 will lead a series of brief excursions on Aug. 28 from its home at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland to […]
