Already lagging behind in installing a mandatory emergency braking system by the end of the year, New Jersey Transit has been bypassed for a share of more than $200 million in federal grants aimed at helping railroads seeking to meet the same deadline. The Federal Railroad Administration on Thursday announced $203 million in grants to…
Posts published in August 2018
Plasser looks to smarter maintenance of track machines 24 Aug 2018 Plasser & Theurer will display a Unimat 09-4x4/4S E³ electro-diesel tamping machine in the outdoor area. PLASSER & THEURER: The Austrian infrastructure maintenance machine specialist will look to the broader needs of infrastructure managers and contractors at InnoTrans 2018, with two machines on display…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A new inland port terminal that moves cargo by train from northern Georgia to the busy coastal seaport in Savannah is generating new economic interest in an area better known for nature tourism than industry. The Georgia Ports Authority and state taxpayers spent $23.5 million building the Appalachian Regional Port in…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 8/22/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Homendy takes seat as NTSB member Homendy (far right) was sworn in Aug. 20. Photo – NTSB Jennifer Homendy was sworn in Monday as a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member.The board now has all five member positions filled. The NTSB…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A new inland port terminal is allowing shippers to move cargo between northern Georgia and the Port of Savannah by train rather than sending trucks through the jammed highways of Atlanta. Gov. Nathan Deal attended the official opening Wednesday of the Appalachian Regional Port. The Georgia Ports Authority and state taxpayers…
Pandrol focuses on four core specialisms at InnoTrans 2018 22 Aug 2018 PANDROL: Infrastructure component specialist Pandrol will be highlighting its four core specialisms at InnoTrans 2018: rail fastenings, aluminothermic welding, electrification, and equipment and control systems. The company will also be hosting ‘ask the expert’ sessions, where its technical specialists will be running short seminars…
The tank-car retrofit market never fully materialized, Greenbrier and Watco leaders say. Photo – The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. and Watco Cos. LLC have agreed to discontinue their GBW Railcar Services (GBW) rail-car repair joint venture, the companies jointly announced yesterday.Under a dissolution agreement, the repair shops and employees at each GBW…
NYSW selects ARINC RailwayNet technology 20 Aug 2018 USA: New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway has selected Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Railway Net service to support the roll-out of Positive Train Control. NYSW operates a network of more than 600 route-km in the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, carrying commodities including lumber, construction materials,…
Optic fibre cable troughing launched 19 Aug 2018 TROUGHING: Groundworks and civil engineering product supplier Scott Parnell has expanded its Arcosystem range with the launch of Arcosizesero glass-reinforced plastic elevated troughing which is designed for the easy installation of lightweight optic fibre cables. The 6 m long pieces can be slid into position without the need…
Accessibility advisers help improve Flirt UK trains 18 Aug 2018 UK: Greater Anglia recently took a wheelchair-using passenger, a blind person and a visually impaired person plus his guide dog to Stadler’s factory at Bussnang in Switzerland to test prototype ramps for the future Flirt UK multiple-unit fleet. During a previous visit, the group…