Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Rail associations keep fingers crossed for short-line tax credit renewal By Julie Sneider, senior associate editor As Congress winds down its current session before year's end, some rail associations are recommending members contact their lawmakers to support legislation that would make…
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A rendering of the new trainsets. Photo – VIA Rail Canada Inc. VIA Rail Canada Inc. yesterday announced it awarded a CA$989 million contract to Siemens Canada to build 32 trainsets.The new trains will replace the railroad's fleet that operates in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor, VIA Rail's busiest route that serves more than 4.5 million…
The order includes the first self-propelled multilevel cars in the United States, the agency says. Photo – NJ Transit New Jersey Transit's board yesterday approved a $670 million contract with Bombardier for 113 new rail cars.The base order is for 58 multilevel power cars, plus 33 cab and 16 trailer cars, and six trailer cars…
Shown: Pandrol clips being installed with the CD400 Clip Driver. Photo – Pandrol GE Transportation on Dec. 6 marked the 20th anniversary of its Global Performance Optimization Center, which maintains and manages locomotive fleets and maintenance resources worldwide. Centers are located in Erie, Pennsylvania; Fort Worth, Texas; Contagem, Brazil; and Astana, Kazakhstan. The facilities operate…
Faster fastening installation in Estonia 12 Dec 2018 ESTONIA: Infrastructure contractor Leonhard Weiss has awarded Pandrol a contract to supply more than 430 000 Fastclip FE rail fastenings for the 65 km line between Tapa and Narva. This follows a previous contract covering the 57 km Tapa – Tartu route. As part of the project, the…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/11/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation BUILD grants pegged for additional rail-related projects The Oklahoma port will use the BUILD grant to upgrade its rail system. Photo – Port of Muskogee Federal officials have announced additional Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants over the past…
* Long-distance rail traffic suspended until 0800 GMT * Regional rail traffic also impacted * Deutsche Bahn asks union to resume wage talks (Adds details on regional traffic, Deutsche Bahn spokesman) BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Rail workers in Germany staged a four-hour strike over pay on Monday morning, bringing long-distance rail traffic to a…
* Rush-hour strike affected long-distance trains * EVG union, Bahn could meet on Tuesday * Deutsche Bahn wants to hire more workers (Releads with possible talks, adds details) BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Dec 10 (Reuters) - German rail workers staged a four-hour stoppage on Monday but their union said it would now pursue talks with operator Deutsche Bahn…
Alstom wins Israel Railways ETCS contract 10 Dec 2018 ISRAEL: National railway ISR has awarded Alstom a €45m contract to design, supply, install and commission ETCS Level 2 onboard equipment across its fleet. The contract announced on December 10 covers 192 vehicles, with an option for a further 34. Design work is scheduled to start…
A rendering of the electric cars. Photo – Caltrain Caltrain’s board late last week unanimously approved the purchase of additional electric train cars to help address increasing ridership on the commuter-rail system.Using funds from the California State Transportation Agency’s (CalSTA) Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Caltrain will expand its electric fleet from 16…