Union Pacific Railroad is partnering with two California air management districts to repower 10 low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives into new Tier 4 switchers for its yard-switching locomotive fleet starting in fall.The new switchers will reduce particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 90 percent during operations when compared to older locomotives, UP officials…
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The new units will support an increase in the number of trains operating on GO Transit's seven commuter-rail routes. Photo – GO Transit Canadian officials on Monday pledged more than CA$187 million for GO Transit's procurement of 53 bi-level coaches. The new units will support an increase in the number of trains that operate on…
The 49th Street shop houses Metra's rail-car rehabilitation program. Photo – Julie Sneider Metra yesterday kicked off a $29.4 million renovation and expansion of the mechanical shops that house its rail-car and locomotive rehab programs.Expected to take nearly two years to complete, the project calls for expanding the 49th Street coach shop, as well as…
Rail-car orders were up 115 percent in the first quarter compared with the same 2017 period, according to ARCI data. Photo – CSX Rail-car orders in the first quarter totaled 10,348 units compared with 8,501 units in fourth-quarter 2017 and 4,814 units in first-quarter 2017, according to quarterly statistics released yesterday by the Railway Supply…
CN will acquire 350 boxcars to serve an increase in demand from industrial customers across the Class I's North American network.Equipped with 12-foot plug doors, the leased, 50-foot, high-capacity plate F boxcars are expected to be delivered beginning in late summer with all the cars in service by the end of the year, CN officials…
The passenger railroad is looking for a firm to build 32 bi-directional trainsets. Photo – VIA Rail Canda Inc. VIA Rail Canada Inc. has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a supplier to replace its fleet that operates along the Quebec-Windsor corridor.The passenger railroad is looking for a firm to build 32 bi-directional trainsets…
General Electric Co. is in talks to sell its locomotive business to rail equipment manufacturer Wabtec Corp., Bloomberg reported late last week.GE is considering combining the GE Transportation business with Wabtec, which has a market valuation of $8 billion, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg did not identify the individuals because the…
The S70 model streetcars will operate on the future Orange County Streetcar line. Photo – OCTA The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) on Monday approved a $51.5 million contract to acquire eight S70 model streetcars from Siemens Industries Inc.The units will be used on the future 4.1-mile Orange County Streetcar line, which will run from…
The unit arrived in downtown Milwaukee via truck. Photo – Jeff Bentoff The city of Milwaukee yesterday took delivery of the first vehicle for its new streetcar system.The 67-foot, 83,000-pound streetcar arrived from Brookville Equipment Corp.'s plant in Brookville, Pennsylvania. The unit, which rolled off a truck in downtown Milwaukee, will be stored in the…
The new units are expected to cost $10 million total. Photo – portlandstreetcar.org Oregon's Portland Streetcar last week obtained permission from the Portland City Council to buy two new streetcars to boost service frequency.To be manufactured by Brookville Equipment Co., the new units will allow for more frequent service on the streetcar system's A and…