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Union Pacific to acquire 1,000 refrigerated boxcars

Union Pacific Railroad plans to procure 1,000 high-tech refrigerated boxcars — and up to 1,600 if needed — which would mark one of the largest equipment acquisitions in UP history.Brad Thrasher, UP's vice president-agricultural products, revealed the Class I's plans during a transportation workshop at the Idaho Grower Shippers Association's convention late last month, according…

CN orders 60 more GE locomotives

All the CN locomotives will be produced at GE's plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – GE Transportation's Twitter account CN will purchase another 60 GE Transportation locomotives, expanding the Class I's 200-unit order placed in December 2017, the Class I and GE announced today.All the CN locomotives will be produced at GE's plant in…

WMATA seeks builder for 8000-series rail cars

Exterior and interior renderings of the 8000-series rail cars Photo – WMATA The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the design and construction of at least 256 new 8000-series rail cars.The new units would allow WMATA to retire 2000- and 3000-series cars, which are nearing the end…

Greenbrier, Watco dissolve rail-car repair joint venture

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…