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New Haven Line set to reopen Expediting repairs on 2,000 feet of right-of-way, including track restoration, reinstalled signals, and catenary replacement, Metro-North said it expects to restore full service on its New Haven Line on Wednesday, May 22. Amtrak Northeast Corridor service between Boston and New York also is expected to resume Wednesday.
Contract awarded for WMATA Silver Line Phase 2 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has awarded the first of three-design-build contracts for the second phase of Washington Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Silver Line, which will extend the line from Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Va., to Washington Dulles International Airport, terminating in Ashburn, Va.
America’s railroads: Conservers of energy, friends of the environment You might remember the TV commercial: A single locomotive pulling doublestacked containers through a pastoral landscape, a logjam of trucks and autos on the adjacent roadway, everything moving uncharacteristically slow, but the message conveyed with undeniable clarity: Trains move goods more efficiently than trucks.
Tank car building drives a growing freight car market Freight car building is in the tank—literally.
Siemens unveils first Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotive Amtrak said early May 13 the first of 70 ACS-64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter, 6.4 MW/8,320 hp) electric locomotives for the Northeast Corridor rolled off the Siemens Mobility assembly line in Sacramento, Calif.

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May 22, 2013

Maryland pledges (limited) Purple Line funds


The long-running political struggle over Maryland's Purple Line light rail transit proposal became more complex as state officials pledged $280 million to the project, but said private funding would likely be required as well. Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged $280 million from...
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May 22, 2013

Edmonton taps Axion for rail ties


Axion International Holdings, Inc. said May 22 that it has received a purchase order for ECOTRAX specialty rail ties from Edmonton Transit System, to be applied on the Albertan capital's light rail transit system. The ties will be used specifically for...
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May 21, 2013

April employment gains over year, previous month


Figures released Tuesday, May 21, by the Surface Transportation Board show Class I railroads employed 163,775 people in mid-April, up 1.11% from April 2012, and up 716 people, or 0.44%, from the previous month of March. As per one month ago,...
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May 21, 2013

Contract awarded for WMATA Silver Line Phase 2


Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has awarded the first of three-design-build contracts for the second phase of Washington Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Silver Line, which will extend the line from Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Va., to Washington Dulles International Airport,...
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May 21, 2013

New Haven Line set to reopen


Expediting repairs on 2,000 feet of right-of-way, including track restoration, reinstalled signals, and catenary replacement, Metro-North said it expects to restore full service on its New Haven Line on Wednesday, May 22. Amtrak Northeast Corridor service between Boston and New...
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Frank N. Wilner
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May 22, 2013

Could the worm be turning for Amtrak?


Legendary Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver etched his illustrious baseball career and winning record with the three-run homer. Were Amtrak a Major League Baseball team, its success would be measured, instead, by infield hits. But Amtrak may have hit one long ball this week when...
Tony Kruglinski
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May 20, 2013

Fracking: The view from 50,000 feet (up)


Based on research that I have recently concluded, the “best of times” are clearly being had by anyone in our industry who has anything to do with the movement of anything that is required for the extraction of hydrocarbons using the latest fracking (hydraulic fracturing)...
Doug Bowen
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May 20, 2013

Weekend surprise: Talkin’ transit


The reaction my face registered (he later recounted) was remarkable when he said, “I’m in public transit.”
Frank N. Wilner
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May 13, 2013

The camera never blinks


“Here’s looking at you, kid,” is a cherished line from the movie Casablanca,but when the looking is through a hidden camera lens in the locker room or even visibly trained on crewmembers inside a locomotive cab, well, you won’t hear the more famous line, “This...
David Briginshaw
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May 10, 2013

Will European rail freight reach its potential?


Editor’s note: In terms of rail freight, we’re in excellent shape here in North America. Not so for Europe, which is struggling with how to increase freight traffic on a network primarily configured to support passenger rail operations. As David Briginshaw, Editor-in Chief of International...
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