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Railway Interchange 2011 gets Twitter hashtag

With one month to go before Railway Interchange 2011, the first North American combined railway supply exhibition and technical conference, the event’s organizers have released the official event hashtag for attendees, exhibitors,

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Caltrain looking to a new operator

Caltrain management on Thursday announced it has negotiated a proposed contract with TransitAmerica Services Inc. of St. Joseph, Mo., to operate the San Francisco-San Jose Peninsula rail system and that it will

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July employment down slightly from June

U.S. Class I railroads employed 158,916 people in mid-July, up 3.84% from July 2010, but down 0.27%—or 424 workers—from June 2011. The year-over-year gain was highest in the Transportation (train and engine)

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The GBS Group lands VIA Rail contract

The GBS Group, a software development engineering and technical services firm, said Thursday VIA Rail Canada had awarded the company a contract provide a real-time Train Status Information (TSI) system. Virginia Beach,

Norfolk begins celebrating The Tide

Hampton Roads Transit and the city of Norfolk, Va., Thursday evening began celebrating the debut of the 7.4-mile, $318 million light rail line with a ribbon-cutting ceremony near MacArthur Square to mark the occasion (photo at left).

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San Diego (re)joins PCC club

San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System on Thursday planned to activate PCC streetcar 529, built in 1949 for use in San Francisco, on the Silver Line downtown loop of the city’s light rail

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In memoriam: Robert (Bob) Scesny, 64

Robert (Bob) Scesny, account manager for Invensys Rail Corp. and 30-plus year member of the railroad supply industry, died, unexpectedly, on Aug. 7, 2011, at age 64. Scesny joined Invensys Rail, then

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APTA: Transit systems suffer fiscal stress

Nearly 80% of U.S. public transit system have raised fares or cut service, or plan to do so shortly, in response to declines in local and state funding support, a survey released

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ARG Trans signs Coos Bay rail link pact

ARG Trans said Tuesday it has signed an interim contract with the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to operate the Coos Bay rail line, known as Coos Bay Rail Link (CBR).

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Amtrak Cascades service stays intact

Canadian Minister for Public Safety Vic Toews said Tuesday in a press interview, “Upon careful review of the business case and despite some significant financial constraints, the Canada Border Services Agency has

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Global Railway Industries nears end of trail

Lachine, Quebec-based Global Railway Industries (GRI) announced Monday that both Glass Lewis & Co., LLC and Institutional Investors Services have recommended that shareholders of Global vote for the sale of the company’s

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Detroit-area freight

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s “TranslinkeD” initiative, in partnership with supply chain consulting firm TranSystems, on Tuesday announced it has initiated a 14-week study to identify freight-related economic development opportunities and forecasts in

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Nominations for LRIW Woman of the Year sought

The League of Railway Industry Women (LRIW) is seeking nominations for its 2011 Outstanding Woman of the Year award. Any woman who works in the North American rail industry is eligible to

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LIRR tests onboard credit card ticket purchases

The Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday began testing an option allowing passengers to purchase tickets onboard trains with a credit card. The testing occurred on a lesser-used portion of the system

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Denver RTD opens LoDo LRT station

Denver’s Regional Transportation District Monday opened a light rail transit station two blocks west of Denver Union Station, with opening ceremonies held as early as 7:00 a.m. local time. The station, at

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MBTA adding wind turbines at station sites

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected SPS New England to construct a 120-foot-high, 100-kilowatt wind turbine near MBTA’s Kingston, Mass., station. SPS New England submitted the lowest bid at $334,334.50, the MBTA

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BART move triggers First Amendment spat

In an effort to curtail or thwart political disruption through electronic means, BART may inadvertently have triggered a backlash of concern over freedom of speech, which could result in court action. BART

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RailComm to expand BNSF yard system

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has been selected to expand its existing yard system at BNSF’s mechanical facility in Memphis, Tenn. RailComm’s state-of-the-art Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) System will be used to

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INIT volunteers to aid

INIT, Innovations in Transportation, Inc., said Monday as many as 50 of its employees will be present this Friday for the grand opening of Norfolk, Va.’s new 7.4-mile light rail transit system,