L.B. Foster’s Combs Joins NRC Board
L.B. Foster Vice President of Rail Sales Doug Combs has been named to the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors. Combs assumes a recently vacated seat on the
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RER Plans Rare Earth Element Demonstration Plant in Wyoming
Radioactive waste materials from a proposed Rare Element Resources, Inc., (RER) plant in Wyoming would be handled by rail, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environment Assessment for the company’s request for a source materials license accompanying the construction and operation of the rare earth element separation and processing demonstration plant.
Exemplary Executives
RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Railway Age’s 2023 honorees—selected by our subscribers—approach their roles with an entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment to service, safety and sustainability.
Loram Technologies to Launch Global Rail Campus
Loram Technologies, Inc. on May 3 held a groundbreaking ceremony in Georgetown, Tex., for its new Global Rail Campus, which will comprise a corporate office and facility for the production and manufacture of maintenance-of-way equipment and inspection technologies.
NRC Taps Heald as Regional Director
Network Rail Consulting (NRC) has named Chris Heald as Regional Director for North America, based in NRC’s New York office.
NRC Wins $15MM MBTA Contract
Network Rail Consulting (NRC) was awarded a $15 million contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to: assist the agency in managing its assets in accordance with best practice principles, support the upgrade of several rail lines to higher levels of performance, and secure a specific set of outcomes desired by the Board and staff.
NRC ousts CCH
The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) is severing ties with Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell LLC (CCH), the Washington, D.C. lobbying firm that has been managing NRC’s operations for the past 15 years.
Baker incoming ASLRRA President
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has named Charles H. “Chuck” Baker as President, effective Feb. 4, 2019.
NRC names new Hall of Famers
On January 4, 2017, the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) announced this year’s entrants into the NRC Hall of Fame:
NRC announces 2017 Board of Directors
On Dec. 29, 2016, the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) announced its board elections results. Three new members join the board in 2017: