Railroad News

HDR Chairman and CEO Geroge A. Little announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2017. The board unanimously agreed with Little's replacement recommendation of Eric L. Keen.

Little joined HDR in 1989 as a project manager at the firm's Minneapolis, Minn., office. From there, he became local office manager, then operations director for the engineering company, developing its quality assurance and quality control programs. HDR says Little was one of the original investors who bought the company back from foreign ownership in 1996.

HDR Chairman and CEO Geroge A. Little announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2017. The board unanimously agreed with Little's replacement recommendation of Eric L. Keen.

Little joined HDR in 1989 as a project manager at the firm's Minneapolis, Minn., office. From there, he became local office manager, then operations director for the engineering company, developing its quality assurance and quality control programs. HDR says Little was one of the original investors who bought the company back from foreign ownership in 1996.

HDR Chairman and CEO Geroge A. Little announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2017. The board unanimously agreed with Little's replacement recommendation of Eric L. Keen.

Little joined HDR in 1989 as a project manager at the firm's Minneapolis, Minn., office. From there, he became local office manager, then operations director for the engineering company, developing its quality assurance and quality control programs. HDR says Little was one of the original investors who bought the company back from foreign ownership in 1996.

The Class 1 says it will boost safety and efficiency with its Minnesota infrastructure investment.

Key projects across the state include $13 million to maintain track, bridge and signal projects in the state, with a $9.6-million investment in the rail line between Glenville and St. Paul to replace 76,064 crossties and install 50,661 tons of ballast.

The Class 1 says it will boost safety and efficiency with its Minnesota infrastructure investment.

Key projects across the state include $13 million to maintain track, bridge and signal projects in the state, with a $9.6-million investment in the rail line between Glenville and St. Paul to replace 76,064 crossties and install 50,661 tons of ballast.

The Class 1 says it will boost safety and efficiency with its Minnesota infrastructure investment.

Key projects across the state include $13 million to maintain track, bridge and signal projects in the state, with a $9.6-million investment in the rail line between Glenville and St. Paul to replace 76,064 crossties and install 50,661 tons of ballast.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recognized winners of its annual Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards and named the team from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) as the winner of the International Rail Rodeo.

Winners of APTA's Safety & Security Excellence Awards, which recognizes rail systems in North America for their excellence in safety and security programs and operations, were honored during a ceremony June 12 as part of the 2017 APTA Rail Conference in Baltimore, Md.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recognized winners of its annual Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards and named the team from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) as the winner of the International Rail Rodeo.

Winners of APTA's Safety & Security Excellence Awards, which recognizes rail systems in North America for their excellence in safety and security programs and operations, were honored during a ceremony June 12 as part of the 2017 APTA Rail Conference in Baltimore, Md.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recognized winners of its annual Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards and named the team from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) as the winner of the International Rail Rodeo.

Winners of APTA's Safety & Security Excellence Awards, which recognizes rail systems in North America for their excellence in safety and security programs and operations, were honored during a ceremony June 12 as part of the 2017 APTA Rail Conference in Baltimore, Md.

Denver Regional Transportation District and its contractor, Denver Transit Partners (DTP), have been given regulatory approval to begin testing along the G Line on June 14.

Commuter rail trains will begin moving along the corridor from Wheat Ridge through Arvada and into unincorporated Adams County. The initial phase of testing on the G Line will be limited with only a few test trains running during weekdays, but the number of trains and frequency will increase as testing progresses toward the fully published G Line schedule. Testing could take up to 90 days to complete.

Denver Regional Transportation District and its contractor, Denver Transit Partners (DTP), have been given regulatory approval to begin testing along the G Line on June 14.

Commuter rail trains will begin moving along the corridor from Wheat Ridge through Arvada and into unincorporated Adams County. The initial phase of testing on the G Line will be limited with only a few test trains running during weekdays, but the number of trains and frequency will increase as testing progresses toward the fully published G Line schedule. Testing could take up to 90 days to complete.

Denver Regional Transportation District and its contractor, Denver Transit Partners (DTP), have been given regulatory approval to begin testing along the G Line on June 14.

Commuter rail trains will begin moving along the corridor from Wheat Ridge through Arvada and into unincorporated Adams County. The initial phase of testing on the G Line will be limited with only a few test trains running during weekdays, but the number of trains and frequency will increase as testing progresses toward the fully published G Line schedule. Testing could take up to 90 days to complete.

New York City Transit issued a Letter of Intent to award a Purchase Order to Duos Technologies Group, Inc., to provide a turnkey system as part of a comprehensive pilot program to test and evaluate new technologies that provide a warning when people or objects enter onto NYC Transit system's tracks.

"We feel strongly that our technology will receive high grades and will be instrumental in NYC Transit's stated objective of saving lives and minimizing injuries," said Duos Technologies Group CEO Gianni Arcaini. "Duos Technologies has a history of developing disruptive technology innovations, and this program will be another testimony of how we can effectively utilize our core of intelligent technologies that have been successfully deployed for our transportation clients."

New York City Transit issued a Letter of Intent to award a Purchase Order to Duos Technologies Group, Inc., to provide a turnkey system as part of a comprehensive pilot program to test and evaluate new technologies that provide a warning when people or objects enter onto NYC Transit system's tracks.

"We feel strongly that our technology will receive high grades and will be instrumental in NYC Transit's stated objective of saving lives and minimizing injuries," said Duos Technologies Group CEO Gianni Arcaini. "Duos Technologies has a history of developing disruptive technology innovations, and this program will be another testimony of how we can effectively utilize our core of intelligent technologies that have been successfully deployed for our transportation clients."

New York City Transit issued a Letter of Intent to award a Purchase Order to Duos Technologies Group, Inc., to provide a turnkey system as part of a comprehensive pilot program to test and evaluate new technologies that provide a warning when people or objects enter onto NYC Transit system's tracks.

"We feel strongly that our technology will receive high grades and will be instrumental in NYC Transit's stated objective of saving lives and minimizing injuries," said Duos Technologies Group CEO Gianni Arcaini. "Duos Technologies has a history of developing disruptive technology innovations, and this program will be another testimony of how we can effectively utilize our core of intelligent technologies that have been successfully deployed for our transportation clients."

The Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW) announced the opening of a Choice Terminal™ bulk transload facility in Sanford, N.C.

ATW is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI). Choice Terminals are operated by GWI railroads and transfer bulk materials – such as flour, plastic pellets, propane and roofing granules – between railcars and trucks, providing customers that are not located directly on the railroad with the ability to reduce transportation costs by using rail. Customers can receive inbound, bulk raw materials via rail at the terminal, hold them on site, and receive them via truck on a just-in-time basis. Likewise, customers can ship outbound bulk products to the terminal via truck, for loading onto railcars to their final destinations.

The Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW) announced the opening of a Choice Terminal™ bulk transload facility in Sanford, N.C.

ATW is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI). Choice Terminals are operated by GWI railroads and transfer bulk materials – such as flour, plastic pellets, propane and roofing granules – between railcars and trucks, providing customers that are not located directly on the railroad with the ability to reduce transportation costs by using rail. Customers can receive inbound, bulk raw materials via rail at the terminal, hold them on site, and receive them via truck on a just-in-time basis. Likewise, customers can ship outbound bulk products to the terminal via truck, for loading onto railcars to their final destinations.

The Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW) announced the opening of a Choice Terminal™ bulk transload facility in Sanford, N.C.

ATW is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI). Choice Terminals are operated by GWI railroads and transfer bulk materials – such as flour, plastic pellets, propane and roofing granules – between railcars and trucks, providing customers that are not located directly on the railroad with the ability to reduce transportation costs by using rail. Customers can receive inbound, bulk raw materials via rail at the terminal, hold them on site, and receive them via truck on a just-in-time basis. Likewise, customers can ship outbound bulk products to the terminal via truck, for loading onto railcars to their final destinations.

Public transit leaders joined together at the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) annual conference in Baltimore, Md., to discuss and express their concerns regarding the Trump Administration's FY18 budget proposal to phase out the Capital Improvement Grant (CIG) program.

The FY18 budget reflects a $928-million reduction in the CIG program and limits the requested $1.26 billion to projects that hold existing full funding grant agreements (FFGA). The budget says, "future investments in new transit projects would be funded by the localities that use the benefit from these localized projects." The administration justified the reduction and phase out of the CIG program by stating that "federal resources should be focused on making targeted investments that leverage private sector investment" and noted that "localities are better equipped to scale and design infrastructure investments needed for their communities."

Public transit leaders joined together at the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) annual conference in Baltimore, Md., to discuss and express their concerns regarding the Trump Administration's FY18 budget proposal to phase out the Capital Improvement Grant (CIG) program.

The FY18 budget reflects a $928-million reduction in the CIG program and limits the requested $1.26 billion to projects that hold existing full funding grant agreements (FFGA). The budget says, "future investments in new transit projects would be funded by the localities that use the benefit from these localized projects." The administration justified the reduction and phase out of the CIG program by stating that "federal resources should be focused on making targeted investments that leverage private sector investment" and noted that "localities are better equipped to scale and design infrastructure investments needed for their communities."