Railroad News

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR) was awarded a $4.5-million grant from the state of Wisconsin last week to rebuild a bridge near Wauzeka in Crawford County.

The grant is from the Freight Railroad Preservation Program (FRPP) to cover 80 percent of the costs to entirely reconstruct bridge B-316 located near Wauzeka in a slough of the Wisconsin River.

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR) was awarded a $4.5-million grant from the state of Wisconsin last week to rebuild a bridge near Wauzeka in Crawford County.

The grant is from the Freight Railroad Preservation Program (FRPP) to cover 80 percent of the costs to entirely reconstruct bridge B-316 located near Wauzeka in a slough of the Wisconsin River.

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR) was awarded a $4.5-million grant from the state of Wisconsin last week to rebuild a bridge near Wauzeka in Crawford County.

The grant is from the Freight Railroad Preservation Program (FRPP) to cover 80 percent of the costs to entirely reconstruct bridge B-316 located near Wauzeka in a slough of the Wisconsin River.

A new study has deemed passenger rail service between Oklahoma City and South Texas to be feasible, according to a release from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

TxDOT and its partners will continue to explore options for the proposed route, which is part of the $7-million Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study. The study covers an 850-mile corridor broken into three segments going from Oklahoma City to Dallas-Fort Worth; Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio; and San Antonio to South Texas.

A new study has deemed passenger rail service between Oklahoma City and South Texas to be feasible, according to a release from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

TxDOT and its partners will continue to explore options for the proposed route, which is part of the $7-million Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study. The study covers an 850-mile corridor broken into three segments going from Oklahoma City to Dallas-Fort Worth; Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio; and San Antonio to South Texas.

A new study has deemed passenger rail service between Oklahoma City and South Texas to be feasible, according to a release from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

TxDOT and its partners will continue to explore options for the proposed route, which is part of the $7-million Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study. The study covers an 850-mile corridor broken into three segments going from Oklahoma City to Dallas-Fort Worth; Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio; and San Antonio to South Texas.

The Board of Directors of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) in Houston approved a new contract in late October for President and CEO Tom Lambert, which took effect Nov. 1.

Lambert will serve another two years as the head of Houston Metro. He was served as interim president and CEO following the retirement of George Greanias in December 2012 before being voted into the position by the board in January 2014. Lambert also served as Houston Metro's police chief before joining the executive team.

The Board of Directors of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) in Houston approved a new contract in late October for President and CEO Tom Lambert, which took effect Nov. 1.

Lambert will serve another two years as the head of Houston Metro. He was served as interim president and CEO following the retirement of George Greanias in December 2012 before being voted into the position by the board in January 2014. Lambert also served as Houston Metro's police chief before joining the executive team.

The Board of Directors of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) in Houston approved a new contract in late October for President and CEO Tom Lambert, which took effect Nov. 1.

Lambert will serve another two years as the head of Houston Metro. He was served as interim president and CEO following the retirement of George Greanias in December 2012 before being voted into the position by the board in January 2014. Lambert also served as Houston Metro's police chief before joining the executive team.

The city of Davenport, Iowa, has received a federal grant to improve rail access to an industrial park and manufacturing facility.

The $2.2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will go toward constructing a new interchange track and rail spur to serve a new manufacturing facility and other businesses located in the Davenport industrial park.

The city of Davenport, Iowa, has received a federal grant to improve rail access to an industrial park and manufacturing facility.

The $2.2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will go toward constructing a new interchange track and rail spur to serve a new manufacturing facility and other businesses located in the Davenport industrial park.

The city of Davenport, Iowa, has received a federal grant to improve rail access to an industrial park and manufacturing facility.

The $2.2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will go toward constructing a new interchange track and rail spur to serve a new manufacturing facility and other businesses located in the Davenport industrial park.

Canadian Pacific (CP) awarded a contract to ENSCO Rail to provide inspection systems for a new track evaluation car.

ENSCO Rail says the car will be the newest track evaluation car in the CP fleet and will be equipped with state-of-the-art track measurement and imaging system technology.

Canadian Pacific (CP) awarded a contract to ENSCO Rail to provide inspection systems for a new track evaluation car.

ENSCO Rail says the car will be the newest track evaluation car in the CP fleet and will be equipped with state-of-the-art track measurement and imaging system technology.

Canadian Pacific (CP) awarded a contract to ENSCO Rail to provide inspection systems for a new track evaluation car.

ENSCO Rail says the car will be the newest track evaluation car in the CP fleet and will be equipped with state-of-the-art track measurement and imaging system technology.

Miller Ingenuity and Maryland Department of Transportation have entered into a collaborative agreement to install Miller Ingenuity's ZoneGuard on Maryland Transit Administration's Baltimore light-rail lines.

ZoneGuard is an electronic roadway worker protection system that combines Train Detection Modules and Train Alert Modules. The system can also be outfitted with wearable devices to provide equipped roadway workers with an alert of an approaching train.

Miller Ingenuity and Maryland Department of Transportation have entered into a collaborative agreement to install Miller Ingenuity's ZoneGuard on Maryland Transit Administration's Baltimore light-rail lines.

ZoneGuard is an electronic roadway worker protection system that combines Train Detection Modules and Train Alert Modules. The system can also be outfitted with wearable devices to provide equipped roadway workers with an alert of an approaching train.

Miller Ingenuity and Maryland Department of Transportation have entered into a collaborative agreement to install Miller Ingenuity's ZoneGuard on Maryland Transit Administration's Baltimore light-rail lines.

ZoneGuard is an electronic roadway worker protection system that combines Train Detection Modules and Train Alert Modules. The system can also be outfitted with wearable devices to provide equipped roadway workers with an alert of an approaching train.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means to identify its concerns with the proposed overhaul of the U.S. tax system.

APTA says the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, "fails to address key priorities of the public transportation industry." The association applauds the upholding of tax-exempt status of municipal bonds, which are used to finance state and local government-sponsored public works, but says repealing the use of Private Activity Bonds (PABs-another infrastructure financing mechanism) would "undermine Congress' stated goal of leveraging a $1 trillion investment in our nation's infrastructure."

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means to identify its concerns with the proposed overhaul of the U.S. tax system.

APTA says the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, "fails to address key priorities of the public transportation industry." The association applauds the upholding of tax-exempt status of municipal bonds, which are used to finance state and local government-sponsored public works, but says repealing the use of Private Activity Bonds (PABs-another infrastructure financing mechanism) would "undermine Congress' stated goal of leveraging a $1 trillion investment in our nation's infrastructure."