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Rail News: Safety
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Rail News: Passenger Rail
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Rail News: Passenger Rail
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 8, 2017.
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Rail News Home Canadian Pacific 4/12/2017 Rail News: Canadian Pacific
The Battle of Vimy Ridge is considered a pivotal event in Canada's history.Photo – Canadian War Museum
The Battle of Vimy Ridge is considered a pivotal event in Canada's history.Photo – Canadian War Museum
Canadian Pacific last week commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, in which Canadian troops won a key military victory in northern France during World War I.
The battle, which took place April 9-12 in 1917, is considered a defining moment in Canada's history. It also came at a heavy cost, as more than 3,598 Canadians were killed and another 7,000 wounded, according to the Canadian War Museum.
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Rail News: Passenger Rail
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Metrom Rail hired Tom Harding as vice president of engineering. Harding will lead the company's engineering operations and expand its product development capabilities.
Harding brings nearly 30 years of engineering experience to the company. Most recently, he worked for Wi-Tronix, a railroad telemetry provider. He also has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry with Nokia and Motorola.
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The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) approved $5.46 million in funds to advance engineering associated with the second phase of the Transbay Transit Center/Caltrain Downtown Extension (TTC/DTX) project.
The money comes from and allocation of Proposition K, a voter-approved sales tax that funds a General Fund. The allocation totals $5,464,675 and includes $4,549,675 for DTX preliminary engineering and $915,000 for a Tunneling Options Engineering Study. TTC/DTX is the largest project in the Prop K Expenditure Plan, which designates up to $270 million (in 2003 dollars) for this purpose.
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The Hawaii House of Representatives extended the general excise tax (GET) that helps fund Honolulu's first rail transit project on April 11. The funding package will contribute an additional $1.2 billion to the project.
The action will extend Oahu's .05 percent GET surcharge through 2029, which is expected to generate $792 million for the rail project. The House also agreed to reduce the funds it collects as a GET administrative fee by 90 percent, which will generate an estimated $397 million for the city project. The funding package brings the state's financial contribution to the project to $8 billion, which is close to the estimated total project cost of $8.1 billion.
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Rail News: Amtrak
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved the five-year plan for the Crossing Safety Improvements Program at grade crossings and highway-rail grade separations across the state.
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Badger Mining Corp., a silica sand supplier, offers unit train capabilities.Photo – Badger Mining Corp.
Badger Mining Corp., a silica sand supplier, offers unit train capabilities.Photo – Badger Mining Corp.
Badger Mining Corp. has completed a 4,500-foot rail siding expansion near its facilities in Taylor, Wis., the company announced yesterday.
The expansion will allow the site to hold up to three unit trains concurrently, company officials said in a press release.
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Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
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Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
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OmniTRAX, Inc., an affiliate of The Broe Group, has named A&K Railroad Materials Inc. as the recipient of its Second Annual Supplier of the Year Award.
The award is voted on by the OmniTRAX Supplier Council and Procurement Team members and is based on strong performance deliverables in safety, project completion, 100 percent on time shipments and superb communication/response to our requirements.
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Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals
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Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) joined SENSR Monitoring Technologies, LLC, (SENSR) for a site tour in Georgetown, Texas on April 11.
SENSR President Walt Bleser guided Rep. Carter through SENSR's operations. SENSR has developed monitoring solutions to help clients monitor the safety and stability of critical structures, such as rail and highway bridges. SENSR's technologies are designed to help bridge owners manage difficult challenges like scour, collisions, settlement and nearby construction activities and to keep them aware of conditions at their bridge sites.
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WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Fred Tallarico Regional Director of Design-Build for the company's Northeast and Central regions. Tallarico will manage the firm's pursuit and execution of transit, highway and infrastructure projects using alternative delivery methods such as design-build and P3s (public-private partnerships). He is based in New York City.