Amtrak has issued a request for proposals seeking to rebuild its current diesel fleet or purchase a minimum of 50 to 75 next-generation locomotives.The effort is aimed at replacing Amtrak's aging national network diesel locomotive fleet used on long distance and some state-supported routes, Amtrak officials said in a press release."We expect that any new,…
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The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years. Photo – Port Authority of Allegheny County The Port Authority of Allegheny County in fall will begin a two-year project to rehabilitate 55 Siemens-built light-rail vehicles.The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported…
The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management of railroad tank cars. Photo – cmqrailway.com, Harry Gordon Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) subsidiary Katahdin Railcar Services LLC has opened a new tank car facility in Derby, Maine.The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management…
The railroad's first new cab car shell has been cleared for painting. Photo – Caltrain The first new cab car shell in Caltrain's electrified fleet has undergone first article inspection and has been cleared for painting.Part of a 96-car order for Caltrain's electrification project, the unit now is being painted with the exterior design selected…
Photo – cn.ca CN plans to acquire 1,000 new generation high-cube grain hopper cars over the next two years, the Class I announced today.The investment is aimed at rejuvenating aging equipment needed to serve increasing annual crop yields, CN officials said in a press release. The new jumbo hopper cars will have 5,431 cubic feet…
An Azur train during the testing phase. Photo – Societe de transport de Montreal Quebec government leaders have adopted special legislation that will pave the way for the Societe de transport de Montreal (STM) to acquire new Azur subway trains.The move will allow STM to order additional Azur units from the Bombardier plant in La…
The unit was rolled off a truck and moved inside the streetcar system's operations and maintenance facility. Photo – thehopmke.com The city of Milwaukee earlier this week took delivery of its second streetcar vehicle from Brookville Equipment Corp. The 83,000-pound vehicle traveled via truck from the company's plant in Brookville, Pennsylvania, to Milwaukee. The unit…
Duos Technologies Group Inc. has obtained a "multimillion-dollar" contract with CN to provide the Class I with high-resolution train imaging systems for security and mechanical inspection.The award includes four complete rail inspection portals and deployment of Duos' first commercial thermal undercarriage inspection system, which recently was beta-tested at the rail-testing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, Duos…
"CN needs to and will do better moving lumber to market," said JJ Ruest, CN's interim CEO. Photo – CN CN announced today it will buy 350 centerbeam cars to meet a growing demand from lumber-producing customers across the Class I's network.The new, 73-foot riserless centerbeams will have a maximum load capacity of 286,000 pounds…
Union Pacific Railroad is partnering with two California air management districts to repower 10 low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives into new Tier 4 switchers for its yard-switching locomotive fleet starting in fall.The new switchers will reduce particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 90 percent during operations when compared to older locomotives, UP officials…