Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/15/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB recommends new safety measures following tank car chlorine incident The incident occurred when 178,000 pounds of liquefied compressed chlorine was released over two-and-a-half hours after a DOT-105 tank car sustained a 42-inch crack in its tank shell. Photo – NTSB…
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Phase change material cooled container developed 12 Feb 2019 CONTAINER: The University of Birmingham and CRRC Shijiazhuang have developed a container that uses phase change material in place of traditional refrigeration technology. The material changes between liquid and solid depending on the temperature, with the phase change absorbing or releasing energy to maintain the interior…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/15/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Wilson & Co., Alstom, Kelso, Midland and Redwood Logistics (Feb. 15) Engineering and architecture firm Wilson & Co. Inc. has promoted Andrew Leifheit to senior vice president and leader of the rail services division; and Scott Waterman, Steve Salazar and Dave Olson to…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/14/2019 Rail News: Mechanical BNSF budgets nearly $3.6 billion for capex in 2019 This year's capex plan will continue to emphasize maintenance and expansion of BNSF's network. Photo – bnsf.com BNSF Railway Co. will spend $3.57 billion on capital expenditures this year, up from $3.4 billion in 2018, the Class I…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/13/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation ASLRRA: Short-line tax credit bill attracts over 100 co-sponsors The Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy (BRACE) Act (H.R. 510) garnered its 100th co-sponsor in the House as of Feb. 11, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/13/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from the NRC, Harsco, Wabtec, TransRail, HNTB, CloudMoyo and NFI (Feb. 13) The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) and Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell LLC (CCH) today announced Matt Bell will lead the NRC. An associate at CCH, he most recently was the…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/12/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act enters House Yesterday, U.S. Reps. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) and John Katko (R-N.Y.), and U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act (H.R. 1139).The bill would require U.S. transit-rail agencies…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/12/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Denver RTD to implement quiet zones on commuter-rail line next month RTD's University of Colorado A Line transports riders to Denver International Airport. Photo – Shutterstock The Regional Transportation District (RTD) and the city and county of Denver last week received…
CNBC's Jim Cramer explains why the worries of a near-term recession are overblown.The "Mad Money" host also sits down with the CEOs of Hasbro, S&P Global and Norfolk Southern.In the lightning round, Cramer gives the short and long of it for a gene therapy play. Lightning round: The long and short of CRSP In Cramer's…