Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/7/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Schumer calls for crude-by-rail standards The senator has asked federal agencies to collaborate on a plan that would require oil companies to stabilize highly flammable Bakken crude oil prior to transport by rail. Photo – Railway Supply Institute U.S. Sen. Charles…
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The railroad's plan to revitalize its hopper-car fleet will start with an order for 1,000 cars from National Steel Car. Photo – cpr.ca Canadian Pacific will spend more than a half-billion Canadian dollars on new high-capacity grain hopper cars to serve CP grain shippers, the Class I announced today.The railroad's plan to revitalize its hopper-car…
(Adds details about contract) MONTREAL, June 6 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd conductors and locomotive engineers will get a 9 percent salary hike over four years as part of a tentative agreement reached last week with the Teamsters, a union spokesman said on Wednesday. The agreement, which must first be ratified by members to…
(Recasts first sentence with confirmation by union and company, adds CP comment in paragraph 4) MONTREAL, June 6 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd conductors and locomotive engineers will get a 9 percent salary hike over four years as part of a tentative agreement reached last week with the Teamsters, spokesmen from both the union…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/6/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Ohio River rail project to receive $16 million INFRA grant The Ohio Rail Development Commission will receive $16.25 million in grant dollars for the Ohio River rail improvement project in Jefferson and Belmont counties, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced…
Assembly of first Siemens Mireo EMU underway 05 Jun 2018 GERMANY: Siemens has begun final assembly of the first of its first Miro electric multiple-units. The Mireo concept for a lighter, quieter and more energy-efficient successor to the Desiro Main Line family of commuter and regional EMUs was announced at InnoTrans 2016. DB Regio became the launch…
ETCS onboard contracts signed 05 Jun 2018 NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Bane NOR has finalised the contracts for Alstom to supply, install and maintain ETCS onboard equipment for use across the national rail network. Alstom had been selected as preferred bidder in mid-March. The NKr1·8 bn package consists of three contracts with Bane NOR and framework…
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,…
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…
Rail freight information portal to be expanded 03 Jun 2018 EUROPE: After a successful pilot phase, the European Commission has backed the further development of Railfreightlocations.eu, a web portal designed to provide shippers and operators with easy access to a single source of information about rail freight facilities. The partners in the project include HaCon,…