Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/2/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House railroad subcommittee schedules PTC hearing The U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials will host a Feb. 15 hearing on positive train control (PTC) implementation.The committee anticipates it will receive testimony from Amtrak, the National Transportation Safety Board,…
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The railroad is seeking proposals for both new and remanufactured engines. Photo – Metra Metra last week issued a request for proposals (RFP) for new or remanufactured locomotives to start replacing its aging fleet.The RFP calls for a base order of at least 12 new locomotives or 15 remanufactured ones, with options for up to…
MARTA Interim GM and CEO Elizabeth O'Neill said the contract will be worth nearly $1 billion. Photo – MARTA's YouTube account By Daniel Niepow, Associate EditorThe Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) late last week unveiled plans to replace its entire rail-car fleet.In the 2018 "State of MARTA" address, Interim General Manager and Chief Executive…
The first train is slated to enter service as early as today. Photo – Bay Area Rapid Transit The California Public Utilities Commission earlier this…
In December 2017, New York City Transit presented prototypes of the new cars. Photo – Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin [Editor's note: This story was updated at 1:10 p.m. CST.]The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) board yesterday approved a $1.4 billion contract with Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. for 535 next-generation subway cars.Known as R211 units,…
Rail-car orders in fourth-quarter 2017 totaled 8,501 units compared with 8,671 units in the third quarter and 4,866 units in fourth-quarter 2016, according to quarterly statistics released this week by the Railway Supply Institute's American Railway Car Institute Committee (ARCI).Car deliveries in Q4 2017 rose to 13,404 units from 11,015 units in Q3. Deliveries for…
BNSF Railway Co. will spend $3.3 billion on capital expenses this year, the Class I announced yesterday.The investment is the same amount as last year's capital budget, according to a BNSF press release.This year's capital plan reflects BNSF's continued focus on maintaining its network as well as expansion projects aimed at meeting customer demands, BNSF…
Low emission hand dryer designed for train toilets 02 Feb 2018 DRYER: A hand dryer which has been specifically designed for train toilets and meets the latest standards for electrical performance while reducing energy consumption has been developed by Sanitaryware Supplies Co’s bespoke design service, working with TBM Rail and Stream Hygiene. According to SSC…
BNSF Railway Co. will spend $3.3 billion on capital expenses this year, the Class I announced yesterday.The investment is the same amount as last year's capital budget, according to a BNSF press release.This year's capital plan reflects BNSF's continued focus on maintaining its network as well as expansion projects aimed at meeting customer demands, BNSF…
Moving assembly line improves locomotive manufacturing efficiency 01 Feb 2018 BRAZIL: This month GE Transportation’s factory at Contagem expects to roll-out the first locomotive to completed using a newly-commissioned mixed-model moving assembly line. This is GE Transportation’s first moving production line, and insiders believe it may be one of the first in the locomotive sector.…