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STB Finalizes Reciprocal Switching Rule

Marybeth Luczak
May 2, 2024
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WASHINGTON –– The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on April 30 reported adopting Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service, STB Docket No. EP 711 (Sub-No. 2), by unanimous vote, implementing new regulations at 49 CFR part 1145, which it said “sets …

Sound Transit Receives Sustainable Infrastructure Award From ISI

Jennifer McLawhorn
May 2, 2024
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SEATTLE – The Federal Way Link Extension was awarded with an Envision Platinum Award from The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).
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FRA and AAR Report: Design and Testing of EPC Ties

Jennifer McLawhorn
May 1, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads collaborated to investigate the design and testing of engineered-polymer (EPC) ties.
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Amtrak Details Great Lakes Stations Improvement Program in FY 2025 Grant Request

Jennifer McLawhorn
May 1, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Amtrak’s General and Legislative Annual Report & Fiscal Year 2025 Grant Request, it details a Great Lakes Stations Improvement program.
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Jason Reiling Joins MxV Rail as Senior AVP Business Development

David C. Lester
May 1, 2024
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PUEBLO, Colo. ––Jason Reiling has joined MxV Rail as Senior Assistant Vice President Business Development, bringing decades of experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, corporate strategic planning, and sales.
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Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project Moves to Phase 2

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 30, 2024
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project moved to Phase 2 on April 29th.
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WATCH: ‘Rexy’, One of Two TBMs for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, Breaks Through the Final Wall

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 30, 2024
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TORONTO – One tunnel boring machine (TBM) excavating for the western underground segment of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension has broken through the final wall.
The post WATCH: ‘Rexy’, One of Two TBMs for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, Brea…

FRA Issues Safety Bulletin for Working With On-Track Equipment

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 30, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a safety bulletin reminding railroaders to take precautions while working with roadway maintenance machines (RMM).
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MTA To Complete Upgrades to Flushing-Bound Platforms at 82 St-Jackson Heights and 111 St Stations

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 27, 2024
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NEW YORK CITY – On May 6th, service headed toward Flushing at 82 St-Jackson Heights and 111 St Stations will be suspended until Q1 2025.
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North Carolina Railroad Company Invests $200,000 for New Manufacturing Facility in Siler City, N.C.

David C. Lester
April 26, 2024
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RALEIGH, N.C. –– The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) will invest $200,000 to help develop a new manufacturing facility in Siler City, N.C. Innovative Construction Group, LLC (ICG), a subsidiary of PulteGroup Inc., will establish a new manufactur…