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Metro-North names sixth president, first woman
(Source: The Journal News, February 22, 2018) NEW YORK — Long-time Metropolitan Transportation Authority employee Catherine Rinaldi is the new president of Metro-North. Full story: www.lohud.com
Opinion: Regional transportation projects need one elusive thing — funding
(Source: Bergen Record opinion column by Larry Penner, February 21, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, along with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, all have insufficient funding to maintain a...
Computer vision technologies enable BNSF to process terabytes of imagery captured during beyond visual line of sight drone operations
(Source: Bihrle Applied Research press release, February 22, 2018) HAMPTON, Va. — Bihrle Applied Research (Bihrle) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) successfully demonstrated the processing of tens of thousands of images at a time covering hundreds of miles of track for the...
CN and CP say bad winter weather impacted rail service
(Source: Canadian Press, February 21, 2018) MONTREAL — Canada's two largest railways vowed to improve their service levels over the coming months as they escape the grip of a tough winter that hampered their ability to transport goods. Full story: Canadian Press
STB: Class Is start 2018 with smaller workforce
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 21, 2018) As of mid-January, Class Is in the United States employed 144,329 workers, down 0.75 percent since mid-December's employment figure and down 2.76 percent compared with mid-January 2017's level, according to the...
NTSB: Witnesses say truck hit by train carrying lawmakers entered tracks after gates were down
(Source: Associated Press, February 21, 2018) CROZET, Va. — Witnesses told investigators that a garbage truck struck by a train carrying Republican congressmen through rural Virginia entered the railroad crossing after the safety gates had come down, the National...
BNSF, MRL move 10,000th Boeing 737 fuselage
(Source: Railway Age, February 20, 2018) NEW YORK — An aviation milestone has been achieved thanks to a half-century of railroad transport. Spirit AeroSystems announced on Feb. 14 that the 10,000th 737 fuselage had left its factory in Wichita, Kans., and was en route...
Irving-owned railway gets disclosure on charges triggered by Lac-Megantic probes
(Source: CBC News, February 20, 2018) MONTREAL — New Brunswick Southern Railway postponed entering pleas Tuesday on 24 charges of violating the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. Prosecutors say the charges arose from a Transport Canada investigation that was...
A closer look at the route, financing for the Texas bullet train
(Source: ABC 13, February 20, 2018) HOUSTON — Texas High Speed Rail is on track to revolutionize travel between Houston and Dallas, but it's not without controversy. Hundreds of people came to public meetings earlier this month to protest the plans. We are taking a...
NS Chairman Squires sells $1.5 million in company stock
(Source: The Lincolnian, February 21, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. Chairman James A. Squires sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 1. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.10, for a total value of...
