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Union Pacific Begins Construction on its $550 Million Rail Yard in Texas

Union Pacific Begins Construction on its $550 Million Rail Yard i...

Union Pacific began construction this month on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The $550 million rail yard represents the largest capital...

Positive Train Control in the US: A Vital, Complex and Expensive Technology

Positive Train Control in the US: A Vital, Complex and Expensive ...

Positive Train Control (PTC) is a train protection technology we have heard a lot about in the past few years. After a series of accidents in the early...

New York’s MTA Approves Purchase of Next Generation Subway Cars

New York’s MTA Approves Purchase of Next Generation Subway ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board voted on Wednesday to approve the purchase of 535 state-of-the-art, next generation subway cars for...

San Francisco’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ Approved for Passenger Service

San Francisco’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ Approved ...

San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has been given the go ahead to put the new 'Fleet of the Future' trains into passenger service.

U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Up 3.4% in 2017

U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Up 3.4% in 2017

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail freight traffic for the week ending December 30, 2017, as well as volumes for...

PowerRail, Inc. Announces New Strategic Partnership

PowerRail, Inc. Announces New Strategic Partnership

Interstate-McBee has over 70 years of experience manufacturing the highest quality fuel injectors, while PowerRail has spent the last 14 years building a...

Bombardier to Supply Additional Dual-Power Locomotives to New Jersey

Bombardier to Supply Additional Dual-Power Locomotives to New Jer...

The ALP-45 dual-power locomotives are capable of operating under both diesel power and alternating current electric power from overhead sources.

Toronto Subway Extension Officially Opens to Public

Toronto Subway Extension Officially Opens to Public

The Toronto subway extension’s opening was preceded by a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday 15, with Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Chairman Josh...

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