Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 9/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation CP, Canadian government discuss rail plans for 2018 grain crop "We have built the foundation for continued success in grain," CP's Joan Hardy told government officials. Photo – Canadian Pacific Magazine Canadian Pacific, in collaboration with its customers and supply chain,…
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CNBC's Jim Cramer explains how Apple's sustained innovation can drive its stock higher.The "Mad Money" host sits down with the CEO of AeroVironment as well as the founder and CEO of Barstool Sports.In the lightning round, Cramer suggests an alternative to the stable stock of Chevron. Lightning round: An alternative to CVX In Cramer's lightning…
SNCF targets autonomous trains in five years 13 Sep 2018 FRANCE: SNCF expects to see ‘semi-autonomous’ trains running on the French rail network by 2020 and fully automatic trains within five years, following the establishment of two consortia of suppliers and research institutes to develop and implement the technology. Providing an update on progress with…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 9/12/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA issues funding notice for $46 million in PTC grants FRA Administrator Ronald Batory Photo – www.fra.dot.gov The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for $46.3 million in grants to help railroads pay for the…
Union Pacific Railroad plans to procure 1,000 high-tech refrigerated boxcars — and up to 1,600 if needed — which would mark one of the largest equipment acquisitions in UP history.Brad Thrasher, UP's vice president-agricultural products, revealed the Class I's plans during a transportation workshop at the Idaho Grower Shippers Association's convention late last month, according…
Lights show the way 07 Sep 2018 TSL-ESCHA: Internal lights for trams and LRVs will be the focus of the TSL-Escha stand at InnoTrans 2018, where the company will be showing the VL55 lighting assembly. Intended to be fitted at ceiling level above the doors, it combines the internal lighting function and visual warning of…
High-performance digital interface 06 Sep 2018 HARTING: Data communications and connector specialist Harting has launched its first modular connector designed for the Category 7A transmission standard, adopted as the future standard for rail vehicle applications. Wi-fi and smarter passenger information systems, video surveillance and monitoring sensors are driving a rapid increase in the amount of…
Rhein-Ruhr Express EMU maintenance depot opens 06 Sep 2018 GERMANY: The Rail Service Centre where Siemens Mobility will maintain for 32 years the 82 Desiro HC electric multiple-units which it is supplying for Rhein-Ruhr Express services was officially inaugurated on September 6. The depot on the site of the former Dortmund-Eving marshalling yard has 5·5…
All the CN locomotives will be produced at GE's plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – GE Transportation's Twitter account CN will purchase another 60 GE Transportation locomotives, expanding the Class I's 200-unit order placed in December 2017, the Class I and GE announced today.All the CN locomotives will be produced at GE's plant in…