Category: Railfan Rod
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BRIGHTLINE REPLACEMENT OF LOXAHATCHEE RIVER RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE TO IMPROVE LONG TERM OPERATIONS, BRING SHORT TERM IMPACTS TO BOATERS
Mariner Community is encouraged to text “LOX” to 888-384-0037 for schedule updates and information ORLANDO, Fla. – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, will complete a critical piece of its $2.7B Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla. The old drawbridge, built…
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CDC Recommendation Regarding Mask Use on Public Transportation
At CDC’s recommendation, TSA will extend the security directive for mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs for one month, through April 18th. During that time, CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor.…
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How This Country Might Have the Solution to Suburban Transit
RMTransit How This Country Might Have the Solution to Suburban Transit
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BNSF Railway Announces 2021 Economic Development Results
Fort Worth, Texas – BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today reported investments from customers served by the freight rail provider in 2021 totaled approximately $1.5 billion. Large investments from customers including The Gatorade Company Inc., Mark Anthony Brewing and Northern Metal Recycling contributed to the sum. As a result of customer investments, BNSF projects the creation…
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AMTRAK RECOGNIZES CP AS BEST PERFORMING HOST RAILROAD
CEOs meet in Chicago for a brief ceremony CHICAGO – Amtrak President and CEO Stephen J. Gardner this week congratulated Canadian Pacific (CP) for earning an industry-leading “A” grade for the sixth consecutive year on the annual Amtrak Host Railroad Report Card, which ranks freight railroads for keeping Amtrak trains on-time. Gardner presented the host railroad award to CP President and…
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Wabtec and Union Pacific Railroad Partner to Reduce Emissions with Higher Biodiesel Blends
OMAHA, NEB. AND PITTSBURGH, PA., MARCH 8, 2022 Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) will begin using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives it acquired from Wabtec (NYSE: WAB). The new collaboration helps Union Pacific as it works to increase the percentage of low-carbon fuels consumed to 10% of its total diesel consumption by 2025 and…
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AMTRAK AND PENN STATION PARTNERS BEGIN BALTIMORE PENN STATION CONSTRUCTION
BALTIMORE – Amtrak and Penn Station Partners, the Baltimore-based global development team leading the transformation and renewal of the city’s main transportation hub, have commenced with the start of construction at Baltimore Penn Station with the installation of scaffolding, fencing, and materials around the station exterior. “Amtrak and the Penn Station Partners team are returning Baltimore’s Penn Station to…
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Crews complete bridge work over I-17
While the I-17 was closed between Northern and Peoria avenues Jan. 14-17, construction crews completed a major milestone for the Northwest Extension Phase II. Crews installed six steel tub girders that will support the system’s first rail-only bridge over a freeway. The design of the bridge includes a 250-foot main span without any pier column supports…
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CalMod – Electrification and the Future of Caltrain
Caltrain ( San Francisco) The Caltrain Modernization Program will transform the current diesel system to an electric system. It will improve reliability, frequency and safety. Electrification will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%. For more information about how Caltrain is upgrading its system, visit the CalMod webpage: http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans…
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AMTRAK DEBUTS NEW NATIONAL NETWORK LOCOMOTIVES
Cleaner, faster, more efficient engines now in service; More to be ordered CHICAGO – New Amtrak locomotives – made in the U.S. and cleaner, faster, and more fuel efficient than predecessors – began service today pulling the famous Amtrak Empire Builder train westbound from Chicago to Seattle. Locomotives 301 and 302 are among the first of 75 locomotives…