(Recasts first sentence with confirmation by union and company, adds CP comment in paragraph 4) MONTREAL, June 6 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd conductors and locomotive engineers will get a 9 percent salary hike over four years as part of a tentative agreement reached last week with the Teamsters, spokesmen from both the union…
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Assembly of first Siemens Mireo EMU underway 05 Jun 2018 GERMANY: Siemens has begun final assembly of the first of its first Miro electric multiple-units. The Mireo concept for a lighter, quieter and more energy-efficient successor to the Desiro Main Line family of commuter and regional EMUs was announced at InnoTrans 2016. DB Regio became the launch…
ETCS onboard contracts signed 05 Jun 2018 NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Bane NOR has finalised the contracts for Alstom to supply, install and maintain ETCS onboard equipment for use across the national rail network. Alstom had been selected as preferred bidder in mid-March. The NKr1·8 bn package consists of three contracts with Bane NOR and framework…
Amtrak has issued a request for proposals seeking to rebuild its current diesel fleet or purchase a minimum of 50 to 75 next-generation locomotives.The effort is aimed at replacing Amtrak's aging national network diesel locomotive fleet used on long distance and some state-supported routes, Amtrak officials said in a press release."We expect that any new,…
The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years. Photo – Port Authority of Allegheny County The Port Authority of Allegheny County in fall will begin a two-year project to rehabilitate 55 Siemens-built light-rail vehicles.The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported…
Rail freight information portal to be expanded 03 Jun 2018 EUROPE: After a successful pilot phase, the European Commission has backed the further development of Railfreightlocations.eu, a web portal designed to provide shippers and operators with easy access to a single source of information about rail freight facilities. The partners in the project include HaCon,…
The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management of railroad tank cars. Photo – cmqrailway.com, Harry Gordon Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) subsidiary Katahdin Railcar Services LLC has opened a new tank car facility in Derby, Maine.The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management…
Delhi – Kolkata line to get ETCS Level 2 30 May 2018 INDIA: Plans for a pilot installation of the European Train Control System on one of the country’s busiest main lines have been approved by the Indian Railway Board, following government calls for a re-evaluation of its resignalling strategy. As part of a broader…
(Adds oilseed industry impact, analyst quotes) May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian oilseed processors weighed production cuts while miner Teck Resources said it was drawing up contingency plans after nearly a quarter of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd workers staged a walk-out late on Tuesday, demanding better employment terms. Canada is the world's biggest grower of canola,…
(Adds statement from Canadian Pacific, shares) May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said a strike by more than 3,000 workers over employment terms ended on Wednesday after the railroad operator reached tentative agreements with labor union Teamsters. About a quarter of Canadian Pacific workers staged a walk-out on Tuesday night, throwing industries dependent…