The railroad's first new cab car shell has been cleared for painting. Photo – Caltrain The first new cab car shell in Caltrain's electrified fleet has undergone first article inspection and has been cleared for painting.Part of a 96-car order for Caltrain's electrification project, the unit now is being painted with the exterior design selected…
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Thales acquires Danish driver-advisory specialist 29 May 2018 EUROPE: To strengthen its traffic management capability, Thales announced on May 29 that it had completed the acquisition of Danish technology specialist Cubris. The København-based start-up is a market leader in connected driver advisory systems, having developed the GreenSpeed equipment used by DSB and Banedanmark, as well…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/29/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House committee OKs $2.6 billion for FTA's CIG program The CIG program is an anticipated funding source for Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link light-rail extension. Photo – Sound Transit The U.S. House Appropriations Committee last week approved a $71.8 billion transportation, housing…
Custom-designed road-rail drain cleaner 29 May 2018 UK: AJH Plant Engineers has designed and built a road-rail drain cleaning machine based on a crop sprayer to meet the requirements of specialist railway contractor Complete Drain Clearance. GK&N Services supplied the jetting equipment which is suitable for tasks including cleaning out catch pits, drains and troughing. The…
The strike notice comes a day after the union rejected the company's latest contract offer. The labor strife comes at a time of tighter rail capacity in Canada, with CP and rival Canadian National Railway facing strong demand for shipments of grain, potash and other commodities. Images Etc Ltd | Getty Images Canadian Pacific double…
(Adds details, context) TORONTO, May 26 (Reuters) - Union members representing Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd's (CP) conductors and locomotive engineers have served a notice to go on strike as early as May 29, according to a union statement released on Saturday. The strike notice comes a day after the union rejected the company's latest contract…
(Adds CP comment) TORONTO, May 26 (Reuters) - Union members representing Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd's (CP) conductors and locomotive engineers have served a notice to go on strike as early as May 29, according to a union statement released on Saturday. The strike notice comes a day after the union rejected the company's latest contract…
(Adds comments from union, context, grain and soy industry groups) MONTREAL, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday rejected the company's latest contract offer, with their union saying negotiations would resume and raising the prospect of another possible strike at Canada's second-largest railroad. A strike by the estimated 3,000…
(Adds comment from Labor Minister) MONTREAL, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday rejected the company's latest contract offer, with their union saying negotiations would resume and raising the prospect of another possible strike at Canada's second-largest railroad. A strike by the estimated 3,000 workers could be called if…