Latest Rail Industry News
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported that U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 9, 2016, totaled 442,113 carloads and intermodal units, a 17.2 percent decrease compared to the same week in 2015.
Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) has named Andrew C. Fox managing director to work on special projects for ARH and its operating companies.
Sound Transit, the Seattle area’s regional transit authority, has released an updated and more precise calculation of the taxes residents would pay if the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) ballot measure is approved in November.
FreightCar America, Inc. has named Howard Broadfoot vice president manufacturing – Shoals, effective June 27, 2016. Broadfoot will serve as a key member of the company’s leadership team, reporting directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph E. McNeely.
Edge Hill Depot. Photo: courtesy of Alstom/Tony Miles.
The first train has arrived at the Port of Oakland's new, $100 million near-dock rail facility at the former Army Base.