Rail News Home Mechanical 2/26/2019 Rail News: Mechanical UE announces strike at former GE locomotive plant in Pennsylvania UE signs used during an informational picket held last week. Photo – UE's Facebook page United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) announced this morning they've gone on strike at the former GE Transportation locomotive…
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Rail News Home Mechanical 2/22/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Wabtec, BBM Railway, Trinity, SightLogix, Alstom and Shimmick (Feb. 22) Wabtec Corp. will replace Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in the S&P 500 and Goodyear will replace Wabtec in the S&P MidCap 400 prior to the open of stock trading on Feb. 27.…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/21/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Metra begins replacing aging fleet with $71 million purchase contract Metra's board announced yesterday it approved a $70.9 million contract to purchase 15 remanufactured locomotives. The contract with Progress Rail calls for reconfiguring the EMD SD70MAC freight locomotives for passenger use, and refurbish or upgrade all components…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/21/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Sound Transit proposes car maintenance facility, multimodal access funds Sound Transit has identified six potential sites in south King County, Washington, for a new operations and maintenance facility (OMF) that would accommodate light-rail expansion in the Puget Sound area.The agency is seeking public input on the possible…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/20/2019 Rail News: Mechanical WMATA proposes new rail-car repair facility in Maryland The red lines on this map show the proposed project site, which totals 37 acres. Photo – Source: WMATA The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is considering the construction of a Metrorail heavy repair and overhaul facility in…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/20/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Progress Rail, Jacobs, Chicago Freight Car, Siemens, RGCX, Keolis and ABB (Feb. 20) Keolis Downer opened a light-rail system in Newcastle ahead of schedule. Photo – Keolis Caterpillar Inc. has named Billy Ainsworth group president of the energy and transportation segment. He most…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/15/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Wilson & Co., Alstom, Kelso, Midland and Redwood Logistics (Feb. 15) Engineering and architecture firm Wilson & Co. Inc. has promoted Andrew Leifheit to senior vice president and leader of the rail services division; and Scott Waterman, Steve Salazar and Dave Olson to…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/14/2019 Rail News: Mechanical BNSF budgets nearly $3.6 billion for capex in 2019 This year's capex plan will continue to emphasize maintenance and expansion of BNSF's network. Photo – bnsf.com BNSF Railway Co. will spend $3.57 billion on capital expenditures this year, up from $3.4 billion in 2018, the Class I…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/13/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from the NRC, Harsco, Wabtec, TransRail, HNTB, CloudMoyo and NFI (Feb. 13) The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) and Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell LLC (CCH) today announced Matt Bell will lead the NRC. An associate at CCH, he most recently was the…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/6/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Houston METRO orders more Siemens light-rail vehicles Houston METRO now has ordered 51 S70 light-rail vehicles. Photo – Siemens The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) has ordered 14 light-rail vehicles (LRVs) from Siemens Mobility.The latest purchase marks Houston METRO's third order for Siemens Mobility…