MONTREAL – Bombardier Transportation will deliver 54 additional double-deck cars to Israel Railways, the company announced June 10.
The order, which is valued at $94 million, represents the exercise of an option for 23 cars included in the initial contract signed in 1999, and its extension by 31 additional units. The new order brings to 147 […]

ATLANTA — MARTA police today arrested a 42-year-old man, charging him with assaulting a four people, including a “high-ranking military official” on a train at the Airport Station and an elderly woman, officials said.
“At 11:17 a.m., a U.S. Army major boarded a southbound train at the MARTA Lakewood-Fort McPherson Station to pick up his family […]

WASHINGTON – A preliminary report released in May indicates that the deployment of remote control locomotives in and around rail yards has resulted in significant safety benefits, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said.
The findings are contained in the agency’s Interim Report: Safety of Remote Control Locomotives Operations.  The report finds the safety record of Remote […]

Washington – The nation’s rail transportation system achieved a record low number of highway-rail grade crossing fatalities in 2003, statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) show.
Preliminary full-year statistics compiled by the FRA also reveal similar improvements for other key measures of industry safety, despite an increase in the overall […]

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority directors this week adopted a balanced $2.9 billion budget for Fiscal year 2004-05.
The spending plan eliminates more than 230 jobs and sharply reduces administrative overhead to balance a structural operating deficit. Metro fares, however, will remain the same.
“We have to live within our means,” Metro CEO […]

MIAMI – Long Island Rail Road has selected MRO Software, a leading provider of strategic asset management solutions to implement a range of assets including right-of-way assets, rolling stock, non-revenue fleet and IT equipment.
Long Island Rail Road will use MAXIMO Transportation and other applications to integrate maintenance activities with long-term capital asset planning and procurement. […]

NEW YORK – The MTA is putting a little history back into its subway maps.
With an up-to-date subway map on one side and a collection of vintage system guides on the other, subway riders can now use the new special-edition Centennial Map to find out how to get where they’re going, while at the same […]

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Southern has saved millions in fuel costs by purchasing its fuel in advance, The Virginian-Pilot reported last month.
“In 2001, as diesel fuel prices started to fluctuate more and more, Norfolk Southern abandoned its longtime practice of buying fuel on the market. Instead, it began buying in advance […]

ATLANTA — Joining a collection of police agencies from across the state, 20 officers from the MARTA Police Department have been redeployed to serve at the G8 Summit on Sea Island.
“All of the local law enforcement agencies were asked to contribute if they could,” said MARTA Police Chief Gene Wilson. “However, the State Department of […]

WASHINGTON – Starting today (June 7, 2004), Amtrak passengers boarding long-distance trains at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station will have their checked luggage screened for explosives.
The screening is the second stage of a pilot program exploring new measures for rail security, the Department of Homeland Security announced. The test phase of the screening will last until […]