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Passenger Rail

WMATA top leadership steps down amid rail operator certification lapses »

KEYWORDS: WMATA, Paul Wiedefeld, Joe Leader, resignations, Andy Off, Randy Clarke, Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, safety, rail operator recertification, Metrorail's Improper Power Restoration, Paul Smedberg

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BNSF attendance policy tweaks are not enough, rail union leader says »

KEYWORDS: BNSF Railway Co., HiViz attendance policy, modifications, locomotive engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Dennis Pierce, railroader recruitment

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Intermodal

Alabama Port Authority reports April volume increases at Mobile port »

KEYWORDS: Port of Mobile, Alabama Port Authority, cargo, volumes, April 2022, intermodal rail, CSX, Norfolk Southern Railway, McCalla intermodal facility

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DART names Jackson COO »

KEYWORDS: Bernard Jackson, DART, Nadine Lee, hirings and promotions, L.A. Metro, CTA, GoLink

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Passenger Rail

MTA commuter railroads set pandemic-era ridership records »

KEYWORDS: MTA, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, Kathy Hochul, ridership, New York City, pandemic, fares

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Verhey to lead RSI tank-car committee »

KEYWORDS: Railway Supply Institute, Lee Verhey executive director, Committee on Tank Cars, John Byrne, retirement

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Industry Events

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5/17/2022 - 5/20/2022
Association of Car Accounting and Car Services Officers 2022 Conference


5/18/2022 - 5/20/2022
Railroad Track Design



POSTED THIS WEEK

7/18/2022 - 7/19/2022
Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Summer Meeting


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