Rail Industry Trends

Week 49: U.S. freight-rail volumes fell 2.5 percent »

KEYWORDS: Association of American Railroads, U.S. freight-rail volumes, carloads, intermodal, containers and trailers, Mexican railroads, Canadian railroads, rail industry traffic trends, Week 49

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Loram CEO Homan to retire; Willems named successor »

KEYWORDS: Loram Maintenance of Way Inc., Phil Homan, retirement, Bradley Willems, succession plan, Deanna Zumwalt, maintenance of way, MOW, rail industry suppliers

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WMATA audit shows lack of proper track maintenance, commission says »

KEYWORDS: WMATA, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WMSC, Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, track maintenance and training practices audit, state of good repair, corrective action plan, The Washington Post, Red Line train collision in 2009, Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, 2022 Report on the Performance and Condition of WMATA, Kate Mattice

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Rail Industry Trends

CN, CP earn 'A' grade on climate change transparency »

KEYWORDS: CN, Canadian National Railway, CP, Canadian Pacific, CDP 2022 Climate Change questionnaire, Tracy Robinson, Keith Creel, corporate transparency, climate change

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Passenger Rail

Metra OKs contract to rebuild three Electric Line stations »

KEYWORDS: Metra, IHC Construction Cos. LLC, Metra Electric line station rebuilding, Rebuild Illinois capital program

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

USDOT solicits applications for FY23 RAISE grants »

KEYWORDS: U.S. Department of Transportation, USDOT, Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Grant Program, RAISE grants, notice of funding opportunity, NOFO, fiscal-year 2023, surface transportation projects, infrastructure, Pete Buttigieg

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