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GO Transit, Toronto's regional rail system, is bringing Milton its first new rail service since 2002 with the addition of two new weekday trains on the Milton line, one in the morning arriving at Union Station and one in the evening departing Union Station.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is installing a new Passenger Train Information System (PTIS) to provide commuter rail customers with real-time information about train status through on-board announcements and LED signs in stations.
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is getting the short line its shippers wanted, and the chance to get the mostly closed rail route back in operation, but it will not get another major break on the price.
Dan Smith has been named vice president of real estate development at Watco Companies and will oversee and assist with all aspects of the real estate division, including track and land leases as well as property development.
The Surface Transportation Board has approved joint control and ownership of Pan Am Southern LLC (PAS), a new railroad, by Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS), Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PARI), and two PARI subsidiaries.
Employees of Norfolk Southern's mechanical department had the lowest-ever reportable injury ratio by any operating department at the company in 2008. The department, which has 5,800 employees, is responsible for maintaining the railroad's 3,976 locomotives and 94,660 freight cars.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has unveiled the final two rebuilt cars that were part of its 5-year, $246 million rail car rehabilitation program in which it overhauled 218 of its oldest cars to extend each car's life by 15 years.
During the 2009 Texas Transit Conference, the Texas Transit Association presented Gary Thomas, president and executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), with the Outstanding Public Transportation General Manager Award for his contributions to the in
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Southwest Signal Engineering has changed its name to Xorail Inc. in a bid to rebrand the company as a nationwide firm with offerings beyond signaling. There will be no changes in management or personnel related to the new name, the company said.