Latest Rail Industry News
In response to the general economy and weak demand in the rail supply market, The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) announced it will be laying off approximately 150 employees. Besides downsizing its work force,
Graham-White Manufacturing Co., a supplier of new and remanufactured components for heavy rail, rail transit, bus and industrial clients, has acquired The Vista Corporation.
MTA New York City's Staten Island Railway has taken delivery of four new diesel locomotives, replacing four second-hand locomotives, two of which date back to the 1940's.
On top of 27 locomotives already delivered, MotivePower, a subsidiary of Wabtec Corporation, has been awarded an $85 million option order to build 20 additional MPXpress® commuter locomotives for GO
Watco Companies, Inc. changed the name of their transload and intermodal business segment from Reload, Inc. to Watco Transload & Intermodal Services (T&I).
CN (NYSE: CNI) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) have unveiled plans to create a "MidAmerica Corridor,"
WiFi Rail Inc. and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) have reached a 20-year deal to provide high speed mobile Wi-Fi access throughout the BART
James E. Fisk, a railroad industry veteran of more than three decades, has been hired as vice president and chief mechanical officer at Kansas City Southern.