Rail


Alstom signals Bombardier rail arm losses to affect takeover

Bloomberg | August 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail traffic for July and the week ending August 1, 2020

AJOT | August 05, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Alpenglow Rail and CC&L Infrastructure expand rail portfolio with acquisition of USA Rail Terminals
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AJOT | Top Story | August 05, 2020

Alpenglow Rail and CC&L Infrastructure expand rail portfolio with acquisition of USA Rail Terminals

Investment adds two strategic railcar storage, transloading and switching terminals in the Gulf Coast.
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Axt returns to WSP USA to lead transit and rail in Northern California

AJOT | August 04, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Edward (Ted) Axt is returning to WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as the senior engineering manager for transit and rail in Sacramento.

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Do railroad takeovers only happen in crises?

Bloomberg | August 04, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Warren Buffett seized the opportunity to buy Burlington Northern during the financial crisis. Now private equity is eyeing Kansas City Southern during a pandemic. 

Alstom’s Bombardier rail deal wins conditional EU approval

Bloomberg | July 31, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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$17 billion China-backed subsea Baltic tunnel Is set back

Bloomberg | July 31, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

A plan to build the world’s longest undersea rail tunnel suffered its biggest setback yet when the Estonian government rejected a Finnish developer, citing reasons that include national security.

Wabash National Corp. announces second quarter 2020 results

AJOT | July 29, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Weekly rail traffic for the week ending July 25, 2020

AJOT | July 29, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

CN investing $165 million in Illinois

AJOT | July 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

CN to invest $110 million in the Southern US
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AJOT | Top Story | July 27, 2020

CN to invest $110 million in the Southern US

Investments focused on safety and capacity to strengthen rail network, help reduce emissions, and support economic growth
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Bourque Logistics completes first phase railroad API integration  

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Bourque Logistics, the leader in North American industrial logistics systems for over 30 years, has completed first phase integration with Union Pacific's API service to provide rail shippers automated access to UP train schedule ETAs. Now certified as a UP API developer, Bourque Logistics is also working to integrate with the UP for railcar order and release, customer service log, diversion, and more.

U.S.DOT announces $851.15 million for train control implementation and rehabilitation in New England
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AJOT | Top Story | July 21, 2020

U.S.DOT announces $851.15 million for train control implementation and rehabilitation in New England

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau provided a $851.15 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for the Train Control Implementation and Rehabilitation Project in New England.

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