Troopers oppose bigger trucks

در 2015-02-12 13:35، Rail Group News نوشته است:

Poll: State troopers oppose bigger trucks A Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT)-commissioned poll says that nearly 80% of Americans oppose longer and heavier semitrailer trucks. The National Troopers Coalition (NTC), an advocacy group for state troopers that patrol the nation’s Interstate Highway system, supports the poll’s results. Full Article AAR says U.S. intermodal slips amidst other weekly gainers . . . U.S. intermodal volume, almost routinely gaining ground every week, slipped during the week ending Feb. 7, 2015, even as total U.S. freight rail traffic for the week rose, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Wednesday. Full Article . . . while IANA notes 2014 intermodal growth across the board Across-the-board fourth-quarter growth, augmenting "significant midyear gains," contributed to "strong overall intermodal performance in 2014," the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) said in releasing its fourth-quarter and year-end Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics. Full Article Bombardier and NUG set up Chinese signaling joint venture Bombardier and the New United Group (NUG) have signed an agreement to create a new joint venture in signaling and train control in China. Full Article   Siemens chosen for Rhine-Ruhr Express order Rhine-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) announced  that it has selected Siemens as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 82 electric multiple-units (EMUs) for the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) network, and maintain the fleet for 30 years. Full Article Shortline tax credit legislation enters House A bipartisan trio of U.S. House representatives has introduced H.R. 721, the Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015. This legislation would extend the Section 45G shortline track maintenance tax credit that expired at the end of 2014. Full Article Canadian Pacific braces for TCRC strike The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Running Trades (TCRC-RT), the union representing more than 3,000 active Canadian Pacific locomotive engineers and conductors at CP, has provided official notice of its intent to strike the railroad in the event there is not a negotiated settlement on contract talks that have been ongoing for more than one year. Full Article Industry Events 2015 Southwest Association of Rail Shippers' Annual Meeting February 18-19, 2015 Moody Gardens Hotel & Spa, Galveston, Tex. International Railway Summit February 18-20, 2015 Barcelona, Spain. 2015 Joint Rail Conference March 23-26, 2015 San Jose, Calif. ASLRRA 2015 Connections March 28-31, 2015 Hilton Orlando, Orlando, Fla. 20th Annual AAR Research Review March 31- April 1, 2015 Hotel Elegante Conference & Event Center, Colorado Springs, Colo. AREMA Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar April 13-15, 2015 Unversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev. New Jersey 2015 TransAction Conference April 21-23, 2015 Atlantic City, N.J. Railway Educational Bureau April 28- May 1, 2015 Council Bluffs, Iowa. View all Industry Events >   Railway Age Website  | RT&S Website |  IRJ Website |  Subscribe to Newsletters

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