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Halliburton, U.S. Silica set frac sand unit-train record

  10/17/2016 Rail News: Shippers Halliburton Co. and U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. late last week announced they moved a record-breaking unit train of frac sand via BNSF Railway Co. from Ottawa, Ill., to Elmendorf, Texas. The train, which carried nearly 19,000 tons...

OIG: Amtrak hasn’t estimated full cost of PTC

The cost of installing PTC could be ‘hundreds of millions’ more than Amtrak’s projections, the OIG said. Although Amtrak has made significant progress in installing positive train control (PTC), the railroad hasn’t fully tallied up the total...

Metra seeks PTC grant for Milwaukee North, West lines

Rail News: Positive Train Control Metra has applied for a federal grant to help fund a $25.2 million program to install positive train control (PTC) on the commuter railroad’s Milwaukee North and West lines. The agency applied for the grant under the Fixing...

Talgo to refurbish L.A. Metro rail cars in Milwaukee

9/27/2016 Rail News: Passenger Rail   Talgo will reopen its manufacturing plant in Milwaukee to refurbish rail cars under a new contract with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced yesterday....