BNSF Announces $3.96 Billion Capital Investment Plan Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 23, 20230 Freight railroad operator, BNSF has released a 3.96 billion USD capital investment plan for 2023. This investment will help BNSF to continue operating a safe and reliable network. BNSF is one of North America’s Class 1 railroads, operating approximately 32,500 route miles of track in 28 states and 3 Canadian provinces Katie Farmer,
California High-Speed Rail Applies for 67 Million in Funding to Advance Bakersfield Extension Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 12, 20220 The California High-Speed Rail Authority has applied for 67 million USD (68.96m EUR) in US federal funding to advance construction of the Bakersfield extension. An artist’s rendering of a train for California’s high-speed rail project If awarded, these funds would go toward work on the first major structures in the Central Valley
Barstow, Southern California, to Get New BNSF Integrated Rail Facility Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 3, 20220 BNSF Railway has announced plans to construct an integrated rail complex in Barstow, Southern California. This facility will be the first of its type to be developed by a Class 1 railroad, and will create 20,000 direct and indirect jobs in the area. BNSF to Build New Integrated Rail Complex in Barstow
US: BNSF Orders Four EMD SD70J Locomotives from Progress Rail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 27, 20220 Progress Rail has been chosen to supply BNSF Railway (BNSF) with four EMD Joule battery-electric locomotives and two charging systems. This order has been supported in part by US grant funding. BNSF Orders four EMD SD70J locomotives from Progress Rail The SD70J units will be delivered in 2024 and will replace BNSF’s diesel
US: BNSF Opens New Rail Hub at the Port of Tacoma Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 29, 20220 BNSF has collaborated with Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to open a new intermodal rail hub at the Port of Tacoma, Washington. The domestic facility will enable more than 50,000 annual container lifts in response to increased demand for intermodal rail freight in the Pacific Northwest. This increased capacity will allow more freight
California High-Speed Rail Girders Placed in Kern County Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 12, 20220 The California High-Speed Rail Authority and design-build contractor, California Rail Builders have placed the final pre-cast girders for Construction Package 4 of California’s high-speed rail project, marking a major construction milestone. Overnight on 8 July 2022, construction crews placed 12 pre-cast concrete girders over the State Route 46 underpass in Wasco.
Progress Rail, BNSF and Chevron Collaborate on Hydrogen Locomotive Project Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 16, 20210 Progress Rail, BNSF Railway and Chevron have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to demonstrate a hydrogen-powered locomotive. BNSF locomotive © Steve Crise / BNSF The aim of this demonstration will be to prove the feasibility and performance of hydrogen fuel cells as a viable alternative to traditional fuels for line-haul rail. Under the
Five Reasons Hydraulic Tools Are Rail Yard Liabilities Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 30, 20210 Five Reasons Hydraulic Tools Are Rail Yard Liabilities In life, when new information is presented and information changes, opinions must change with it. In rail for a long time, hydraulic tools have been extremely popular amongst railroaders because, well, there was no other technology that could match the productivity it yielded
Canadian National Makes Rival Bid for Kansas City Southern Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 23, 20210 Canadian National has written to the Board of Directors at Kansas City Southern, submitting its proposal. Canadian National has also submitted a letter to the Surface Transportation Board. Canadian National said that KCS and its shareholders were free to decide which of the two offers was preferable and CP was
Case Study: Diamond Crossing Replacement with TrackTex® Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 9, 20210 Geofabrics Case Study: Diamond Crossing Replacement with TrackTex® – Detroit Lakes MN Project Information: Location – Detroit Lakes MN Owner – Canadian Pacific Engineer – Thomas Larsen Contractor – CP & BNSF Technical Description – Product: TrackTex (82ft x 12.7ft) & Geogrid In Detroit Lakes, MN, a frequently trafficked diamond crossing operated by Canadian Pacific and BNSF
GEOWEB® Pavement Base Reinforcement Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 26, 20210 GEOWEB® 3D Geocells Provide Pavement Base Reinforcement Solution at Auto Storage Yard Project Location: Renton, Washington Project Background: In 2018, BNSF Orillia Railway began making extensive upgrades to its automotive distribution facility in Renton, Washington. The upgrades were required to support the increased demand for new automobiles. The 20-acre storage yard’s poor subgrade soil consisted
BNSF and Wabtec Test Battery-Electric Locomotive in California Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 12, 20210 BNSF and Wabtec have started testing a battery-electric locomotive in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton (350 miles), California to assess the viability of battery technology. The battery-powered locomotive is located between two Tier 4 locomotives to create a battery-electric-diesel consist, meaning that in operation the train will be powered by
BNSF Wins Train Crossing Law Court Case in Oklahoma Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 3, 20200 The Class 1 railroad BNSF has won a court case in Oklahoma, challenging a state law that banned stopped trains from blocking roads on railroad crossings for more than ten minutes. BNSF sued the state of Oklahoma in 2019 after police officers issued citations in the cities of Edmond and Davis.
BNSF Names Katie Farmer President and CEO Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 15, 20200 Class 1 railroad BNSF has announced that the current Executive Vice President, Operations, Katie Farmer, will become President and CEO commencing 1 January 2021. The current President and CEO, Carl R. Ice, will retire at the end of 2020 but remain on BNSF’s board of directors. Katie Farmer started working with BNSF