BNSF announces $US 2.99bn 2021 capital plan
UNITED States Class 1 railway BNSF has set a $US 2.99bn capital expenditure plan for 2021, with the largest portion going toward maintaining the core network and related assets.
The capital plan, announced on January 20, follows a similar strategy to 2020’s plan, and includes:
$US 2.41bn for the maintenance of rolling stock, 17,702km of track surfacing and undercutting work, and the replacement of 689km of rail and 2.6 million sleepers
$US 400m to support expansion and efficiency projects, primarily track-doubling on sections of the Southern Transcon route in eastern Kansas and a bridge project near Sandpoint, Idaho, and
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT), Spatial Focus LLC, and rGa Associates have announced a strategic partnership to provide customers a complete lifecycle of street addressing services and data.
Since 1998, Spatial Focus, in concert with rGa Associates, has led the development of address data standards and innovative systems for address data management and Central Address Repositories (CARs) in and outside of the United States. These tools allow easy, rapid, accurate, and reliable development and maintenance of address data.
NLT is a leading provider of geospatial, scientific, and data-centric consulting services, serving Federal, State, and Local governments since 2001. NLT provides GIS services and analytics for agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau of Statistics, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as for additional clients such as the World Bank Group.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Allied Market Research published a report, titled, Smart Railway Market
by System (Passenger Information System, Rail & Freight Operations Management System, Smart Safety & Security Monitoring System, Rail communication & Networking System, Smart Ticketing System, Rail Analytics System, and Others) and Offering Type (Solutions, Components & Devices, and Services): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020–2027 According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global smart railway industry garnered $18.30 billion in 2019 and is anticipated to reach $38.46 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 12.8% in between 2020 to 2027.
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Senator: NJ Transit’s progress - despite COVID - is undeniable | Opinion
Updated Jan 16, 2021;
Posted Jan 16, 2021
Despite the horrific impact COVID-19 has had on New Jersey, state Senator Patrick Diegnan says NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett and Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti have made great progress. (file)
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By Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr.
Last week, when I was standing with Gov. Phil Murphy at the graduation ceremony for 17 new train engineers, I thought to myself that it was high time to call attention to the progress achieved under the leadership of state Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett. People are rightfully frustrated by the challenges facing New Jersey transportation, however, it is important to recognize that Gov. Phil Murphy inherited a department that had been ignored by the prior administration.
Passenger locomotives run for first time on tracks since deadly Nisqually crash January 17, 2021 at 7:56 am
People work at the curve where an Amtrak train derailed onto I-5 in December 2017, in DuPont, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
It’s been just over three years since the Amtrak derailment that spilled passenger cars all over I-5 and ended with the deaths of three people. For the first time since that crash in December 2017, passenger train cars are running on those very same tracks.
Most of us will never forget those images. Passenger cars on the freeway. Passenger cars dangling off the tracks, hanging perilously over the freeway. It was the inaugural trip of the Point Defiance Bypass, tracks that went through Lakewood and DuPont, shaving about 10 minutes off the trip out of Tacoma.