CANADIAN National (CN) announced on February 19 that it will increase investment $C 2.1bn ($US 1.89bn) in 2014 with the aim of improving safety, efficiency and service on its 32,240km network in Canada and the United States.
THE governor of Florida Mr Rick Scott announced on February 17 that the state government will provide up to $US 215m towards the construction of a new station at Orlando International Airport.
MONTREAL's Metropolitan Transportation Agency (AMT) has signed an agreement to acquire the electrified Deux-Montagnes commuter line from Canadian National (CN) for an undisclosed sum.
THE United States' Railway Supply Institute Committee on Tank Cars (RSICTC) has called on the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) to speed up the process to introduce new safety measures for tank wagons carrying crude oil and ethanol.
UNION Pacific's (UP) board of directors have approved a 2014 capital spending plan of approximately $US 3.9bn, an increase of around $US 300m from 2013.
Following a peak in construction of high-speed lines during the last few years, the global market for high-speed trains is expected to settle at a lower but stable level by 2017.
THE Greenbrier Companies, United States, says development is underway of a new-generation tank wagon as well as retrofit solutions for wagons already in service or under construction that will improve the safety of transporting hazardous materials including crude oil and ethanol by rail.
AMTRAK staged a ceremony at Philadelphia's 30th Street station on February 6 in the presence of US vice-president Mr Joe Biden and US transportation secretary Mr Anthony Foxx to mark the entry into service of the first of 70 locomotives being supplied by Siemens.
BNSF has announced a record $US 5bn capital expenditure programme for 2014, an increase of around $US 700m from its 2013 spend of approximately $US 4.3bn, which like 2012's $US 3.6bn investment, was also a record.
FLORIDA East Coast Railway (FEC) announced on January 30 that it will order 24 ES44C4 Evolution Series diesel locomotives from GE Transportation for use on freight services on its 565km main line between Miami and Jacksonville.