SWISS intermodal operator Hupac is counting the cost of the reduced economic demand, disruptions to traffic on Switzerland's Gotthard Line, and high competitive pressures from road, which collectively contributed to a 10.7% decrease in lorry trailers and swapbodies carried last year to 646,214 units.
CHANNEL Tunnel operator Eurotunnel says it had a record year in 2012 with a 14% increase in turnover to €993.1m. Passenger traffic breached the 300 million mark in October 2012 since the tunnel opened in 1994.
THE Association of Hungarian Logistics Service Centres (MLSZKSZ) has completed a feasibility study for the so-called V0 railway, which would allow international freight traffic to bypass congested lines in the Budapest area.
GERMANY's first open-access long-distance operator Hamburg-Köln-Express (HKX) is celebrating its first six months of operation with a week of discounted tickets and the "fastest music festival in Germany", with musicians travelling on the train and performing 120-second sets during stops at stations.
www.progressiverailroading.com US News
Norfolk Southern financial results impacted by declining coal shipments; plans $2 billion in capital improvements in 2013
CN: 'Solid execution' leads to record revenue, volume
CSX financial results reflect soft coal market
House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee vice chairs, ranking members named
Metro Transit to review transit options for Midtown Corridor
AREMA accepting scholarship applications, announces architectural design competition
King joins R. J. Corman as president
UP's Young to be inducted into Omaha Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame
www.railway-technology.com Update
Alstom to install signalling systems on Treviglio-Brescia high-speed line in Italy Alstom, as a member of the Saturno consortium, has won a €20m contract from Italian railway infrastructure company Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) to supply part of the signalling system, and design and install railway infrastructure for a high-speed rail link between Treviglio and Brescia, Italy.
Balfour Beatty Rail wins Crossrail track upgrade contract in UK
Balfour Beatty Rail has secured a contract from Network Rail to upgrade a 12-mile stretch of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between West Drayton and Maidenhead in the UK for future Crossrail operations.
Norfolk Southern opens intermodal terminal facility in Pennsylvania
Norfolk Southern (NS) has opened a new $97m rail-truck terminal in Greencastle, South Central Pennsylvania, US, marking the company's third Crescent Corridor intermodal facility.
BNSF to increase capital investment to $4.1bn in 2013
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has unveiled plans to invest $4.1bn on capital expenditures (CAPEX) in 2013, an increase of $450m (11%) compared to the 2012 capital spending budget of $3.6bn.
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As the latest issue of RailStaff hits the streets, here's what you need to know...
Rail plan launched by industry leaders
In a comprehensive display of unity, rail industry leaders have outlined strategies to take forward £37 billion worth of investment.The fall and rise of Britain's railways
This year sees the fiftieth anniversary of Richard Beeching's "The Re-Shaping of British Railways".What do they do? The Rail Delivery Group
Set up in the wake of the McNulty report, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) was tasked with analysing the 77-page document and working out how the recommendations could be applied.Fast race for HS1
High Speed Rail is popular with the public. That's the happy new year message from HS1.Hitachi completes Rail Engineering Company acquisition
Hitachi Europe has acquired the Railway Engineering Company Ltd from James Fisher and Sons plc.Read the whole newspaper online
See the full digital edition here - now downloadable.Shedmaster Railway News
Includes from ushsr.com - Hear from project leaders about the plans and progress on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) master plan.
World Heritage & Railway News.
From gwsr.com - The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is running its first-ever 'Wartime in the Cotswolds' event on the railway, 27-28 April 2013.
gov.uk - Towns and cities throughout England can start planning the major transport schemes of the future following an announcement today by Transport Minister Norman Baker.
9 Page PDF report here.
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