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The spirit of the Wild West comes to life in Guy Franks’ most recent novel, Railhead, which tells the story of journalist Pete Hammond as he works with other pioneers to bring a city to life.

TBG Holdings Corp. has acquired Monkey Rock (OTCQB: MKRO) and will reposition the company to compete in the fast growing short line and regional freight railroad industry. It also announced that MKRO CEO John Dent has resigned from the company.

RR Mergers & Acquisitions announces bid deadline for Wood Energy Group, a railroad tie recovery and disposal and railroad tie processing company.

RR Mergers & Acquisitions, North America’s leading specialist in the sale of rail service and supplier companies, announces R & R Contracting, one of the largest railroad construction firms in North America has acquired Oberkramer Contracting.

IntegriCo Composites, Inc, a leading manufacturer of high performance recycled plastic railroad ties today announced that one of the largest railroad companies in Mexico installed their composite railroad ties. This was another flawless install.

Railroad & Transportation Festival – Boonton Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 10 am - 5 pm Sponsored by the United Railroad Historical Society of NJ, Inc. dba New Jersey Railroad Museum (Restoration Facility)

Pricelock Marketplace Brings Pricing Transparency and Choice for Railcar Lessees and Lessors

Miller Felpax, a leader in locomotive parts manufacturing and distribution, set to Berlin InnoTrans in 2012.

East & Central Africa’s transportation authorities and their industry partners will be gathering in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on June 21-22 for the 3rd East & Central Africa Roads & Rail Infrastructure Summit 2012.

Online Train Club offers model railroading enthusiasts from around the globe a place where they can connect with other train lovers, post pictures and videos of their layouts, and enjoy others’ posts without the clutter of ‘unwanted’ content.

SMARTT helps Marc Jacobs ring in Fashion Week with its “Volcano Train”

VR Mergers & Acquisitions of St. Louis has formally changed its name to RR Mergers & Acquisitions to better reflect the company's focus on the railroad industry.

The spirit of the Wild West comes to life in Guy Franks’ most recent novel, Railhead, which tells the story of journalist Pete Hammond as he works with other pioneers to bring a city to life.

April 27-28 & May 4-5 Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Welcomes theFamily Favorite Day Out With Thomas™: The Go Go Thomas Tour...

WHAT: The historic railroad cottages that were moved to the Springs Preserve in 2006 to avoid destruction will now be transported via truck 1/2 mile within the Preserve to their final home during phase one of the restoration of the structures.

Local authors releases new book featuring stunning collection of vintage images

105th Annual Canadian Railway Club Event Brings Out Top Locomotive and Rail Leaders

TBG Holdings Corp. has acquired Monkey Rock (OTCQB: MKRO) and will reposition the company to compete in the fast growing short line and regional freight railroad industry. It also announced that MKRO CEO John Dent has resigned from the company.

RR Mergers & Acquisitions announces bid deadline for Wood Energy Group, a railroad tie recovery and disposal and railroad tie processing company.

RAIL Solution opposes most of Governor McDonnell's transportation bill, especially the abolition of the gas tax, as it shifts the funding burden disproportionately by replacing the lost revenue with a general sales tax increase on most purchases.

RR Mergers & Acquisitions, North America’s leading specialist in the sale of rail service and supplier companies, announces R & R Contracting, one of the largest railroad construction firms in North America has acquired Oberkramer Contracting.

IntegriCo Composites, Inc, a leading manufacturer of high performance recycled plastic railroad ties today announced that one of the largest railroad companies in Mexico installed their composite railroad ties. This was another flawless install.

The Volunteer Railroaders Association announces the return of their very popular Santa Train Ride on December 1 2012. Trains will depart the Glen Rock Borough Hall station at 9:30am, noon & 2:30pm. The train will head east to Secaucus & back again.

Anticipating the implementation of the pan-European norm for fire safety in rail interiors, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business has expanded its portfolio of high-performance material solutions

Railroad & Transportation Festival – Boonton Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 10 am - 5 pm Sponsored by the United Railroad Historical Society of NJ, Inc. dba New Jersey Railroad Museum (Restoration Facility)

Pricelock Marketplace Brings Pricing Transparency and Choice for Railcar Lessees and Lessors

Miller Felpax, a leader in locomotive parts manufacturing and distribution, set to Berlin InnoTrans in 2012.

East & Central Africa’s transportation authorities and their industry partners will be gathering in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on June 21-22 for the 3rd East & Central Africa Roads & Rail Infrastructure Summit 2012.

Miller Felpax, a leading manufacturer and distributor of rail parts, announced today it had achieved a record sales quarter for the 1st Quarter of 2012. This exceeded the 1st quarter of 2011 by 20%, which was the previous record sales quarter.

Online Train Club offers model railroading enthusiasts from around the globe a place where they can connect with other train lovers, post pictures and videos of their layouts, and enjoy others’ posts without the clutter of ‘unwanted’ content.

Not only the Greeks are facing bankruptcy; Ken Marsh, a Rail Solution Board Member and transportation professional, says the Highway Trust Fund is in similar straits.

Prospects for the Steel Interstate Prototype railroad system proposed by Rail Solution could receive a boost from the transportation bill passed last week by the U.S. Senate. The bill may be taken up by the House of Representatives very soon.

SMARTT helps Marc Jacobs ring in Fashion Week with its “Volcano Train”

To raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support, a team of 21 people from Bury based rail safety engineers Rowe Hankins braved abominable weather to climb Snowdon.

Local author pens new book on the headquarters for the Long Island Rail Road

An 8-foot-long 1906 Rock Island Railroad reverse glass train sign brought $71,500 at an auction held Sept.30-Oct. 2 by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Mich. The sign was by far the top lot of the sale.

Local author releases new book featuring collection of vintage railroad photographs

VR Mergers & Acquisitions of St. Louis has formally changed its name to RR Mergers & Acquisitions to better reflect the company's focus on the railroad industry.

Brent Coon and Associates has received the special distinction of being approved to handle cases Brotherhood for Maintenance of Way Employees under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA).

BAT Logistics increases its donations 30%

Below please find an announcement from Norca Engineering about its increased manufacturing capacity by up to 40% in China, enhanced its value-added sub-assembly capabilities, and expanded its long-term supply and warehousing programs.

Local authors team up on book about Oil Creek and Titusville

Miller Felpax Corporation announced today the appointment of Keith Gilbert as Senior Account Executive for Canada. Keith will be responsible for the sales and execution of Miller Felpax’s growth strategies in these regions.

Sunbury Press has released Raymond T. Ray's detective mystery entitled "All Aboard for Murder". The book tracks the mysterious disappearance of a B&O train during WW2 and is set mainly in and around Baltimore, Maryland.

New Transportation research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research

Rowe Hankins, one of the first UK companies to achieve the International Rail Industry Standard (IRIS) quality certification under the revised rules has passed a further comprehensive audit.

Explore the life of architect Mary Jane Colter, whose work for the Fred Harvey Co. helped define Southwest style. Lectures, a Harvey House dinner, and bargain rates at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. April 1-2.

BAT Logistics OMAHA, NE December 21, 2010 - BAT Logistics, provider of 3rd Party Logistics and Transportation solutions, is giving back to the community through the Salvation Army.

IRIS accredited railway systems engineers, Rowe Hankins, has concluded a distribution agreement with Dipostel, a rail engineering systems specialist in France.

$4.3 billion be allocated to infrastructure investment for the proposed system in California’s Central Valley. We have to build a system that is going to be operable as soon as possible.

Recently Sen. John Rockefeller as well as members of the Obama administration have announced plans to introduce new legislation or create new rules that would set price control limits in the rail freight industry.

A massive three-day weekend sale slated for Oct. 22-24 by Philip Weiss Auctions will feature hundreds of toys and toy trains, railroad memorabilia, Hollywood memorabilia, vintage dolls, antique advertising, coin-ops and more, in Oceanside, N.Y.

Sunbury Press has released Steve Troutman's book "The Trevorton, Mahanoy and Susquehanna Railroad". The book features the history of transportation and industry in the Trevorton/Herndon, Pennsylvania area.

Montreux-Oberland-Bernois (MOB) Railways invests in a modern passenger information system based on the new Barix Annuncicom 155 device

New Annuncicom 155 solution allows for on-vehicle configuration of reliable communication systems based on existing LAN/WAN infrastructures

Transportation problems cost Indian business billions of dollars a year.

A high-clearance replacement rail tunnel under the Detroit River will let double-stacked container trains use the corridor linking the Port of Montreal with Windsor, Detroit and Chicago.

Zachary Malott is a gifted five-year-old author who lives with his father and writes children's books. In his latest installment of his "Let's Explore" series, he showcases the California State Railroad Museum.

77-year-old metal fabricator introduces quick-replacement signal boxes

VR Mergers & Acquisitions - St. Louis announces deadline for bids for North American Technologies Group TieTek assets. TieTek, has manufactured and sold more than 1,000,000 composite railroad "green" ties from recycled plastic and rubber.

Picton Technologies™ released its new Ballast Integrity Sensor for the railroad and transportation vertical. Easily retrofitted to all existing signal systems: CTC, ABS, and non-signaled territory, using stand-alone communications technology.

Recently published research from Datamonitor, "Passenger Railways in the United States", is now available at Fast Market Research