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Freight railroads are on pace to meet ambitious maintenance-of-way goals this year

John — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:22:31 +0000

Freight railroads operating in the United States plan to spend a record $13 billion this year to expand, upgrade or repair their infrastructure, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR)….

For the full article:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/mow/article/Rail-infrastructure-challenges-part-1-Freight-railroads-are-on-pace-to-meet-ambitious-maintenanceofway-goals-this-year–30585#

BNSF Railway profit up almost 16 percent

John — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:08:05 +0000

Railroads continue to prove their exceptional profitability and sustainability into 2012.

For the full article:
http://journalstar.com/business/local/bnsf-railway-profit-up-almost-percent/article_0c18a0fd-838b-55ee-83de-fcae9a785912.html

Shell to build multibillion plant in the Marcellus/Utica shale field.

John — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:40:45 +0000

“There will be new jobs in engineering, manufacturing, chemistry, and energy for decades to come. Local companies will be looking to hire hundreds of truck drivers, tugboat operators, and railroad workers.”

Read the full article here:

Pennsylvania to invest $23 million in freight-rail improvement projects.

John — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:41:26 +0000

A $23 million state investment will fund 16 freight-rail improvement projects statewide, said Gov. Tom Corbett.

Pennsylvania has a robust freight rail system that helps connect communities and businesses with wider transportation options,” Governor Corbett said. “These investments will help businesses expand and improve their operations, paying dividends through economic activity.

For the full article, visit the link below:
http://gantdaily.com/2012/02/24/corbett-announces-funding-for-freight-rail-improvements/

Geogrid could boost durability, cut cost of railroad tracks.

John — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:12:07 +0000

Every year, companies that own railroad track across the United States spend millions of dollars maintaining ballast, the crushed rock underneath railroad ties and steel rails. In addition to the high cost, railroads must reroute trains around operations that maintain ballast, delaying the delivery of freight.

“A track reinforced with triaxial geogrid, a mesh material with triangular openings, is used to reinforce the ballast and trap the larger rocks in a layer that could prevent fouling by dust and small particles.”

Please visit this link to read the entire article: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-boost-durability-railroad-tracks.html

Railroads lay track for ‘new golden age’

John — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:47:48 +0000

“More than three decades after the federal government deregulated freight railroads, the industry is enjoying ‘a new golden age’. Railroads invested nearly $10 billion in themselves last year alone…and they did it without receiving a penny from taxpayer bailouts.”

For the full article, please visit the link below:
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/02/3243391/how-railroads-came-back-from-the.html

TRAC’s New Digital Brochure

John — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:53:08 +0000

Click the link below to download the new TRAC Brochure (in PDF format). Discover the full circle of railroad solutions that TRAC has to offer!

Click Here – TRAC Digital Brochure

-TRAC & Marcellus Shale news out of Carbondale, PA

Shawn — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:07:36 +0000

TRAC has been involved in helping to implement various railroad transload facilities to support the drilling for natural gas throughout PA and NY on the Marcellus Shale gas deposits. Follow this link to an artical reporting on one such site where TRAC has performed design and construction services in support for these drilling and mining operations.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/rail-yard-dormant-since-king-coal-s-demise-revived-by-shale-1.854031

TRAC is a 2009 Top Small Workplaces Winner!

John — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:44:30 +0000

THE RAILROAD ASSOCIATES NAMED AS ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP SMALL WORKPLACES BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

TRAC is among 15 Small Businesses in U.S. selected by WSJ and Winning Workplaces in Annual Report of Best Places to Work.

Mechanicsburg, PA — October 5, 2009 – The Railroad Associates Corporation (TRAC) today announced that it was named in the Wall Street Journal’s third annual report, “Top Small Workplaces in 2009.” The special report is compiled in partnership with Winning Workplaces, Click here to read more.

Pennsylvania Local News — September 29, 2009 Mechanicsburg-based Railroad Associates Corp. named one of 15 top small workplaces in the U.S.
Click here to read more.

- Jack Kennedy Speaks About TRAC

Shawn — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:34:58 +0000

Jack Kennedy was recently interviewed on News 8 Washington Business Tonight. Jack spoke about how TRAC was awarded the Top Small Workplace Award by the Wall Street Journal.