Latest news releases from PR.com for Rail Transportation. http://www.pr.com/press-releases Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:44:28 -0500 http://www.pr.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.pr.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. © 2008 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 http://www.pr.com/press-release/97631 The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division (NCDOT), the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) and Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) are making safety improvements to 43 at-grade public crossings between Selma and Morehead City in Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Craven and Carteret counties. Completion of all improvements will take approximately three years and cost an estimated $7.6 million dollars. NCDOT will [PR.com - July 30, 2008] N.C. Department of Transportation Rail Division http://www.pr.com/press-release/97631 http://www.pr.com/press-release/95592 International freight forwarder, Advance International Transport is playing a significant role in efforts to reduce potentially harmful emissions from one of Europe’s dirtiest electricity generating plants. [PR.com - July 18, 2008] Advance International Transport http://www.pr.com/press-release/95592 http://www.pr.com/press-release/76392 Advance International is increasing its involvement in the provision of intermodal railfreight services, which commenced a few years ago when it established the Advantage Express Service to offer an intermodal rail operation between Almaty in Kazakhstan and the Georgian port of Poti. [PR.com - March 15, 2008] Advance International Transport http://www.pr.com/press-release/76392 http://www.pr.com/press-release/74053 For the fourth consecutive year, Railinc successfully completed a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type II examination. More stringent than a Type I examination, the Type II audit includes detailed testing of the organization's internal controls. The SAS 70 Type II report demonstrates that the company's controls have been suitably designed and have been placed in operation for securing and protecting data [PR.com - February 28, 2008] Railinc http://www.pr.com/press-release/74053 http://www.pr.com/press-release/72173 Railinc hosted the highly successful Triangle area event for the Adobe Flex 3 and AIR Pre-Release Tour, which took place on January 23, 2008 at Railinc's corporate headquarters. According to Adrian Pomilio, web developer/designer at Railinc, “Railinc is excited about how Flex and AIR will improve the quality associated with using Railinc products. Across our geography-based or operational applications, Flex and AIR [PR.com - February 15, 2008] Railinc http://www.pr.com/press-release/72173 http://www.pr.com/press-release/72189 The N.C. Department of Transportation recently completed a $7 million train signal and track project between downtown Raleigh and downtown Cary that will enhance freight and passenger rail efficiency and continue to improve service reliability. “Projects such as this one demonstrate the important role technology plays in improving the reliability, efficiency and capacity of existing railroad corridors,” [PR.com - February 15, 2008] N.C. Department of Transportation Rail Division http://www.pr.com/press-release/72189 http://www.pr.com/press-release/66026 “Great Indian Royale Express” - a product of the tour operator “The Luxury Trains” - combines the highlights of the Indian luxury trains “Palace on Wheels" and “Deccan Odyssey”. [PR.com - January 02, 2008] The Luxury Trains http://www.pr.com/press-release/66026 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62923 Freight forwarder, Advance International is celebrating excellent results on its ‘Advantage Express Service’ between Almaty in Kazakhstan and Poti in Georgia as it passes a significant traffic milestone. [PR.com - December 05, 2007] Advance International Transport http://www.pr.com/press-release/62923 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62247 The N.C. Department of Transportation has completed construction of a passing siding in the North Carolina Railroad Company’s East Durham yard that allows freight and passenger trains to pass with more efficiency and will continue to improve service reliability. [PR.com - November 29, 2007] N.C. Department of Transportation Rail Division http://www.pr.com/press-release/62247 http://www.pr.com/press-release/51211 Locomotive Service, Inc. (LSI) recently won a 2-year contract from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway for locomotive refueling operations in Clovis, New Mexico. The contract begins November 1, 2007, and LSI plans to hire up to 17 new full-time employee drivers and expand the services offered at the Clovis refueling facility. “We’re looking at these two years as a strong opportunity to show our [PR.com - September 07, 2007] LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE, INC. http://www.pr.com/press-release/51211 http://www.pr.com/press-release/48795 Railinc has announced the appointment of Karen H. Folino as assistant vice president, industry support services. Her role with Railinc--the largest, single source of real-time, accurate interline rail data--will be to continue strengthening relationships between Class I railroads, short lines railroads, equipment owners, rail suppliers, and Railinc. “I am delighted to have gained Karen's well-rounded perspective on [PR.com - August 16, 2007] Railinc http://www.pr.com/press-release/48795 http://www.pr.com/press-release/44260 In China, Advance International Transport, the leading freight forwarder and project shipping specialist, is taking delivery of 2400 new 40’ Open Top and Flat Rack containers for over-dimensional and out-of-gauge cargoes. The first 200 units of the order, which are being leased from Triton Container International Ltd, are now available from various container manufacturers in China. Jawad Kamel, Advance [PR.com - July 06, 2007] Advance International Transport http://www.pr.com/press-release/44260 http://www.pr.com/press-release/42564 Advance International, the specialist project cargo forwarder, is claiming that its recent shipment of heat exchangers from Port Kelang, Malaysia to Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia broke all transit time records for an ocean voyage by a cargo ship between the two countries. [PR.com - June 21, 2007] Advance International Transport http://www.pr.com/press-release/42564 http://www.pr.com/press-release/27884 For the third consecutive year Railinc successfully completed a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type II examination. More stringent than a Type I examination, the Type II exam includes detailed testing of Railinc internal controls to demonstrate that they are suitably designed and operating effectively. “We are dedicated to supporting our customers' compliance requirements,” says E. Allen West, [PR.com - January 24, 2007] Railinc http://www.pr.com/press-release/27884 http://www.pr.com/press-release/24394 Railinc announced today that James Malcolm Clarke (Malcolm) will join the company as the new Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Clarke is an accomplished financial executive with an extensive background in finance, strategic planning and operations management. He has over 10 years of experience in the IT Services industry and has held senior financial positions in several firms in the [PR.com - December 07, 2006] Railinc http://www.pr.com/press-release/24394 http://www.pr.com/press-release/11562 Honolulu Freight Service, announced that it has named Fred Faria manager of HFS Specialized Cargo Division enabling Honolulu Freight to offer services for shipments that are oversized and beyond the confines of a container, and will be available initially between the North American Continent. [PR.com - June 01, 2006] Honolulu Freight Service http://www.pr.com/press-release/11562 http://www.pr.com/press-release/2433 Utilityjobsearch.com, the sister site to oilandgasjobsearch, has launched a unique referral scheme where candidates can refer their friends and colleagues to the website for cash prizes. [PR.com - August 15, 2005] Oilandgasjobsearch.com Limited http://www.pr.com/press-release/2433