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A Green Tale of Ingenuity Saving History WILLIAMS, Ariz., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This Earth Day on April 22, the Iron Horse is back and healthier than ever thanks to strictly oil used for french fries and chicken wings. While such a diet might be hazardous to the health of most, The Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) is using recycled waste vegetable oil as fuel on Locomotive No. 4960, a steam engine built in 1923. Beginning this May on the first Saturday of every month through...

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Les Affaires and Trebora Conseil awarded its Green CEO Hommage award to Cascades founders Bernard, Laurent and Alain Lemaire. The mission of the Green CEO awards is to shine a spotlight on the initiative and exemplary contribution of leaders in small, medium and large businesses and crown corporations in promoting sustainable development in their business practices. The judges also confer a Green CEO Hommage award on a well-known...

BEIJING, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed a contract to provide the Train Control Center (TCC) and Temporary Speed Restriction Server (TSRS) to Chongqing-Lichuan high-speed rail line. The contract is valued at approximately US $6.54 million or RMB 40.98 million. The ground-based...

Long-term supply agreement ensures cost-competitive supply of wheelset roller bearings; Sale furthers strategy to reduce non-core assets to enhance earnings and capital return LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. [NYSE:GBX] announced today it has entered an asset purchase agreement with The Timken Company [NYSE:TKR] for sale of substantially all the equipment utilized in Greenbrier's reconditioned wheelset roller bearing operations in...

VIENNA, Austria, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Convergence Creators has been selected by Selex ES as the main supplier of GSM-R dispatchers for the new UAE railway network to be completed in 2017. It will connect urban and industrial areas of the United Arab Emirates and open up new pathways to Saudi Arabia and Oman. The GSM-R dispatchers will be deployed to provide seamless and reliable communication along the 266 km Habshan/Ruwais section of the railway...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest roller coaster at California's Great America, Gold Striker, will now include the world's longest covered initial descent tunnel on a wooden coaster. Adding intrigue to the record setting feature, Gold Striker's 174-foot tunnel will be enclosed by wood on both sides, corrugated metal on top and in-fill underneath the tracks, to replicate a true gold mine feel. The only visible light on Gold Striker's initial...

"This has already been an amazing year for the growth of clean diesel vehicles in the U.S. and it just keeps getting more remarkable. And this is just the middle of February." - Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ram Truck's announcement today that it will introduce a 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel pickup truck in the United States is launching a new period of expansion for clean diesel light duty trucks in...

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) have developed a wireless power transfer technology that can be applied to high capacity transportation systems such as railways, harbor freight, and airport transportation and logistics. The technology supplies 60 kHz and 180 kW of power remotely to transport vehicles at a stable, constant rate. KAIST and KRRI today successfully showcased the wireless power transfer technology...

Unveiling of Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel at Chicago Auto Show Highlights American Automakers' Renewed Production of Diesel Vehicles CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel passenger car unveiled this morning at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show is a bold statement about the future for clean diesel cars in the U.S, said Allen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum. (Logo:...

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Cascades (TSX: CAS) released yesterday the name of the winner of the fourth edition of the Sustainable Supplier Award, a contest that aims to recognize best business practices in sustainable development among its suppliers. Created by the company's Corporate Procurement Department, this award enables Cascades to publicly acknowledge the efforts of its suppliers that have had positive repercussions on its products, processes or...