The American Short Line and Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on June 10 submitted comments in response to a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Request for Information (RFI) on “Goals, Criteria, Thresholds, and Measurable
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 8, 2024 (Week 23) was up 4.1% from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported June 12.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors on June 11 unanimously approved the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Investment Plan (FY25-29 MBTA CIP), which includes more than 650 unique capital projects to “modernize, expand and increase the safety and reliability” of the MBTA transit network with a programmed spend of $9.6 billion over the next five fiscal years, including $843 million in new funding.
OC Transpo provides a progress update on all three O-Train extensions and an overview of efforts under way to improve the service reliability of O-Train Line 1. Also, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) plans to extend FrontRunner train service to Payson; the Detroit People Mover will receive new railcars from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC); and Caltrain runs eight trains simultaneously on its newly completed corridor.
Savage, the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), Iron County and Cedar City on June 7 celebrated the grand opening of the new Savage Cedar City, UT Transload facility, which provides transload services
Total container volume through the western Canada ports was 94,791 containers in May, down slightly from April’s nearly 97,000 containers, according to real-time network visibility provider RailState, which independently tracks all freight rail movements across Canada. April’s totals were the highest ever recorded by RailState, which was established in 2021. The declines all came on CPKC, which moved 15.3% less container volume than in April, and was down 2.9% from May 2023.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launches subway station manager office hours. Also, TriMet will begin testing its newest trains on the MAX Red Line this month; and Valley Metro’s new fare system launches this summer.
CSX on June 5 announced that its Total Distribution Services Inc. (TDSI) unloading facilities in Nashville, Tenn., and Palm Center, Fla., have both won the 2024 Destination Automotive Quality Excellence Award from
Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE) celebrates its 10th anniversary. Also, R.J. Corman Rail Group founder Richard J. Corman is posthumously inducted into the Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) on June 4 honored six public transportation providers from California, Georgia, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., with the 2024 Rail Safety, Security and Emergency Management Awards.