NASA on Jan. 26 announced that it has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Va., for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs and continuing development to improve current and future reporting systems.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Jan. 29 announced that its Build America Bureau has provided a $31.4 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan to Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) and Mendocino Railway (MRY) to expand and rehabilitate rail infrastructure in the Central Valley and Mendocino County, Calif.
CSX recently revealed its latest heritage locomotive—a tribute to the Monon Railroad—fresh out of the Class I railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga.
For Norfolk Southern (NS), fourth-quarter 2023 railway operating revenue was $3.1 billion, down 5%, or $164 million, compared with fourth-quarter 2022, marking the end of a “challenging, yet transformational year” for NS, the Class I reported Jan. 26.
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) deploys safety ambassadors on the métro network. Also, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) proposes low-income fare program; federal funding is approved for the ongoing construction of Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) Skyline rail system; and NJ Transit reallocates federal funding to support critical resiliency projects.
Reading Blue Mountain & and Northern Railroad (RBMN) handled more than 1,700 railcars in 2023 through its warehouse and transload facilities, an increase over the previous record in 2021, the Class II announced Jan. 26.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Jan. 25 announced that it has issued a final rule requiring railroads to provide emergency escape breathing apparatuses (EEBAs) for train crew members and other employees who could be exposed to an inhalation hazard in the event of a hazardous material (hazmat) release.
Metrolinx recently announced that ONxpress Operations Inc. (OOI), a member of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), will serve as the new operations and maintenance partner for the agency’s GO Transit system in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area over a 23-year term, beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
Downers Grove, Ill.-based rail transport management and consulting firm AllTranstek LLC recently announced that Steve Kuz has been promoted to Account Manager.
Empire Diversified Energy on Jan. 24 announced the establishment of Empire River Rail at The Port of West Virginia, “marking a significant milestone for furthering development of the Port as a full-service tri-modal facility.”