TGSC will create a common carrier at the Cedar Point Industrial Park. (Image Courtesy of TGSC, via STB)

TGSC Files to Become Class III Rail Carrier

Non-carrier TGS Cedar Point Railroad LLC (TGSC) has filed with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) a present notice of exemption pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 1150 Subpart D to offer common carrier

Amtrak's Westerly, Rhode Island Station. (Photo by Marc Glucksman/River Rail Photo; Courtesy of Amtrak)

Passenger Rail Briefs: Amtrak, SRPRA, Metro Transit, NJ Transit, LA Metro

Amtrak and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) partner to improve accessibility at Westerly Station in Rhode Island. Also, the Schuylkill River Passenger Authority (SRPRA) in Reading, Pa., held its first

VIA Rail bargaining committee group photo. (CNW Group/Unifor)

VIA Rail Workers Issue Strike Mandate (UPDATED July 8)

As negotiations continue in Montreal, members of Unifor, Canada’s largest union on the private sector and representing VIA Rail’s on-board service personnel, chefs, sales agents and customer staff, issued a strike mandate

Amtrak and RIDOT will continue their partnership with SeaStreak to offer thruway connections at Providence Station and Newport.

Passenger Rail Briefs: Amtrak, NYMTA, Metrolinx, NCDOT

Amtrak and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) continue their partnership with SeaStreak to offer connections at Providence Station and Newport. Also, 48 of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) train operators

These two new contracts represent two new key milestones in the almost 40-year partnership between Thales and TransLink covering the entire history of the Metro Vancouver SkyTrain.

TransLink, Thales Confirm Two New SkyTrain Projects

TransLink has awarded two contracts to Thales under the Expo and Millennium Upgrade Program to enable a 22 km (13.6-mile) expansion of the fully automated Metro Vancouver SkyTrain system, with 41 new

The RK460 mobile railcar mover is powered by Volvo Penta's D8 Tier 4 Final diesel engine.

Volvo Penta Powering Rail King Mobile Railcar Mover

Volvo Penta, a manufacturer of engines and complete power systems, has been selected to power the new Rail King RK460, a mobile railcar mover that was introduced this year to the North

UTA Selects Xpan to drive workforce development via Rail Apprenticeship Training Programs. Image courtesy of UTA.

Passenger Rail Briefs: UTA, MBTA

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has selected Xpan Interactive (Xpan) to drive workforce development via Rail Apprenticeship Training Programs. Also, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding nearly $10.3 million to

Union Depot, Henderson, Ky., 1911 (Image Courtesy of Southern Illinois Railroads)

Railmark Announces New Headquarters

Railmark Holding, Incorporated (Railmark), a U.S. rail industry holding company whose subsidiaries provide railroad services in railroad operations, track construction and maintenance, rail freight logistics, rail development and railroad mechanical services, announced on July 1

According to CalSTA, 70% of the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program funding will go to projects that support goods movement through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

California 2023 Budget Targets Port, Supply Chain Projects

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 30 signed the state’s upcoming fiscal year budget, which includes $2.3 billion for port infrastructure improvements and upgrades, including $110 million for the creation of a

Within the TIRCP is a $900 million minimum set-aside for capital projects such as the Caltrain Electrification Project, scheduled to be completed by 2024.

Caltrain, VTA, BART Should Benefit From State Budget

On June 30, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the $308 billion Fiscal Year 2022-23 California Budget Act, which includes $3.65 billion for transit capital projects and $10.9 billion for state transportation programs,

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