NTSB Issues Investigations Report on BNSF’s April 26 Hazmat Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a hazardous materials investigation report for its investigation of the April 26, 2024, derailment and hazardous materials release from a BNSF mixed-freight train near Manuelito, N.M.

People News: Reading & Northern, AECOM

Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) promotes Jeff Knadler to Assistant Vice President – Passenger. Also, AECOM names Veronica Vanterpool as Senior Vice President, Americas Transit Lead.

Skanska JV, VPRA Sign Contract to Build Long Bridge North in Washington, D.C.

Skanska, in a joint venture with FlatironDragados, announced on July 7 that it has signed a $658 million contract with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) to build the Long Bridge North

Transit Briefs: MDOT MTA, LA Metro, WMATA

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) releases its updated 10-year Capital Needs Inventory (CNI) report. Also, the LA Metro Board approves a collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) celebrates three years of joint development project successes.

Ore. Legislature Approves $100MM in Bonding Support for PCIP

The Oregon Legislature on June 30 approved a $100 million investment in the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP), a public-private project that will create a state-of-the-art container terminal in the Port of Coos Bay.

EQT Acquires UP-Accessible Logistics Facilities in Manteca, Calif.

EQT Real Estate on July 2 announced that EQT Exeter Industrial Value Fund VI has acquired a 2.04-million-square-foot portfolio of modern logistics facilities in Manteca, Calif.

Class I Briefs: CSX, BNSF/Watco, UP

CSX makes major infrastructure upgrades at Avon Yard in Indiana. Also, BNSF adds Watco’s Timber Rock Railroad (TIBR) to its “Shortline Select” program; and Union Pacific (UP) celebrates its 163rd birthday with the new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln locomotive.

Barrett Joins STV as VP and New York Signals Manager

STV announced July 1 that Richard Barrett has joined the firm as Vice President and New York Signals Manager within the organization’s national rail and transit systems practice.

Greenbrier Achieves ‘Strong Financial Performance’ in 3Q25

“For the third quarter, Greenbrier achieved strong financial performance, with net earnings rising both sequentially and year-over-year,” said President and CEO Lorie Tekorius, during a report on the freight transportation equipment and services supplier’s third fiscal-quarter ended May 31, 2025.

Class I Briefs: CSX, CPKC

CSX honors Keesler Medical Center staff in Biloxi, Miss., for its military support. Also, Brooke Henderson, Nelly Korda, and Lydia Ko will headline the early commitments in Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) 2025 Women’s Open field.

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