Bridget Hennessey joins HDR as Transit Strategic Communications Consultant. Also, Theodore O. “Ted” Haas, Senior Advisor (Emeritus) of PTSI Transportation, dies at 103; and Evertak appoints former Union Pacific (UP) Vice President of Engineering David Connell to its Tie Transformation Team.
The Port of Los Angeles processed 778,406 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a 4.7% increase over the previous year, the Port reported on April 11. The Port ended the first quarter handling 2,504,049 TEUs, 5.2% ahead of last year’s strong pace.
CSX on April 14 announced 62 customers as winners of the company’s 31st Annual Chemical Safety Excellence Award for their “dedication to safely transporting hazardous materials across the company’s rail network in 2024.”
CSX advances restoration of the Blue Ridge Subdivision. Also, CN resumes service in its Southern Region.
The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) on April 11 issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for Savannah Industrial Logistics (SIL) and Savannah Industrial Transportation’s (SIT) construction and operation of an 11,404-foot rail line in Effingham County, Ga. SIL and SIT are both holdings of OmniTRAX.
American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) on April 14 announced that Eric Stopka has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
ITS Logistics on April 10 reported that “frontloading continued through March, with the expectation that the industry should see strong import volumes through April as containers with front-loaded inventory, which was loaded by April 9, reach the U.S.”
According to a recent study released by the U.S. Government of Accountability Office (GAO), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which provides funding and technical assistance for states’ projects to improve crossing safety,
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Board of Directors on April 10 approved a $4.957 billion capital and operating budget that the agency says will “improve service while not raising fares.”
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) launches contactless payment on Regional Rail. Also, Tri-Rail ridership continues to show signs of growth in 2025; the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launches an initiative to protect the Metro-North Hudson Line against effects of climate change; the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) threatens not to approve the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) plan to expand automation; and new faregates are off to a strong start at LA Metro’s Lake and Firestone stations.