Parsons Corporation on Dec. 5 announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has selected the firm as the lead designer for the Newark AirTrain Replacement Program –
Siemens Mobility announced Dec. 5 that it will continue its efforts to “future-proof legacy rail networks across the country” by partnering with mission-critical wireless data network developer Ondas Networks to upgrade Metra’s legacy 900 MHz communications network with Siemens Mobility’s Airlink wireless networking equipment.
Amtrak completes upgrades at the G.K. Butterfield Station in Wilson, N.C. Also, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) deploys Fare Inspectors in plain clothes as part of evasion crackdown; and TriMet introduces a new way for riders to connect with customer service staff.
Fifty-one workers at three railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts. On Dec. 4, Teamsters at the Colorado and Wyoming
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Nov. 6 published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to mandate cyber risk management and reporting requirements for certain surface transportation owners and operators.
Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) has proposed a $1.2 billion budget in 2025 that the agency says, “will result in increased levels of service, continue hiring efforts for key frontline positions, and sustain preventative maintenance projects that launched in 2024.”
Hitachi Rail is named as Greater Toronto’s Top Employer. Also, Rail Vision introduces a new Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 30, 2024 (Week 48) came in at 439,362 carloads and intermodal units, down 13.8% from the same week last year, which did not include
Amtrak on Dec. 3 announced that it has achieved an “all-time” ridership record in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), welcoming 32.8 million customers “as demand for passenger rail service continues to grow in markets across the nation.”
Class III rail carrier Midcoast Railservice, Inc. (Midcoast), a subsidiary of New York-based Finger Lakes Railway Corp., on Aug. 16 filed with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) a petition under 49 U.S.C.