Supporters of Detroit’s M-1 (or M1) streetcar project said Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, that agreements had been “finalized for the second phase of an approximately $40 million total in New Markets Tax Credit [NMTC] financing.”
All six of Washington, D.C.’s streetcars, including the youngest three delivered by United Streetcar, LLC, are undergoing what District Department of Transportation (DDOT) describes as pre-revenue operation, generating speculation that DDOT’s H Street Line may open just before 2014 ends.
An environmental assessment of Anaheim Rapid Connection (ARC) streetcar plans, set to be released this year, won’t be made public until 2015, Anaheim, Calif., city officials said.
Figures released by the Surface Transportation Board Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, show total Class I railroad employment as of mid-November 2014 rose 4.07% to 169,845, from mid-November 2013, and also added 621 positions from mid-October 2014, a rise of 0.37%.
U.S. freight rail traffic continued gaining over 2013 levels in the week ending Dec. 13, 2014, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, Dec. 18.
Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 it has “migrated to a new datacenter in response to increased operations through its hosted delivery service.”
Auto Truck Group on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 announced a new work truck and commercial van upfitting and manufacturing facility in O’Fallon, Mo., set to open before month’s end.
U.S. Senate approval Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, of 45-G, by a 76-to-16 vote, has assured passage of the measure, part of H.R. 5771, The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, and providing a fiscal boost to freight railroads, particularly short line and regional operations.
More than 2.7 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation in the third quarter of 2014, up 1.8% from the comparable quarter in 2013, according American Public Transportation Association (APTA), releasing a report Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Rail transit ridership was a driving factor.
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) customers will be able to use debit and credit cards to purchase fares at fare booths beginning New Year’s Day, 2015.
