Strike hits Bombardier Thunder Bay plant
Roughly 900 workers at Bombardier Transportation’s Thunder Bay, Ontario, rail production plant walked off the job on Monday, July 14, 2014, following a breakdown in contract talks with management.
Author: Douglas John Bowen
SFMTA readies Siemens LRT contract
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is set to award Siemens Mobility a contract for 261 S200 light rail transit (LRT) vehicles to replace the city’s aging LRT fleet, built by Breda.
Amtrak RFI ponders Tier 4 locomotive order
Amtrak has issued a request for information concerning 15 new Tier 4 diesel-electric locomotives, as well as one diesel switch yard locomotive.
Open house set for Loop Trolley input
In St. Louis, the Loop Trolley Transportation Development District (TDD) will host a public open house on July 24, 2014 to seek community input as it updates plands for the Loop Trolley project.
Virginia funds back Columbia Pike streetcar
Virginia has committed to funding up to half the cost of the contentious Columbia Pike streetcar project, designed to traverse the namesake avenue in Arlington and Fairfax counties, suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Genesee & Wyoming notches record 2Q traffic
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. said Monday, July 14, 2014 its second-quarter traffic rose 6.0% measured against the comparable quarter in 2013. Same-railroad traffic was up 5.0% for the quarter.
For U.S. freight traffic, gains keep accumulating
U.S. freight rail traffic continued growing in the week ending July 5, 2014, measured against the comparable week in 2013, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, July 10, 2014.
St. Paul City Council advances streetcar plan
Somewhat under the radar amidst other rail transit developments in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, a proposal for a streetcar line in St. Paul received a unanimous 6-to-0 endorsement by the City Council Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
IOS ID’d for All Aboard Florida debut
All Aboard Florida will launch service in late 2016 as planned, but initially will operate trains linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, on the southern section of its planned overall system.
NJT OKs LRV add-ons
New Jersey Transit’s Board of Directors on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, approved a $54 million contract to add center sections to NJT’s existing light rail transit fleets serving two LRT lines, in order to bolster passenger capacity.