MARC Penn Line to add weekend service
Maryland Transit Administration’s (MTA) MARC rail operations will add weekend service on its Penn Line, part of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, beginning Dec. 7, 2013, MTA said Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Author: Douglas John Bowen
SEPTA to add West Trenton Line capacity
A $10 million TIGER grant will allow SEPTA to add six miles of track capacity to its West Trenton Line, SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch affirmed Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.
UP Arrowedge technology to debut this month
Union Pacific has formally unveiled its Arrowedge® employee-designed aerodynamic technology for fuel and locomotive emissions reductions for use on double-stack intermodal freight trains. UP expects to introduce the technology on intermodal service between Joliet, Ill., and Long Beach, Calif., this month.
AARS names Richter Scholarship recipients
The American Association of Railroad Superintendents said Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 it has named the recipients of the 2013 Frank J. Richter Scholarship. AARS awarded three students the Frank J. Richter Scholarship this year.
TriMet readies mobile ticketing app
Portland, Ore.’s TriMet says it is ready to launch a mobile ticketing app Wednesday, Sept. 4, for TriMet riders with smartphones.
Officials: KC streetcar to land TIGER grant
Kansas City’s initial streetcar effort will receive $20 million in additional federal funding once the next round of TIGER grants is officially announced, according to two U.S. congressional representatives from Missouri.
MARTA weighs North Fulton County extension
Atlanta’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is considering extending transit service roughly parallel with Georgia State Highway 400 in North Fulton County, with MARTA rapid rail, light rail, or Bus Rapid Transit options being considered.
Edmonton LRT expansion suffers setback
Edmonton, Alberta’s southeast Valley Line light rail transit expansion will not open in 2019 as originally expected, as the City Council declined to approve additional borrowing of C$515 million to maintain the project’s momentum.
Veolia gets Tri-Rail contract extension
The Board of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority unanimously voted Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, to award Veolia Transportation the three remaining option years for the company’s Tri-Rail contract. The contract now extends through June 2017.
Old cross-borough transit plan gets new push
New York’s Regional Plan Association has revived an old idea, “Tri-Boro RX,” which would link three New York City boroughs with rail transit in a circumferential route around Manhattan.