U.S. freight traffic: Good week, good January

U.S. freight traffic wrapped up the week ending Jan. 31, 2015 with solid gains, capping an equally solid month of advances, the Association of American Railroads reported Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Railway Interchange 2015 registration, hotel reservations now open

Registration and hotel reservations have begun for Railway Interchange 2015, show host organizations announced Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.

Denver RTD IDs four for LRT extension work

Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) staff on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, 2015, presented a final list to RTD’s Board of Directors of four supplier teams interested to bid on building out the Southeast Rail Extension.

Made (mostly under) Manhattan

Amid myriad ongoing rail project work in New York’s five boroughs, four subway programs in Manhattan signify the ups and downs of adjusting and growing a century-old system for the second 100 years.

AAR to Congress: Don’t hurt private investment

Testifying on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 in Washington before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger cautioned lawmakers not to tamper with a successful formula for U.S. freight railroads.

What cant can and can’t do

Curve design for balance speed conditions is not practical for all operating conditions. How can improved track design help vehicle and track curving performance?

FTA funds ID’d for (West) Sacramento streetcar

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding could cover half the $150 million projected cost of the proposed 3.3-mile West Sacramento streetcar, contingent, per standard, on matching funding from state, local, and/or other sources, and President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget includes funding that would enable just that.

Titan awarded Twin Cities transit ad contract

New York-based Titan has been awarded a five-year contract, with two additional one-year options, for all advertising rights on Metro Transit trains, light rail transit, and buses serving Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

MTS adds S70 LRVs to San Diego Blue Line

San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 said Siemens S70 low-floor light rail vehicles now have been added to the Blue Line, the system’s initial route linking downtown San Diego and San Ysidro, Calif., just short of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Detroit M-1 Rail: We’ll open in 2016

A spokesman for Detroit’s public-private partnership M-1 Rail project, now under construction, told a community group Thursday evening, Jan. 29, 2015, the project would be open for passenger service sometime next year.

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