Seattle gets $35 million for Amtrak facilities
Sen. Patty Murray (D.-Wash.) announced Wednesday that $35 million in stimulus funding will be used to construct two new buildings at Amtrak’s Seattle King Street Maintenance Yard. One building will be a
Sen. Patty Murray (D.-Wash.) announced Wednesday that $35 million in stimulus funding will be used to construct two new buildings at Amtrak’s Seattle King Street Maintenance Yard. One building will be a
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has announced the three winners of its Fourteenth Marketing Awards competition: 1. The Bay Line Railroad L.C., "for their work with Green Circle Bio Energy to
Watco Cos. Inc. founder Charles R. "Dick" Webb died March 23 in Kansas City, Kan., after a bout with cancer. He was 70. "Starting from his kitchen table with eight employees, Dick
ARINC Inc. said Thursday it is deploying video cameras and advanced surveillance software at 14 Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) passenger rail stations under the second phase of a video surveillance contract, partially
Because the case raises thorny issues for federal agencies, the Surface Transportation Board announced Wednesday that it has extended the period for public comment in a proceeding in which Union Pacific seeks "to have
Almost 10 months after officials from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority vowed to strongly resist service cutbacks despite rising costs, the MTA Board of Directors Wednesday approved cuts, along with fare increases,
The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) will add frequency and capacity to its weekend South Shore service between South Bend, Ind., and Chicago, citing overcrowding and delays to current service. NICTD
Come April 1, five key executive positions at Norfolk Southern will have new faces, albeit highly experienced ones at the railroad. This changing of the guard is in step with NS’s long
The GT26CU-3/Class 39-200 is the first new diesel-electric locomotive for South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail in 20 years. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) and Transnet Rail Engineering (TRE) have rolled out the first
Per request from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will extend three Metro-North New Haven Line round trips about 1.7 miles east of New Haven’s Union Station, to