Chicago Metra releases 2010 budget for public comment
At a time when the economy is tough and base sales tax receipts have eroded to a 10-year low, the Metra Board of Directors unveiled a $613-million operating budget that calls for
At a time when the economy is tough and base sales tax receipts have eroded to a 10-year low, the Metra Board of Directors unveiled a $613-million operating budget that calls for
Atlanta’s on-again, off-again plans for a Peachtree Street streetcar line appear to be on again, as the City Council, in an 11-3 vote, approved a motion to apply for federal stimulus funds to build part of the line.
One of Florida’s leading high speed rail proponents has resigned from the Florida High Speed Rail Authority, citing state indifference to federal HSR funds now available. C.C. “Doc” Dockery (pictured) has submitted
CSX Transportation will continue to expand its RailComm Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) system in its Rice Yard, located in Waycross, Ga. RailComm will provide modifications to the existing DOC® server to add
F. William (“Bill”) Lipfert Jr. has joined LTK Engineering Services as Practice Manager for Operations Planning and Simulation, a newly created position. He will be based in a new LTK office in
As interest and opportunities grow in operating higher speed trains on existing freight and passenger rail corridors, the Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $297,000 Intercity Capital Grant to the Wisconsin Department
Transportation holding company Regional Rail LLC, Kennett Square, Pa., has acquired the Middletown & New Jersey Railway, which will now be operated as the Middletown & New Jersey Railroad, LLC. “The asset
For short line holding company OmniTRAX, managing car-hire payables for its 17 properties is its third-largest operating expense, especially since each of its railroads has unique agreements with specific operating criteria. Data
Amtrak has awarded a contract to Wi-Tronix®, LLC, Bolingbrook, Ill., to provide remote monitoring for its fleet of 262 diesel-electric locomotives, including General Electric P38-8 and P42 Genesis units, and Electro-Motive F59-PHI
A draft version of the so-called railroad/shipper compromise bill that the staffs of House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair James Oberstar (D-Minn., top left) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair