Weekly rail traffic volumes are up again over the prior-year period, according to the latest Association of American Railroads (AAR) report, but for the week ending Aug. 17, 2024 (Week 33), carloads and intermodal units both saw gains.
The District Department of Transportation (Washington, D.C.) extends Jacobs’ program management contract for the DC Streetcar. Also, Forbes ranks New Jersey Transit (NJT) as a “best employer”; Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) provides free Transit app upgrade to public transportation riders statewide; metro Vancouver’s TransLink launches a fare enforcement program; and Memphis (Tenn.) Area Transit Authority (MATA) suspends trolley service.
Transport Canada invests C$11.8 million to expand Oyen Regional Rail Company’s Oyen Rail Yard in Alberta. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s Riceboro Southern Railway (RSOR) celebrates 20 years of service.
The six Class I railroads’ ability to meet their first reporting deadline under the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) final rule on Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service “is in jeopardy,” the Association of American
CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) report that lockdowns could begin as soon as Aug. 22 unless there is progress at the negotiating table or binding arbitration with Teamsters Canada Rail
Caterpillar Inc., the parent company of Progress Rail, is expanding its large-engine facility in Lafayette, Ind. Also, WSP and 10 other public and private agencies sign the Equity in Infrastructure Project pledge as a commitment to improving diversity in public contracting; and Montreal, Quebec-based AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. lands a Network Rail contract to upgrade signaling and telecommunications infrastructure in the U.K.
The Ports of Indiana on Aug. 19 reported that voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation (RFC) will invest more than $77 million on an expansion project at its rail-served Jeffersonville, Ind., location on the Ohio/Mississippi river
![“We’re proud to be recognized by the Texas Veterans Commission [TVC] with its ‘Large Employer of the Year’ award!” BNSF reported Aug. 16 via social media. Pictured, from left to right: TVC District Manager Jo Ikard, TVC Veteran Employee Liaison Jay Zimmerman, BNSF Director of Talent Acquisition Kelly Jimenez and TVC Division Director Charlie Catoe at the TVC awards ceremony Aug. 9 in Humble, Tex. (BNSF Photograph)](https://www.old.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BNSFaward-315x168.png)
BNSF provides an operational update and earns the title of “Large Employer of the Year” for Texas veterans. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Engineering team in Nampa, Idaho, marks a safety milestone.
New Jersey Transit (NJT) will offer a “transit fare holiday.” Also, the free-fare student GoPass program marks a milestone, according to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA).
The province of British Columbia, Canada, has formally awarded three teams contracts for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project, which it reported will cost nearly C$2 billion more and be completed one year
