Professional services firm STV has tapped three executives to lead its transportation market in the Pacific Northwest, to serve as an infrastructure program advisor and manager, and to oversee the geotechnical and tunnel practice on the West Coast, respectively.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Duos) highlighted its new subscription model during a third-quarter 2023 financial report.
CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs is chairing the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum’s capital campaign to transform its campus in preparation for the 200th anniversary of American railroading. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) recognizes more than 230 years of safety excellence on the Blue Ridge Division.
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) in Montana will use a $150,000 grant to help plan for passenger rail across the state’s southern tier. Also, MTA Metro-North Railroad unveils its third Heritage Series locomotive, celebrating the commuter railroad’s 40-year history of public service; and Florida’s Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works rolls out free fares on Metrorail and Metrobus services.
The November forecast for the ITS Logistics U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index shows that all modes across all regions are at normal operations, but shippers and carriers should continue to closely follow “the choke points at the Suez and Panama canals as water conditions worsen and the current conflict between Israel and Gaza,” the Nevada-based third-party logistics (3PL) firm reported Nov. 13.
Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt has been appointed Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). She had been leading the department in an acting capacity since Sept. 11.
BNSF, Grupo Mexico’s (GMXT) Ferromex and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Jan. 1, 2024, will launch a new intermodal service between the Monterrey, Silao-Bajio and Pantaco-Mexico City regions, key markets in Northern and Central Mexico, through the Eagle Pass, Tex., border gateway.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) in separate filings this month told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Scott Drainville has transitioned from interim to permanent CEO of Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART), which runs the TECO Line Streetcar in Tampa, Fla. Also, Sean Flaherty is the new Transportation Sustainability and Resiliency Director at HDR, a design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services; and David Cochrane will now lead high-speed rail projects at engineering, environment and professional services consultancy WSP.
Two members of Union Pacific’s (UP) Big Spring, Tex., Transportation team have logged more than 1,000 days reportable injury-free. Also, BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS) and UP are ranked on the Military Times’ “Best for Vets” employer list; and BNSF, CSX and NS receive 2024 Military Friendly® employer recognition.
