Author: Marybeth Luczak

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NY Governor Signs FY26 State Budget Into Law

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on May 9 signed new legislation as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget to fully fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) $68.4 billion 2025-29 Capital

Upgrades are under way at Amtrak’s King Street Yard in Seattle, Wash. (Amtrak Photograph)
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Amtrak Advances Seattle Rail Yard Upgrade Project

Major construction activities are under way at Amtrak’s King Street Yard in Seattle, Wash., for a new facility that will “enable modern, more efficient maintenance practices, and support the introduction of new,

“NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kris Kolluri, ATU International Vice President Ray Greaves, ATU Chair, New Jersey State Council Orlando Riley and Senior Vice President of Surface Transit Mike Kilcoyne are pleased to announce a fair and fiscally responsible tentative agreement,” New Jersey Transit reported via LinkedIn on May 7. (NJ Transit Photograph)

Labor Negotiations Advance at NJ Transit (UPDATED 5/12)

New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and its largest union, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), on May 7 reported reaching a “fair and fiscally responsible” tentative agreement. Meanwhile, the National Mediation Board has called the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) to meet in Washington, D.C., ahead of a potential May 16 work stoppage.

An artist's rendering of Scarlett Station, one of two above-ground stations on the 5.7-mile Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project, which will also include four underground stations and one at-grade/trenched terminus station. (Metrolinx Image)

Transit Briefs: Metrolinx, LACMTA, Brightline, Amtrak

Canada’s Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx are evaluating Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) package proposals for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Toronto. Also, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) selects the chief who will lead its new in-house public safety department; Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, teams with Industrious to offer riders “on-the-go” workspaces; and Amtrak and Crayola partner to promote family travel.