The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has selected the winning bidder for the Flying Yankee, the diesel-electric streamliner built in late 1934 by the Budd Company for the Boston & Maine, following a Request For Proposal (RFP) process. The streamliner will soon be headed to its new home.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reports performance progress across rapid transit, bus and paratransit services; opens a new customer service facility; and brings the customer service call center back in-house. Also, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is providing contactless fare payment cards to New York City Public School students; and Metro Vancouver’s TransLink releases a new report detailing “drastic potential transit service cuts” to close a funding gap.
Wabtec Corporation and Indian Railways on July 25 celebrated the launch of locomotive service operations at the Gooty Maintenance Shed in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh. The shed complements the manufacturer’s existing locomotive
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) and the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development & Technology have shared the results of an evaluation of all Safety Culture Assessments completed on short line railroads in 2023. Five areas of strength across the railroads and five areas of opportunity were identified.
“During the quarter, we demonstrated that we are leveraging our service product to secure volume growth, enhancing our safety culture, and accelerating operational improvements, while eliminating service recovery costs,” said Norfolk Southern (NS) President and CEO Alan H. Shaw during a second-quarter 2024 financial report on July 25.
CN elevates Matthew McClaren to Vice President, Safety. Also, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) Board elects Dr. LaVerne Lewis as its President; she is the first person of African American descent to permanently serve in the role.
In response to directives from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has produced and recently released online a summary report of its High-Hazard Flammable Train Route
![“It’s remarkable how much the new [Fleet of the Future] cars have changed the look and feel of BART for the better,” BART President Bevan Dufty said July 23. “These cars are delivering on the promise of being more reliable, more modern and easier to enter and exit.” (BART Photograph)](https://www.old.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bart-1-315x168.png)
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) reaches a Fleet of the Future project milestone. Also, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) releases a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the K Line Northern Extension Project; Sacramento (Calif.) Regional Transit District (SacRT) receives nearly $1 million in Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Awards from the state; Seattle’s Sound Transit is simplifying its fare structure, renaming a station and debuting three-digit station codes on its Link light rail system; and U.S. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff rides Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority’s (Valley Metro) streetcar system in Arizona.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on July 24 reported that total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% through the first 29 weeks of this year compared with the prior-year period. The United States, Canada and Mexico all saw gains through the week ending July 20.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) on July 23 reported renewing an agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to continue assuming the federal agency’s environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).