TexAmericas Center (TAC) on Nov. 28 reported that its 250-acre Union Pacific (UP)-served industrial park in Hooks, Tex., is “shovel-ready.” On Jan. 16, TAC received a $1.5 million portion of $15.4 million in grant funding for infrastructure projects in military communities from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission’s (TMPC) Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) program.
The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) on Jan. 12 reported signing a new memorandum of understanding with sister organization American Public Transportation Association (APTA) that reconfirms for the next three years their
Jonathan Daniels will head the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT/MPA), effective Feb. 5. Also, Adam Mercer is joining HDR as Construction Field Services Director; and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Ed Elkins is tapped as Vice Chair of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Executive Committee.
A new on-property agreement has been ratified between 55 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members and Genesee & Wyoming’s Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR), a 516-mile Class II that operates throughout Washington and Oregon and interchanges with BNSF (at Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Ore.) and Union Pacific (at Eugene, Ore., and Portland, Ore.).
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is urging the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Committee leaders “to resolve their differences and provide the critical investments needed to improve our nation’s public transit, passenger rail, and multimodal infrastructure.”
Service satisfaction for Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) customers was up in 2023. Also, TEXRail has celebrated five years of commuter service between Fort Worth and DFW Airport in Texas.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) may be trimming its plans to update the historic Los Angeles Union Station as construction costs have doubled from $950 million to an estimated $1.93 billion, Urbanize LA reported Jan. 10.
The city of Savannah, Ga., advances a railroad quiet zone project in partnership with CSX, Watco, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Also, the government of Canada invests in expanding the Archer Daniels Midland Company Grain Terminal at Ontario’s Port Windsor, which is served by Essex Terminal Railway (ETR) with connections to CN, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), and Norfolk Southern (NS).
Transportation industry attorney William “Bill” Mullins launches Mullins Law Group PLLC, based in Washington, D.C. Also, Ray Verrelle joins HNTB as Senior Project Director and Vice President, supporting the firm’s transit and rail practice; STV appoints Scot Sibert as Vice President, South/Central Transit Director; and TransCore, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, elevates Whitt Hall to President and CEO and Clint Holley to Chief Operating Officer.
Zurich, Switzerland-based Hitachi Energy acquires COET, a designer and manufacturer of power equipment for electric mobility, rail and industry, headquartered San Donato Milanese, Italy. Also, Beloit, Wis.-based Comply365, LLC merges with Bristol, England-based Vistair Limited, forming a compliance, safety, and data-intelligence technology company to serve the rail, aviation, and defense industries.