“The good news is that global trade is now edging up and we are looking forward to a return to more normal cargo volume levels in the year ahead,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said during his Jan. 10 “State of the Port” address.

Intermodal Briefs: Port of LA, Trigon

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka outlines plans for 2024 in his “State of the Port” address. Also, Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd. (Trigon) initiates the regulatory review process for its planned Canadian LPG export project.

Morrison Hershfield, the owner’s engineer on the Confederation and Trillium lines of Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit system, is slated to merge with Stantec, a global design and engineering firm based in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo: Courtesy, City of Ottawa)

Supply Side: Stantec/Morrison Hershfield, Egis

Stantec will acquire Morrison Hershfield, a Markham, Ontario-based engineering and management firm. Also, McIntosh Perry, a consulting engineering company in Toronto, Ontario, and Beam Longest & Neff, LLC (BLN), an infrastructure engineering firm in Indianapolis, Ind., have rebranded as Egis, their French parent company, effective Jan. 1.

(R.J. Corman Image)

R.J. Corman Earns Two NRC Awards

The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) has recognized R.J. Corman Railroad Services with a 2023 Small Project of the Year Award for track construction at MxV Rail’s Facility for Accelerated

Norfolk Southern in 2023 moved its first carloads at partner Idaho Forest Group’s new sawmill in Lamar County, Miss. (NS Photograph)

For NS, $3.1B in 2023 Economic Development

Norfolk Southern (NS) teamed with 62 customers on industrial development projects totaling $3.1 billion in 2023, reflecting expansion or construction of new facilities along the 22-state rail network, the Class I reported Jan. 9.

Now On Line: January 2024 Railway Age Digital Edition

Railway Age’s January 2024 issue is now available digitally. It features a profile of CN President and CEO Tracy Robinson—the recipient of Railway Age’s 2024 Railroader of the Year Award, the 61st annual.

Metrolinx’s East Harbour Transit Hub in Toronto will be located on the Lakeshore East and Stouffville GO Transit rail lines. The station will provide connections to the Ontario Line subway and future Toronto Transit Commission services. (Rendering Courtesy of Metrolinx)

Transit Briefs: Metrolinx, Transit Tech Lab, WMATA

The Rail Connect Partners joint venture has entered into an alliance development agreement with Toronto’s Metrolinx for the East Harbour Transit Hub. Also, New York regional transportation agencies launch their sixth-annual tech competition; and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) celebrates a transit-oriented development project at the North Bethesda Metro Station in Maryland.

PSC Group Acquires Bayport Rail Terminal

PSC Group on Jan. 9 reported acquiring the Union Pacific-served Bayport Rail Terminal in Texas from US Development Group.

NS started the New Year with a network-wide event “raising awareness around the importance of working safely and maintaining a safe work environment.” Pictured: NS railroaders from Whitaker Yard in Austell, Ga. (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, UP

Norfolk Southern (NS) kicked off 2024 with a network-wide safety event. Also, Union Pacific (UP) will serve CertainTeed Roofing’s new warehouse and distribution center in Bryan, Tex.

Each of the Short Line Hall of Fame honorees—Robert Grossman (left), the late Jake Jacobson (center) and Rick Webb—“has made an indelible mark on the short line industry, from creating the industry role of advocate in government and regulatory affairs, to launching an industry-wide emphasis and recognition of safe operating performance, to growing a car repair shop with a single railroad into a multi-service entity operating in four countries by building a team focused on exceptional customer service,” ASLRRA reported.

ASLRRA Names Short Line Hall of Famers for 2024

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Jan. 9 announced that Robert Grossman, Lowell “Jake” Jacobson and Rick Webb have been selected to join the Short Line Railroad Hall

(Inglewood Transit Connector Rendering Courtesy of the City of Inglewood)

Inglewood Transit Connector Project Lands $1B Federal Grant

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will invest more than $1 billion in the Inglewood Transit Connector Project, a planned 1.6-mile, three-station automated people mover between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA)

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