Wabtec Corp. announced it has signed a contract worth about $40 million to design, install, test and commission Positive Train Control (PTC) for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, operator of the Tri-Rail commuter service.
European antitrust regulators have approved a merger creating an all-in-one freight car business between The Greenbrier Companies and Germany’s Astra Rail Management GmbH.
NJ Transit’s Board of Directors authorized a vote to enter into an early action contract with PKF-Mark III Inc., of Newtown, Pa., for preparatory construction ahead of the replacement of the Portal bridge, a key link in the Northeast Corridor rail route.
Weekly rail traffic on U.S. railroads continued to strengthen, to 526,970 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending May 13, a gain of 5.7% from the same week in 2016.
Union Pacific plans to spend $48.1 million in Utah this year to improve its infrastructure. The state spending plan is part of the Class 1’s $3.1-billion 2017 capital program.
The League of Railway Industry Women is seeking nominations for four Board of Directors positions.
Just a day after announcing an aggressive initiative to fix delays, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued a Request for Proposals as part of a program to dramatically renovate subway stations in Manhattan.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Jeffrey Rosen as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on May 16. Rosen is the 18th deputy secretary in USDOT’s 50-year history.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority‘s (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) approved a contract with Barletta Heavy Division, Inc., for the construction of improvements to the Wellington Maintenance Facility.
Canada wants to mandate the use of inward-facing video cameras in the cabs of locomotives, according to a bill filed in Parliament.