RSI scholarship deadline coming

The deadline for applying for the 2017/2018 school year RSI Undergraduate Scholarship is June 7.

No such thing as a free ride? Try the MBTA Fairmount Line

Will Bostonians think a fare-free promotion is a fair deal? The city’s transit stakeholders hope so.

RailcarRx synchs TTX repair billing

RailcarRx announced that its Repair Shop Management System now supports the TTX SEI billing format, to assist repair shops in performing billing on TTX pooled equipment.

Metra slates workshop to aid small business

Metra’s Office of Diversity and Civil Rights will host a free “Doing Business with Metra” event from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 11, at Metra headquarters, 547 W. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago.

Cowen: New railcar market to grow in 2Q

Indications are that the lean market for new railcars reached bottom in the first quarter and that orders should start to cycle ahead in the current quarter, according to a note to investors by Cowen & Co.

Budget deal saves funding for Sound Transit Lynnwood extension

A portion of federal funding committed to Sound Transit for the Lynnwood Link Extension was saved as part of the Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Bill, which gained congressional approval on May 4.

CT DOT taps leading engineers to assess New Haven Line

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has selected a trio of consultants to help plan the future of the New Haven Line and the entire statewide rail system.

Union Pacific resumes Missouri services suspended by flooding

Union Pacific has re-opened routes through parts of Missouri where heavy rain and floodwaters interrupted service earlier this week.

China builder signs SEPTA car contract

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) signed a contract with CRRC Tangshan for 45 double-deck coaches, which will be used with Septa’s new Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives on regional rail services on the Northeast Corridor.

TWU appoints Samuelsen Intl. President

The Transport Workers Union appointed John Samuelsen International President.

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