New executive appointments at HNTB, STV
HNTB and STV Inc. have each appointed a rail transportation industry veteran to a key executive position.
Author: William C. Vantuono
Three states get $635 million piece of BNSF capex pie
BNSF has allocated $635 million (19%) of its $3.3 billion 2018 capital investment program to its network in three states—Texas, Illinois and Oklahoma.
Rinaldi named Metro-North President
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has appointed Catherine Rinaldi as the sixth President of MTA Metro-North Railroad, the first woman to serve in that capacity.
Commentary
PTC: Ignore the circus. Here’s what’s really going on
The railroad industry is making steady progress implementing Positive Train Control. You wouldn’t know it though, if you believed some of the choreographed histrionics the House Subcommittee on Railroads and its chairman displayed at a Feb. 15 hearing on PTC.
CMQ taps secondary AC44CW market
Central Maine & Quebec Railway is one of the first Class II or III railroads in the U.S. or Canada to tap into the secondary locomotive market for used GE Transportation AC44CWs.
BNSF sets capex plans in three states
BNSF Railway Co. has announced 2018 capital expenditure programs for its system in three states—Montana, Missouri and Kansas—totaling $385 million, roughly 12% of its system-wide $2.4 billion 2018 program.
Thelma Drake next Federal Transit Administrator
The White House announced late on Feb. 13 that President Donald Trump intends to nominate former Virginia Republican Congresswoman Thelma Drake to be Federal Transit Administrator.
WSP taps Otto for Midwest role
WSP USA (formerly WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff) has named Agnes Otto Area Manager responsible for transportation and infrastructure operations in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma. Responsible for strategic business growth across the four states plus Western Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area, she focuses on establishing and maintaining strong client relationships, expanding the firm’s presence in all markets and managing project performance.
TRAC Intermodal assists NY/NJ port growth
TRAC Intermodal, one of North America’s leading providers of intermodal marine equipment and chassis pool managers, has made significant investments to expand and improve the quality of its Metro Pool chassis fleet to support record growth in the NY/NJ port area
Acela pull-apart preliminary findings: FRA
The Federal Railroad Administration has issued preliminary findings on the Feb. 6 incident in which an Acela Express trainset experienced a separation between two cars at a speed of approximately 125 mph.