• March 17, 2017
• Commuter/Regional

Ehlers joins Parsons Canada

Transportation industry veteran Ralph Ehlers has joined Parsons Corp. as Vice President of Rail and Transit, Canada, based in Markham, Ontario.

• March 16, 2017
• Class I

Trump budget: Reduce Amtrak, FTA New-Starts; kill TIGER grants; privatize air traffic control

Eliminating Amtrak’s long-distance trains, curtailing the FTA’s New-Starts program, eliminating the TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) discretionary grant program, and privatizing the FAA air traffic control system are among the elements of President Donald J. Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request to Congress, “America First, A Blueprint For Making America Great Again.”

• March 15, 2017
• Class I

Rail freight traffic—including coal—registers another gain

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), in reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 11, 2017, noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 510,638 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.4% compared with the same week last year. Coal, seemingly on the rebound, rose nearly 12%.

• March 14, 2017
• Freight Cars

Wabtec acquires ATP

Wabtec Corp. has acquired Aero Transportation Products (ATP), a manufacturer of engineered freight car components with annual sales of about $40 million.

• March 14, 2017
• M/W

Holland appoints O’Grady COO

Holland Co. has named Mike O’Grady as Chief Operating Officer for the Maintenance of Way Operating Groups—Mobile Welding, Thermite Welding, Fixed Plant Welding, Turnkey Solutions and Track Measurement.

• March 14, 2017
• Commuter/Regional

NRE lands ConnDOT locomotive contract

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) on March 6 awarded NRE a five-year contract to overhaul six EMD GP40-2H locomotives that are part of the state’s fleet and operated on the Shore Line East service.

• March 14, 2017
• M/W

Maggie Lancaster joins RT&S editorial staff

Maggie Lancaster has joined the staff of Railway Track & Structures as Assistant Editor, reporting directly to RT&S Editor and Railway Age Engineering Editor Mischa Wanek-Libman.

• March 13, 2017
• Class I

MSU RMCP offers two seminars

The Railway Management Certificate Program (RMCP) at the Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business is offering two new short seminars for key management issues and opportunities facing the rail industry. Both seminars are to be held on the MSU campus in June.

• March 10, 2017
• Commuter/Regional

NYMTA appoints Eng COO

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has appointed New York State Department of Transportation veteran Phillip Eng to serve as Chief Operating Officer.

• March 09, 2017
• Class I

Tierney to succeed Batory at Conrail

Conrail’s Board of Directors has named Timothy Tierney President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 1. Tierney succeeds Ronald Batory, who is retiring after nearly 46 years in the railroad industry.