Metrolinx has selected Bowmanville Construction Partners (BCP), a joint venture of Ledcor CMI Ltd. and Dragados Canada Inc., as construction manager for the Bowmanville Extension project, which will extend the GO Transit Lakeshore East Line
Houston, Tex.-based Autonomous Intermodal LLC (AIM), a provider of rail intermodal equipment and autonomous technology applications, officially launched June 14. The company says its mission “is to revolutionize the rail transportation industry
Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra and Minister of Public Services and Procurement Helena Jaczek on July 15 announced a “turning point in moving forward the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass construction project” involving
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on June 20 today launched an updated carbon emissions calculator for its transnational North American rail network in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman on June 16 responded to a May 31 Association of American Railroads (AAR) letter complaining that discussions at the RETAC (Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) Spring
ES44AH No. 1973, in a Chessie System theme, is the second CSX Transportation heritage-schemed locomotive to roll out of CSX’s Waycross, Ga., shop. Its number recognizes Chessie System’s founding year. “The Chessie
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) has received approval from Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway to test Tri-Rail equipment and train SFRTA personnel on the FEC right-of-way, in preparation for the anticipated start of Tri-Rail service directly into Downtown Miami. Concurrently, Brightline has provided authorization for Tri-Rail trains to enter MiamiCentral Station as part of the testing.
The BLET (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) has settled with New Jersey Transit for $50,000 over a June 19, 2022 “sickout” the agency says was an “illegal job action.” BLET National President Edward Hall said the union “does not condone unlawful strikes, slowdowns, or other such job actions by its affiliates.”
After roughly 20 years of development, HrSR (higher-speed rail)* with speeds up to 110 mph will be in effect as of June 26 on Amtrak’s 284-mile Chicago-St. Louis corridor, on Lincoln Service
Cybersecurity firm Shift5 has raised $33 million in additional financing, bringing its Series B round to $83 million. Moore Strategic Ventures led the most recent round, signing on Booz Allen Hamilton’s corporate