Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) provides an update on proposed intercity passenger rail service from Oklahoma City, Okla., to Newton, Kans. Also, MTA Metro-North Railroad highlights its 2024 accomplishments; Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) teams with DePaul University to support small businesses; and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) unveils holiday-themed light rail vehicles.
A. Stucki Company names Stacy Waltz as Chief Human Resources Officer. Also, Watco Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Business Officer Rachael Peterson is recognized with the Kaye Lynne Webb Influential Award; and Diane Prauner joins Union Pacific’s (UP) Investor Relations Team as Assistant Vice President (AVP) and Brad Stock moves back to the Class I’s Accounting Team as AVP.
Union Pacific (UP) is boosting business with service to Agri Beef’s grain milling facility in Nyssa, Ore., and to Frontier Carbon Solutions’s (Frontier) Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub (SCS Hub) in southwestern Wyoming.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (Americold) on Dec. 12 reported plans to “formally explore” co-development opportunities in Mexico as part of their continued collaboration to co-locate Americold warehouse
“Return to the bargaining table,” urged more than 270 federal, state, and local trade associations and government agencies in a Dec. 6 letter to U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by
ITS Logistics on Dec. 11 reported that U.S. West Coast ports are “still experiencing significant import volumes, which may result from some inventory being pulled forward to avoid possible tariffs and the
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Dec. 4 filed an amicus brief in support of petitioners CN and the Illinois Central Railroad
Skanska Koch Inc. has landed a construction contract for the new Raritan River Bridge on the North Jersey Coast Line, New Jersey Transit (NJT) reported Dec. 11.
BNSF reports record operations achievements for November and reaches another milestone with the SoCal ports. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) celebrates 50 years of excellence at its Training Center; and Union Pacific’s (UP) UPVETS resource group collects $80,000 in cash and more than 75,000 toys for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program.
ENSCO Rail delivers its second heavy-duty hi-rail truck to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Also, Trainyard Tech, LLC lands a rail yard route-control system order from CN.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) breaks ground on a new facility to enhance rail operations. Also, New Rochelle, N.Y., officials unveil a $100 million proposal to redesign and reimagine the city’s historic transportation hub; and TriMet selects STV to enhance security and transit mobility in Portland.
Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 7, 2024 (Week 49) was up 4.4% from the prior-year period, with intermodal gains offsetting carload losses, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.
Transportation Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 on Dec. 9 reported ratifying a new one-year contract with Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The union, the transit agency’s largest, represents more than 5,300 bus,
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 70 new rapid transit trainsets and a CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) system. The trainset procurement consists of 55 to
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 10 heard oral arguments in a case centering on the halted Uinta Basin Railway project in northeastern Utah and challenging the scope of the National Environmental Policy
Countries throughout the world have been investing billions in passenger rail infrastructure for decades. In contrast, the United States faces ongoing struggles in staying competitive, a task that is far from simple.
Conduent Transportation, a provider of smart mobility technology solutions and business unit of Conduent Incorporated, on May 16 announced a pilot program by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) using the company’s 3D Fare Gate Solution at a Philadelphia area transit station to track and curb incidents of fare evasion, which costs the agency an estimated $30 million to $40 million annually.
For the tens of thousands of passengers who travel along PATH’s busy World Trade Center-Newark Penn Station line each day, the ride is getting roomier.
Passenger rail in the United States has entered an important phase of development. Over the past few years, significant groundwork has been laid, driven by new federal initiatives and promising ridership numbers. But this momentum can’t be taken for granted. Continued investment and development are key to realizing the full potential of passenger rail in the U.S.
Union Pacific and Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) on Dec. 10 announced plans for G&W’s Class II Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) to handle local service out of Union Pacific’s Eugene
