In its second busiest September on record, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled 450,700 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) last month, an increase of 12% or approximately 48,000 TEUs, compared to the same month last year.
In a few short days, Amtrak’s Silver Star train between New York and Miami, will be no more. There will still be a train, which Amtrak will call the Floridian. It will
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority’s (SBCTA) ZEMU—a hydrogen fuel cell-powered FLIRT H2 train from Stadler—will start testing Nov. 2 on Metrolink’s Arrow line between San Bernardino and Redlands, Calif. Phase 1 testing will
BNSF on Oct. 25 reported reaching a five-year tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and a ratified agreement with the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO). It
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) office of Research, Development & Test awarded a contract in 2023 to the University of Texas at Austin for an updated re-examination of freight railway electrification, with
A majority of train and engine service employees at the Georgia Central Railway recently voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in a representation election certified by the National Mediation Board.
Lawyers, policymakers and advocates are invited to attend the 2024 Passenger Rail Law Workshop, co-hosted by the Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) and Kaplan Kirsch LLP, Nov.7-8 at the JW Marriott Hotel in
You’ve heard the saying, “Politics Make Strange Bedfellows.” It’s a line from The Tempest, written by Shakespeare in the 17th Century. It means that politics can bring people together that don’t have anything else
Bend, Don’t Break: Last year we tracked a domestic intermodal surge on BNSF and used it as an example of the Bend-Don’t-Break playbook, which acknowledges that railroads will naturally slow under volume
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) taps Beth Ann Branch as President and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB). Also, Joseph Gulotta joins the New York City Police Department (NYPD) as Chief of Transit.
Leslie S. Richards on Nov. 29 will step down as General Manager and CEO of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Her contract was to expire in 2027. Richards made the announcement Oct.
The 2024 edition of the Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures Light Rail Conference will take place this November 13-14 in San Diego, where modern LRT in the United States emerged more than 40 years
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 25 published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend certain regulations on Positive Train Control (PTC) systems.
Amtrak’s Borealis ridership reaches 100,000 passengers in 22 weeks. Also, TriMet expands language options on its website; Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) celebrates the groundbreaking of the new Silver Line Equipment Maintenance Facility in Plano; the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announces final day to use old tickets, tokens and day passes; the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) crosses a major ridership milestone; and a new model for sustainable and affordable housing at 30 Cleary Avenue in Ottawa gets the green light.
Members of the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO) have voted to ratify a new agreement with Norfolk Southern (NS), the Class I railroad reported Oct. 24. NCFO’s ratified agreement provides
The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) elected new officers, honored industry professionals with two major awards, and announced its 2024 scholarship recipients at its spring annual meeting in Chicago. Also, the
Rickenbacker South Industrial Rail Park receives CSX Select Site Platinum designation. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) new Customer Advisory Board builds on its customer-centric focus; NS’s Brosnan Forest provides timber for Clemson University’s new academic building; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) completes the second test run of its CP 1200 hydrogen locomotive.
Union Pacific’s third-quarter 2024 financial results showed growth and improvement occurring across several metrics. Compared to the prior-year period, third-quarter net income of $1.7 billion or $2.75 per diluted share, vs. $1.5
Professional service firm STV hires Sissel Berntsen-Heber as Vice President and Transportation Infrastructure Leader within its Transportation West group, and Bob Fletcher as Vice President of Business Development for its Construction Management group. Also, industry recruiter Debbie Taylor launches Taylor Transportation Search Group (TTSG).
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) recently announced that $1.3 billion from the Transit and Intercity Capital Rail Program (TIRCP) funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (cap-and-trade) will go to 27 projects following a statewide competitive grant application process for Cycle 7, according to a Streetsblog California report.
