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Transit Briefs: NYMTA, MARTA, Calgary Green Line LRT, Metrolinx, Amtrak

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Grand Central Times Square 42nd Street Shuttle is now equipped with 5G wireless connectivity. Also, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) earns an AA+ credit rating from Fitch Ratings; the Alberta government pulls funding from the Calgary Green Line light rail transit project; construction is now under way on three Metrolinx Ontario Line stations; and Amtrak service between Albany and Montreal resumes.

John Delano Thompson, 1948-2024

Well-known railway journalist, photographer, rail transit expert and historian John D. Thompson, for many years a Railway Age Canadian Contributing Editor, died Sept. 2. He was 78. Thompson was born and raised

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OmniTRAX Expands Rail Network With Purchase of CAZCP

OmniTRAX announced Sept. 5 that it has acquired Central Arizona Commerce Park’s (CAZCP) rail infrastructure and remaining park acreage marking the infrastructure developer’s third rail transaction in the past six months.

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When Politicians Gave Two Toots

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Much of America’s history and progress is traceable to railroads. They bound together the continental United States, made possible settlement of the West, linked farms

(Norfolk Southern Photograph)

AAR: Carloads, Intermodal Up for Week 35

Weekly rail traffic volumes are up again over the prior-year period, according to the latest Association of American Railroads (AAR) report, but Week 35 (ending Aug. 31, 2024) was the third in

Arielle Giordano of Genesee & Wyoming (left) and Kevin Gray of Metrolink. (Photographs Courtesy of CPKC and Metrolink, respectively)
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People News: G&W, Metrolink, Kelso Technologies

Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) taps Arielle Giordano to lead U.S. Government and Industry Affairs. Also, Southern California’s Metrolink hires Kevin Gray as Chief Technology Officer; and Kelso Technologies Inc. appoints Sameer Uplenchwar and Maureen O’Hanley Doucette as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, respectively.

“Today was a milestone moment for SacRT! We celebrated the launch of our new S700 low-floor light rail trains at the 7th & Richards/Township 9 Station with fantastic press and community events!” SacRT reported Sept. 3 via social media platform X (formerly know as Twitter). (SacRT Photograph)

Transit Briefs: SacRT, Denver RTD, DART

California’s Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) launches its new fleet of Siemens Mobility S700 light rail vehicles. Also, Denver (Colo.) Regional Transportation District (RTD) offers a Transit Police cadet program for local college students; and Dallas (Tex.) Area Rapid Transit (DART) debuts the “Live Green, Ride Clean” campaign.

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RailPulse ‘Open for Enrollment’

Following two years of development and testing in collaboration with coalition members and telemetry suppliers, RailPulse says it is now “open for enrollment and welcomes stakeholders from across the industry to join

Class I Briefs: NS, CPKC, CSX

Norfolk Southern (NS) hosts labor leaders at its Atlanta headquarters for the Class I’s first-ever 2024 Labor Council. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) sponsors the 2024 Spruce Meadows, Masters Tournament; and CSX’s Santa Train returns to the rails for its 82nd run.

MDOT Releases $18.9B Draft Six-Year Capital Budget

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) on Sept. 3 released its Draft Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for Fiscal Years 2025 to 2030, outlining an $18.9 billion balanced plan that “makes strategic investments to further the safety of the state’s transportation system and maintain operations.”