The growing frequency of extreme weather events requires railways to improve their understanding of infrastructure resilience, as TC Chew, Global Head of Rail at Arup, explains to Kevin Smith, Editor-in-Chief of IRJ, a Railway Age sister publication.
Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer joined Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono at the 2024 Rail Insights Conference for this wide-ranging discussion on the changes that have been
Light rail testing is under way on LA Metro’s Foothill Gold Line extension from Azusa to Pomona. Also, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) now offers a Youth Opportunity Pass for teens to explore their hometown; and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) celebrates 60 years of improving communities through its Federal Transit Program.
Trinity Industries’ Jean Savage is elected to the Board of Parker Hannifin Corporation (PH), a motion and control technologies supplier. Also, Manitoba, Canada-based Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) appoints Chris Avery as CEO; and HDR elevates Justin Garrod to Transit and Rail Construction Management Lead.
The Herzog/Stacy and Witbeck Joint Venture has wrapped up construction on a $73 million rail expansion project at Pier 400, the Port of Los Angeles, Calif., reported July 10. The project,
New cyber incident reporting obligations may be “burdensome and duplicative,” the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) wrote in their July 3 comments to
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) have sent identical letters to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,
Norfolk Southern (NS) launches a Public Private Partnership (PPP) team. Also, CSX’s Jacksonville, Fla., team assembles care packages for troops deployed overseas.
Norfolk Southern (NS) on July 10 endorsed the national safety policy recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as part of the agency’s investigation of the 2023 East Palestine derailment. The recommendations, NS says, “align with safety initiatives currently under way at the railroad designed around the principles of accident prevention, mitigation and response.”
On July 9, MARS (Midwest Association of Rail Shippers) celebrated its 100th anniversary with its Annual Summer Meeting at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisc. The conference opened with remarks
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will next month debut contactless payments onboard Green Line and Mattapan Line trolleys as well as buses and at subway fare gates, and has officially opened the Worcester Union Commuter Rail Station’s center platform. Also, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) releases a report detailing its role in the region.
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves the selection of Ashley Morteboy to lead the Project Controls Division at Port of Long Beach (POLB). Also, Percival Buxhoeveden joins HNTB as Project Director; Frank Busch is appointed Interim CEO of Kelso Technologies, Inc. (Kelso) following the departure of President and CEO James Bond; and CSX Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Angie Williams receives Florida State University’s Accounting Alumni Achievement Award.
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 6, 2024 (Week 27) was up 3.3% from the prior-year period, as intermodal gains more than offset carload losses, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.
CN teams with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the City of Burnaby (British Columbia) and the government of Canada on the Holdom Overpass project. Also, Union Pacific (UP) marks the one-year anniversary of its Port Houston on-dock rail service.
Four witnesses on July 9 discussed the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) request for authorization for a state-based regulation at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials.
As reported on June 27, 2024 by Railway Age, the 18th of 32 Siemens Venture trainsets was delivered to VIA Rail’s Montreal Maintenance Center in a new, never-before-seen livery, which now has
Frank N. Wilner’s Watching Washington article on the infighting between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) offers a stark reminder of our industry’s perennial struggles.
Michael Keenan and Marie-France Poulin are appointed to the Board of VIA HFR (High Frequency Rail) – VIA TGF Inc. (VIA HFR), a federal Crown corporation in Canada. Also, Road & Rail Services, LLC (R&RS) hires Tim Kizer as Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions; Network Rail Consulting (NRC) names Rachel Maguire as its new Finance Director; and HNTB Corporation welcomes Grace Tell as Project Director.
Shippers expect 3.4% rate increases over the next 6-12 months, up 30bps sequentially and roughly in line with our survey average. Business growth expectations improved while economic confidence stepped down. 24% of
Auto doors are now operating on all of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) rail lines. Also, Caltrain is offering customized service alerts; and Amtrak increases Northeast Regional service at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), improves Ethan Allen Express with faster trips, and announces that Borealis ridership has topped 18,500 in its first full month of service.
