Cast your vote for one of three exterior graphic designs for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) new 8000-series Hitachi Rail cars. Also, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) installs more than 700 digital displays networkwide for real-time train and bus alerts; and Denver (Colo.) Regional Transit District (RTD) boosts by 500% rail-system fare checks as part of its security plan.
Metrolink names Tom Schamber as the agency’s next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Also, Balfour Beatty appoints William Motherway as Vice President of Risk for its U.S. Infrastructure Operations.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Aug. 18 announced that it has approved the tunnel-boring contract for Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway project, which will extend the Q train from 96th Street north to 125th Street to Park Avenue, delivering new transit access to East Harlem residents.
Norfolk Southern (NS) on Aug. 18 released a digital progress report on how it is building “a safer, more resilient and sustainable railroad.”
This report comes to you from New Orleans where, at this writing, a new Amtrak service started Monday, Aug. 18. Following a celebratory Aug. 16 run, Mardi Gras Service got officially under
At CSX, Blue Ridge Subdivision recovery work advances, Board Member Gen. Thomas Bostick earns the Gold de Fleury Medal, and Signal Manager Clint Russell takes swift action to stop a train facing a potential safety hazard. Also, BNSF provides customers with an operational performance update; and Norfolk Southern (NS) and the City of Refuge open a welding training center in Atlanta, Ga.
The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) on Aug. 15 announced that it has partnered with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct a “comprehensive tabletop
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) pursues a single-source contract with Alstom. Also, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will begin 20% service cuts on Aug. 24; and Réseau express métropolitain (REM) service is set to resume after a six-week summer shutdown.
Representatives from the City of Rochelle, Ill., along with state transportation officials, local economic partners, railroad and trucking industries, on Aug. 14 celebrated the expansion of the Rochelle Intermodal Transload Center (RITC).
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum’s Port Authority Transit (PAT) PCC car No. 1713, the “Terrible Trolley,” made its service debut Aug. 12, following a two-year restoration program that included duplicating a livery applied
Editor’s Note: Grady C. Cothen Jr., though he retired from the Federal Railroad Administration in 2010, has remained active in the industry, writing papers on safety-related subjects, several of which Railway Age
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Aug. 15 reported releasing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program (IFAC), making $45.98 million available to assist
“Competition Will Put Passenger Rail on the Right Track,” a new Discovery Institute report, “outlines a bold vision for restoring American passenger rail through competition, private sector innovation and targeted infrastructure investment.”
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) appoints Chief Legal Counsel Jonathan Hunt as interim General Manager and CEO. Also, Ports of Indiana appoints Dexter Salenda to the newly created Foreign Trade and Economic Development Director role; and North American Rail Solutions welcomes Wyatt Cox as General Counsel.
Intermodal chassis equipment provider and pool manager TRAC Intermodal has launched TRAC GeoFleet, described as “a smart chassis solution that provides customers with guaranteed chassis availability, usage-based billing through geofencing capabilities and
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board approves a $50 million Construction Management Support Services contract. Also, Canada’s Metrolinx breaks ground on the second Ontario Line subway tunnel in Toronto; Chicago’s Metra commuter railroad opens a new Grayland Station and dedicates a new bridge over Milwaukee Ave.; Seattle’s Sound Transit beta tests a trip planning tool; and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) issues a Request for Proposals for redevelopment of the Stamford Transportation Center.
“Export volumes remain challenged as tariff negotiations continue, while inbound volumes, especially to the U.S. West Coast, are still strong,” according to ITS Logistics’ recently released August forecast for its US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. “Trucker financial health is also an escalating concern across the industry.”
The Women in Rail 2025 Conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, will feature a panel of railroaders covering how having a background in the military adds to their success in leadership roles across the freight
“Transit is punk,” according to Kamala Parks, Principal Station Planner at BART.
Hockey Helps The Homeless, in partnership with CN, raised C$7.8 million.
