Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) upgrades its fourth Commuter Rail station this year for accessibility. Also, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Board approves a transit-oriented development project in Conshohocken, Pa.
BNSF provides an intermodal network update for the week ending March 25, 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) takes part in the 2025 Women in Operations Summit and kicks off the 2025 tour of the NS Safety Train.
The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on March 31 reported reaching a tentative national agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), covering approximately 4,900 freight rail members.
Norfolk Southern (NS), in collaboration with 123Carbon, has introduced the RailGreen program to help its customers reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments. “Shipping by rail versus truck reduces emissions 75% on
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) have reached tentative agreements with Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the operating
Patriot Rail earns a 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces award. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) marks 40 years of service.
CSX has been recognized for “excellence in investor relations” within the industrial sector at the IR Impact Awards–U.S.
The Rail Users’ Network (RUN) is a not-for-profit rider advocacy organization that calls for more rail transit of all modes, an improved Amtrak, and better connectivity between the two. One of RUN’s
Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Fuel Center of Excellence team is recognized for improving fuel efficiency and driving down costs and emissions. Also, Benjamin H. Griswold, IV joins CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs as capital campaign Co-Chair for the B&O Railroad Museum.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) implements a policy to ban violent and sexual offenders beginning June 2. Also, a new Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) improves the customer experience at the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Amtrak Main Street Station in Richmond; the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) opens a new station on the TRAX Red Line; Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Daniel Nishigaya orders striking Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employees back to work; and Dow Constantine is hired as Sound Transit’s next CEO.
Union Pacific (UP) on March 27 announced that it has entered into an agreement with Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC to provide short line rail service in the Central Industrial District in Kansas City, a move that the Class I says, “will enhance customer service and support regional economic growth.”
Global mining company Vale and Wabtec Corporation have finalized a purchase agreement for 50 new Evolution Series locomotives, according to Wabtec, which will produce the units at its Contagem, Brazil plant. Part
On March 23, the New York Daily News ran an editorial about the Gateway Program, which is building new infrastructure in New York City and New Jersey on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC).
Rod Doerr, Union Pacific’s (UP) Chief Safety Officer, joins Operation Lifesaver Inc.’s (OLI) National Board of Directors. Also, Darell Luther, CEO and Founder of Tealinc LLC, is stepping down; and Joanne Tyler is taking on a new role at Michael Baker International.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) selects HNTB to provide rail vehicle professional services. Also, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) launches an online capital-project tracking tool; and Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) readies for its two-week East Burnside MAX Improvements Project.
Rob Russell and Shawntell Kroese on March 25 announced the launch of Russell-Kroese Partners (RKP), a consulting firm “focused on delivering value-oriented solutions to the rail, logistics, and real estate development sectors.”
Stadler is investing more than $70 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant, with support from the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA). Bussnang, Switzerland-based Stadler established a
Second of a Series: Potential SEPTA Connection Demo. In the first article of this series, posted on March 18, we introduced Pop-Up Metro, a concept that could introduce passenger service on lightly
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) on March 26 announced the completion of a $55 million expansion project at Inland Port Greer, “strengthening the port’s statewide intermodal capabilities and connectivity from the Port of Charleston to inland markets.”
Several trains running on Amtrak corridors outside the Northeast Corridor (NEC) have been cancelled, and the future of other trains is uncertain, due to removal from service of all Horizon cars on
