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ITS Logistics Issues February Supply Chain Report

“Easing inflation, early-year warehouse tightening, a resilient supply chain job market, and shifting import behavior as frontloading fades” are among the highlights of ITS Logistics’ February 2026 Supply Chain Report. The strike

FTA: $686MM Available to Modernize Transit Stations

The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) on March 2 announced the availability of $686 million in competitive grant funding to modernize some of the nation’s oldest and busiest rail transit stations and ensure they meet the needs of American families.

Class I Briefs: CPKC, NS, UP

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) introduces Schiller Park, a multi-commodity transload facility and the latest addition to its network. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) high-tech Physics Train Builder (PTC) helps build safer, smarter trains; UP’s Shreveport, La., team marks an important safety milestone; and CSX hosts its 35th Annual Short Line Conference.

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People News: Caltrain, Duos, HNTB

Caltrain’s Diridon Steering Committee hires William (Bill) Sirois as Program Director. Also, Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Duos) appoints Doug Recker as CEO; and Carla Collins joins HNTB as Vice President and Office Sales Manager.

New Report Concludes VIA Rail is ‘Well-Managed,’ Recommends Improvements

VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail) recently released the report of a special examination completed by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada that focused on the agency’s management practices and its management of operations. The report concludes that VIA Rail is “well-managed” but provides recommendations for improvement in several areas.

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STB Issues Final EA for UP’s Proposed Arizona Line

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) on Feb. 27 released a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for Union Pacific’s (UP) proposed approximately six-mile single-track rail line in Mesa, Ariz.

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CHSRA Issues Draft 2026 Business Plan

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released a Draft 2026 Business Plan for 60-day public review and comment. The overall projected cost for Phase 1 delivery, between San Francisco and Los Angeles/Anaheim, it reported, “dropped by $1.7 billion due to streamlining efforts aimed at making high-speed trains a reality as quickly and economically as possible.”

Service along the LACMTA D Line Extension project’s Section 1 corridor includes three new stations: Wilshire/La Brea and Wilshire/Fairfax—which bookend Los Angeles’ Miracle Mile —and Wilshire/La Cienega in Beverly Hills. (LACMTA Photograph)

Transit Briefs: LACMTA, SEPTA, Sound Transit, WMATA

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) announces the launch date for the D (Purple) Line Extension Section 1. Also, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) awards a lease contract for transit-oriented development near Regional Rail’s Ambler Station; Seattle’s Sound Transit adopts the 2026-2030 Sustainability Plan; and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is expanding its University Pass program.