Metrolink, Southern California’s regional passenger rail provider, hires Hilary Konczal as its new Chief Safety, Security and Compliance Officer. Also, The Broe Group appoints Morgan Stoll as Senior Vice President of Information Technology over all its businesses, including OmniTRAX, Broe Management, and Broe Real Estate Group.
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) submits prioritized pre-budget recommendations. Also, PATH delivers 70% of pre-pandemic annual ridership; crime on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) drops 17% compared with last year; and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro proposes to send nearly $300 million to public transit agencies as he works to “stave off cutbacks” by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
The governments of Canada and Manitoba on Feb. 4 committed to investing C$43 million and C$36.4 million, respectively, over a two-year period to continue upgrading Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) and Port of Churchill.
Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 1, 2025 (Week 5) was up 4.5% from the prior-year period, with intermodal gains offsetting carload losses, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced Feb. 5 that it has reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with United Steelworkers (USW) representing approximately 600 clerical and intermodal employees in Canada. “We are
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Central Oklahoma wins a USDOT grant to evaluate at-grade crossings along a proposed commuter rail corridor. Also, Utah Transit Authority (UTA) finalizes plans for a new TRAX light rail line; the Minnesota governor’s budget proposal reduces support for rail operations at Metro Transit; Chicago’s Metra is reopening one commuter rail station and closing another temporarily for rehab on its Metra Electric Line; and Amtrak Virginia sets an all-time record with 2024 ridership.
Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Engineering team exceeds one million man-hours without injury. Also, Baltimore’s 125-year-old Howard Street Tunnel has officially closed for reconstruction, marking a major milestone toward modernizing CSX’s I-95 Rail Corridor; and Union Pacific (UP) Senior Director, Public Affairs Tom Evenson recognizes Sterling, Ill., as a UP “Train Town.”
For 20 years, BNSF Railway has maintained a unique avalanche program to keep its main line to the Pacific Northwest open. It only took a few months for the Great Northern Railway
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Yetunde Olumide on Feb. 3 presented the latest mid-year financial update to the board, highlighting trends that keep the agency in good financial standing.
Eric Carter has taken on the role of Vice President and General Manager of Birmingham Rail, a subsidiary of A. Stucki Company (Stucki) and a supplier of new and reconditioned rail, turnout,
