Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s fixed-route transit system hits post-pandemic high in 2024; and New York MTA’s Grand Central Madison wins an ASCE engineering achievement award.
“Our team finished our first full year as a combined company strong, with volume growth, improved safety performance, and solid operational execution that allowed CPKC to deliver industry-leading earnings growth in 2024,” President and CEO Keith Creel reported on Jan. 29.
For the first four weeks of the year, ending Jan. 25, 2025, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 6.8% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Jan. 22. Canada and Mexico experienced gains, while the U.S. saw a loss.
Americold Realty Trust (Americold) will invest up to C$80 million to develop its first Import-Export Hub in Canada at Port Saint John. The project is said to “bring together Americold warehouse solutions
OmniTRAX, an affiliate of The Broe Group, announced Jan. 29 that David Garin has been named Board Chairman and CEO Dean Piacente has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors.
Sean Duffy on Jan. 28 was officially sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The oath of office was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Jan. 28 issued a notice to solicit nominations for candidates to fill a vacancy on its Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC). The vacancy is for a representative from a state that provides funding for intercity passenger rail.
Wabtec has landed $248 million order for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives and services from Baowu & Winning joint venture Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) for rail operations on a high-grade iron ore project
The Ontario, Canada government on Jan. 27 reported that it is investing more than C$350 million to refurbish 121 GO Transit bilevel commuter railcars at Ontario Northland’s Remanufacturing and Repair Center in North Bay.
TransLink receives more than C$663 million in transit funding through the Canada Public Transit Fund to improve Metro Vancouver’s public transit infrastructure. Also, Metrolinx’s Hazel McCallion Line extension will bring underground rapid transit to Brampton’s downtown core; the end of 2024 shows growing Caltrain ridership; the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases the results of its Fall 2024 Customers Count Survey; and Sound Transit adopts the name Pinehurst Station for the NE 130th Infill Station Project.
