POLB Sets $760MM Budget for FY 2025
The Long Beach (Calif.) Board of Harbor Commissioners has signed off on a $760 million budget for the Port of Long Beach’s (POLB) 2025 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, 2024, according
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Triunity Tapped for Denver RTD PM Contract
Triunity, a Lochner Company, has been selected by Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) for the Project Management Support Consultant contract, overseeing design, construction, repair, renovation and replacement projects for transit infrastructure throughout the Denver Metro area.
Just For Fun: Union Pacific Announces Big Boy Schedule
Union Pacific has announced its schedule for Big Boy operation for the remainder of 2024.
NS CEO Alan Shaw, ‘Doing What’s Right’ – Rail Group On Air Podcast
Norfolk Southern on June 17 released its 2024 Midyear Report on Safety Accomplishments (download below), which summarizes the railroad’s organizational actions, safety improvements and partnerships enacted in the past 16 months. “When
Transit Briefs: TTC, LA Metro, HART
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announces the return of streetcar service on St. Clair Avenue. Also, LA Metro ridership growth continues for the 18th consecutive month; and the third rail for the second operating segment of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) Skyline rail system is now energized.
APC Launches Railcar Coating System With Triple-Resin Tech
Avon, Ohio-based Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has released TriFLEX™ exterior coating for railcars, which is said to combine in one coat three resin systems (polyurethane, polyaspartic, and a proprietary polymer blend) to
AZER T&E Employees Vote to Join BLET
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) T&E employees have voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), becoming the union’s newest members.
BNSF: Second Class I to Participate in FRA C3RS (UPDATED 6/17)
BNSF and the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) are partnering with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to join a one-year pilot program of the FRA-sponsored Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). Their decision to
OmniTRAX Advances Bradley to EVP of Operations
OmniTRAX, an affiliate of The Broe Group, on June 14 announced that it has promoted John Bradley to Executive Vice President of Operations.
Transit Briefs: Amtrak, MARTA, MBTA
Amtrak issues a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Sustainability Report, detailing its progress to Net-Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2045. Also, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) adopts FY 2025 operating and capital budgets; and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) delays the launch of South Coast Rail.