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
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
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
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on March 24 announced that from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28, tolls from the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ) generated $51.9 million in revenue with a net after expenses of $40.4 million. This, the agency says, “keeps the program on track to provide the $500 million that was initially projected.” The MTA will continue to report revenues from this program monthly.
The Port of Savannah, Ga., handled 479,850 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in February—a 6% gain over the same month last year, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported.