San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) on March 24 reported eliminating what was projected to be a $35 million budget deficit for Fiscal Year 2026, starting July 1, 2025. But “structural deficits of $350 million to $400 million loom in the following years,” it said, “unless long-term, stable funding sources can be identified.”
Norfolk Southern (NS) recently announced that a new wave of its rail-served industrial development properties has received national recognition for site readiness. Administered by the Site Selectors Guide, the REDI (Readiness Evaluation and Designation Initiative) Sites program “provides a rigorous, standardized evaluation process for site readiness across the U.S.”
Canada’s Alto and the Cadence consortium sign an agreement to develop HSR (high-speed rail) between Toronto and Québec City. Also, the Canadian government advances Metrolinx’s Hazel McCallion LRT extension in Brampton, Ontario; and Vancouver’s TransLink completes upgrades to the Brentwood Town Center SkyTrain Station in Burnaby.
Rail industry veteran Harry Zander joins Intramotev as Chief Commercial Officer. Also, the Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) welcomes back Brian Jonaitis as Director, Business & Industrial Development; James de la Loza returns to HNTB as National Practice Consultant – Transit and Senior Vice President; and Todd Cook, Director of ENSCO’s Cyber Domain, receives the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s (ESGR) Patriotic Employer Award.
Transport Canada and Prairies Economic Development Canada on March 21 committed to investing a total of C$175 million over a five-year period to support operations and maintenance of the Hudson Bay Railway (HBR) and pre-development activities at the Port of Churchill.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City on March 21 hosted Calgary Economic Development Ltd. (CED) as it launched the Calgary Region Hydrogen Hub, which CED said “builds on the region’s strengths as Canada’s energy
The Government of Canada on March 22 announced an additional federal contribution of more than C$1.1 billion to help complete the Quebec City tramway (light rail system) and Montreal Blue Line extension projects.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted for second-quarter 2025 the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF), which is defined as “an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred by the nation’s largest railroads over a specified period of time.”
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) looks to create a passenger rail service between Atlanta and Savannah. Also, Charlotte Area Transit System’s (CATS) issues are uncovered in a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) audit.
OmniTRAX Ohio rail affiliate Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) on March 21 placed a battery-electric locomotive (BEL), the AMPS Traction G9, into regular linehaul revenue service. OmniTRAX describes its deployment as