Pictured: San Francisco, Calif., installation of Caltrain’s new PanVue fully automated pantograph system from Camlin Rail. (Camlin Rail Photograph)

Transit Briefs: Caltrain, Denver RTD

Caltrain teams with Camlin Rail on a new automated pantograph inspection system. Also, Denver (Colo.) Regional Transportation District (RTD) receives an updated credit rating from Fitch.

MBTA: South Coast Rail Service to Begin March 24

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has announced that South Coast Rail passenger service will begin March 24, 2025, pending final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). For the first time

BLET Ratifies New Contract With Keolis, Reaches Tentative Deal With Alstom

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified a new contract with Keolis for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) engineers. Additionally, the BLET has reached a tentative contract with Alstom for locomotive engineers who operate Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) trains.

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For NS, $1B in Infrastructure Upgrades in 2024

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Feb. 10 reported completing $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades across its 22-state system last year.

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SNR Acquires RailPower LLC Assets

Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) on Feb. 7 reported acquiring the assets of locomotive manufacturer RailPower LLC in an aim to build additional hydrogen-powered units. RailPower, which has been the short line company’s

Transit Briefs: MassDOT, CapMetro, CTC

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) selects Palmer Station site. Also, the CapMetro Board of Directors approves the implementation of a new fare payment system; and the California Transportation Commission (CTC) invests $1 billion in transportation infrastructure.

ATSF President Mike Haverty “saw the potential to harness the cost-efficiency of rail transportation with the agility of highway trucking,” JBHT reported. “He invited Mr. Hunt to join him on a train ride to discuss his idea on November 1, 1989 … By the end of their journey, they’d formed an agreement to put J.B. Hunt trailers on the steel highway. A simple handshake marked the beginning of a decades-long strategic alliance that would change the industry forever.” (JBHT Photograph)

JBHT Celebrates 35 Years of Intermodal Service

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) marks 35 years of intermodal service operations this month.

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Blue Biofuels to Launch Florida Production Facility

Blue Biofuels on Feb. 4 reported signing an agreement to acquire 35.5 acres of land in Frostproof, Fla., for a new production facility near Port Tampa Bay and rail service. Construction of the facility, to be capable of converting 3 million gallons of ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) annually, is expected to begin in 2025.

CSX: Fortune’s 5th Most Admired Transportation Company

Fortune has once again placed CSX its “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for 2025 in the Transportation sector, bumping the Class I railroad up one spot, from 6th to 5th, globally. This

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Report: Sandersville Railroad’s Rail Spur Project Greenlighted (Updated Feb. 7)

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on Sept. 4, 2024, approved the use of eminent domain for Sandersville Railroad’s 4.5-mile rail spur project, according to media reports. Property owners appealed. PSC “has

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