From left to right: Eric Buettner, Cando Rail & Terminals; Dr. Glynell Horn Jr. and Steven Martingano, Denver (Colo.) Regional Transportation District; and Rachel Bernhard, HDR. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: Cando Rail & Terminals, Denver RTD, LACMTA, HDR

Cando Rail & Terminals appoints Eric Buettner as Chief Legal Officer. Also, Denver (Colo.) Regional Transportation District (RTD) names Dr. Glynell Horn Jr. and Steven Martingano as Acting Co-Chiefs of its Transit Police and Emergency Management Department; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) selects Tim Lindholm as Chief Program Management Officer; and HDR elevates Rachel Bernhard to Value Engineering and Project Risk Director.

Northern Lights Express project map courtesy of MnDOT.

Federal Funding Pursued for NLX

The Northern Lights Express (NLX) Alliance on Oct. 4 reported hiring global advisory firm DGA Group to help pursue a federal funding match for the proposed NLX passenger rail service, which would

BNSF Ratifies Five-Year Agreements With ATDA, SMART-MD (UPDATED 10/8)

BNSF recently announced that members of the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) and the International Sheet Metal, Air and Transportation Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department (SMART-MD) voted to ratify a new agreement

(Duos Photograph)

Duos, CN Ink Five-Year Strategic Agreement

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Duos Technologies Group, Inc., on Oct. 8 reported signing a new five-year agreement with CN that will allow Duos to provide Machine Vision/Artificial Intelligence wayside detection safety data through a subscription service.

AGG Partners with Invest Tisdale, Sakku Investments on Arctic Trade Corridor

Arctic Gateway Group (AGG), an Indigenous- and community-owned Manitoba company that owns and operates the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Railway, has signed separate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Invest

NJ Transit Adds Conrail to Heritage Fleet

NJ Transit recently introduced its latest heritage locomotive—the GP40PH-2B No. 4208, freshly painted in Conrail livery.

Rendering of Amtrak’s new 350,000 square-foot heavy maintenance facility at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia, Pa. (Courtesy of Amtrak)

Amtrak Breaks Ground on $462MM Maintenance Facility Project

Amtrak on Oct. 4 kicked off construction of its new heavy maintenance facility at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia, Pa.

(Image Courtesy of Port of Los Angeles)

For Port of LA, ‘Broad Gains in Clean Air Progress’

The Port of Los Angeles on Oct. 4 reported that air pollution from its operations is at the lowest level since 2005, when the Port began tracking emissions from all sources moving

(Image Courtesy of FTA)

FTA: TRACS Applications Welcome

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking candidates to serve on the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). The application deadline is Nov. 6. TRACS provides information, advice, and recommendations on transit

Port Strike: Tentative Agreement Sees ILA Go Back to Work

In a joint statement, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) say “they have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until

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