STV marks 100th anniversary
In 1912, Elwyn E. Seelye founded a structural engineering firm in New York City bearing his name. Elwyn E. Seelye & Co. would eventually evolve into a multi-disciplinary practice, and be acquired
Commuter Regional
Alstom lands Wuppertal signaling contract
Alstom Thursday said it has signed a signaling system contract worth 17 million euros ($21.4 million) with WSW mobil GmbH to install an ERTMS1-based train command and control system on the 13.3-kilometer (8.2-mile) Wuppertaler Schwebebahn line. The Schwebebahn, or monorail, began service in 1901.
APTA: 1Q public transit ridership “surged”
Public transportation ridership surged in the first quarter of 2012, increasing 5.0% over the first quarter of last year, according to a report released Monday by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), coinciding with APTA’s ongoing Rail Conference in Dallas.
AECOM to design Toronto’s Air Rail Link spur
AECOM says it has been named lead design subconsultant to a joint venture contracted to design, build, and finance a spur line and passenger station as part of Ontario’s Air Rail Link (ARL).
Commentary
At APTA conference, rail transit at its best
Big D, here I come! On June 2, some colleagues and I will be rumbling (literally) into Dallas to attend selected events in and around the 2012 Rail Transit Conference of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
CP trains resume rolling
Canadian Pacific operations throughout Canada resumed at roughly 7:00 a.m. Friday morning (Eastern Time), CP spokesman Ed Greenberg told Railway Age.
NYMTA completes third East Side Access tunnel
The third of four East Side Access tunnels was completed Tuesday, seven weeks ahead of schedule, when a 642-ton tunnel boring machine rolled to a halt underneath Sunnyside Yard in Queens, the New York MTA announced Thursday.
NJT’s ALP-45DP enters revenue service
New Jersey Transit’s newest locomotive made its first revenue service run May 30. The ALP-45DP (dual-power), described by NJT as a “hybrid” locomotive in that it operates under AC-catenary electric or diesel-electric power, is the first of its type in North America.
Ottawa seeks aid in expanding O-Train
Though occupied lately with introducing electric light rail transit to the nation’s capital, Ottawa’s OC Transpo is shopping for a consultant to oversee expansion of its existing O-Train line.
Valley Metro ceremony to mark LRT extension
Phoenix’s Valley Metro Wednesday will celebrate its first groundbreaking specifically marking an expansion of its light trail transit system, heralding a 3.1-mile Central Mesa extension east to Mesa, Ariz.