After years of delays and political maneuvering among elected officials, community activists, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA will finally begin work this month on right-of-way to extend its Green Line light rail transit (T) service.
STV, Inc., said Wednedsay Richard M. Amodei, senior vice president, has been named the head of the firm’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division’s Northeast region, which includes offices in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Canada.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) plans to utilize Axion International’s ECOTRAX railway ties for three miles of its planned Blue Line light rail transit extension into South Dallas, Tex.
Ramsey, Minn., has contributed rail riders in excess of initial projections of 100 per day to overall Northstar commuter numbers, according to Metro Transit.
New Jersey’s two U.S. Senators late Thursday announced $144.4 million in federal disaster relief for New Jersey Transit, which will be used by the corporation mostly to repair rail facilities and equipment damaged last October by Hurricane Sandy.
Bombardier Transportation said Wednesday Lutz Bertling has been named the company’s president and chief operating officer, effective June 3. He succeeds current president Andre Navarri, who will remain with the company as a strategic adviser to Bertling for one year, retiring on June 1, 2014.
New Jersey Transit Tuesday said its electric-powered rail service to and from Hoboken Terminal would resume Sunday, March 24, complemented by changes in schedules to reflect the resumption. Restoration of a key power substation, affected by Hurricane Sandy last October 29, has been completed.