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Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry.
A new study finds that the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Transforming Rail in Virginia initiative could provide the commonwealth with a nearly $7 billion economic boost. Also, California’s Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) lands federal funding for a transit-oriented development project in Gilroy.
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) has received a $10,000 Transit Safety Pledge Grant from Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) to develop a safety campaign for The Tide, its light rail service in Norfolk, Va.
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) celebrates 50 years of service. Also, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) signs a new two-year agreement for expanded social service outreach; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) releases its Strategic Plan Update detailing progress on fiscal and infrastructure improvements; New Jersey Transit (NJT) lands federal grant to study transit-oriented development in Paterson; and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) launches an official Muni merchandise store.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the Oct. 14, 2024, accident involving an Alstom employee operating the southbound NJ Transit light rail vehicle (LRV) 207 who was killed will focus on “NJ Transit’s right-of-way maintenance and inspection practices, dispatcher reporting procedures, and the crashworthiness of the LRV’s design,” the agency reported Nov. 7 during the release of its preliminary report.
Seven transit agencies have been selected to receive Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) grants that will help them promote public awareness and safety education.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases an RFP (Request for Proposals) to begin the preliminary engineering phase of the $5.5 billion Interborough Express (IBX) project. Also, Metra reopens the 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard Station in Harvey, Ill., after a two-plus year rebuild; and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) plans a double-tracking project in East Austin, Tex.
Hundreds of railroad professionals from government, industry and academia gathered in Pueblo, Colo., on Oct. 22-23 for the 2nd Annual Transportation Technology Center (TTC) Conference & Tour.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced that it is issuing a regulation to make transit workers safer, nationwide, by mandating standards to protect them while working on transit railways.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Oct. 28 announced that the University of Cincinnati will receive approximately $5.1 million to promote the adoption of digital platforms that “speed up and improve the delivery of transit construction projects while reducing costs.”