Executives Discuss Practical Career Advancement Advice at Women in Rail 2024

Today’s professional journey is about more than doing a job well. AI-based candidate selection, social media prevalence, and revised work/life balance expectations are just a few of the elements to take into

Transbay Joint Powers Authority is leading The Portal project, which is slated to bring Caltrain, and potentially the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s system, to San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center. (Transbay Joint Powers Authority Rendering)

Program Manager Selected for San Francisco’s $8.26B Portal Project

The AECOM-led Portal Connectors team will provide program management and construction management service for The Portal Project, which will extend Caltrain’s commuter rail system 1.3 miles from its current terminal at Fourth and King

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Report: FTA Says NYMTA ‘Must Improve Worker Safety’

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) says New York City’s transit system “must improve its safety procedures and increase state oversight needs to avoid subway trains striking workers,” according to a Bloomberg report.

FTA Publishes Final Rule for PTSCTP

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Aug. 14 announced a final rule for its Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) to “maintain a uniform safety training curriculum and minimum requirements for rail transit and state safety personnel, building upon existing training requirements for safety professionals.”

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Transit Briefs: Amtrak, MBTA, SunRail, OLI (UPDATED 8/14)

Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) track infrastructure investments are up 109% for summer 2024. Also, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) eyes public transit and mixed-use development at the Alewife Station complex; SunRail launches its 17th commuter rail station in central Florida; and Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) welcomes applications for a new competitive Online Transit Safety Pledge Grant.

FTA Commits $5B to BART SV Extension (Updated)

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has committed more than $5 billion to the $12.7 billion Phase II portion of the 16-mile BART Silicon Valley Extension Project, contingent upon the Valley Transportation Authority

According to a USDOT OIG report, there were “weaknesses” in the FTA’s Buy America guidance that hindered its oversight of SEPTA’s compliance with Buy America rolling stock requirements. (CRRC Rendering)

OIG to FTA: Improve Rolling Stock Procurement Oversight

Six recommendations to improve the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) oversight of future rolling stock procurements were made as part of a new audit report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (USDOT OIG).

Rendering of new SEPTA rapid transit cars for the Market-Frankford Line. (Courtesy of SEPTA via social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter)

SEPTA Taps Hitachi Rail for M5 Fleet Contract

Deal for 200 rapid transit cars for the Market-Frankford Line is worth $724.3 million.

MassDOT Receives $360,000 for Mobility Management Program

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) on July 22 announced that it has received a $360,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility (ICAM) Program to undertake

SEPTA Stepping Up Safety

SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) said on July 16 it will implement “additional initiatives and a series of corrective action plans (CAPs)” in response to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Safety Management

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