Pictured from left to right: Mariia Zimmerman, Virginia DRPT; Dianne Barnett, NS; Mike Brennan, Trinity Metro; Brady Jacoba, Ports of Indiana; and Peter Zuk, HNTB. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: Virginia DRPT, LRW/NS, NYMTA, Trinity Metro, Ports of Indiana, HNTB

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) appoints Mariia Zimmerman as Director. Also, the League of Railway Women (LRW) recognizes Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Dianne Barnett as 2025 Railway Woman of the Year; and New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Ports of Indiana, Trinity Metro in Texas, and HNTB Corporation hire executive leaders.

People News: HNTB, Greenbrier, Frauscher

HNTB announces key leadership appointments. Also, Greenbrier names Travis Williams as Head of Investor Relations; and Mayank Tripathi assumes the position of Vice President and General Manager of Frauscher Sensor Technology.

People News: OmniTRAX, HNTB, RPM

OmniTRAX names Nathan Brown as Chief Strategy Officer. Also, Diane Guiterrez-Scaccetti joins HNTB as National Practice Consultant and Senior Vice President; and RPM appoints Mario Paluzzi as Chief Product & Strategy Officer (CPSO).

McIntyre Joins HNTB as Project Director, Rail and Transit

HNTB Corporation on Oct. 30 announced that Megan McIntyre has joined the firm as Project Director, Rail and Transit in the Seattle Office.

The CapMetro Board of Directors on Oct. 20 approved Transit Plan 2035, which is described as “a blueprint that will guide how the agency’s system grows, adapts and serves central Texas over the next decade and beyond.” (Courtesy of CapMetro)

Transit Briefs: Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail, CapMetro

HNTB Corporation will study the feasibility of connecting Austin and San Antonio, Tex., via commuter rail. Also, CapMetro’s Transit Plan 2035 for central Texas is approved.

Transit Briefs: PANYNJ, Detroit People Mover

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) breaks ground on a new AirTrain Newark system at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Also, the Detroit People Mover (DPM) gets the green light for $800,000 to study the modernization of Detroit’s downtown transit line.

People News: HNTB, SC Ports

John Augustine joins HNTB as Vice President and National Practice Consultant. Also, the South Carolina Port Authority’s (SC Ports) Board of Directors appoints Micah Mallace as President and CEO.

California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri (left) and HNTB Digital Delivery Senior Advisor Kourosh Langari. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: UIC NARA, Urbahn Architects, HNTB

California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri is appointed as Vice Chair of the International Union of Railways (UIC) North American Regional Assembly (NARA). Also, Urbahn Architects, a Manhattan-based design and planning firm, marks its 80th anniversary by expanding its leadership; and Kourosh Langari joins HNTB as a Digital Delivery Senior Advisor.

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