LAX

The final four of 44 INNOVIA 300 APM cars from Alstom have arrived at LAX, whose automated people mover system is slated to open in January 2026. (Photograph Courtesy of Los Angeles World Airports)

Transit Briefs: LAX, MTA Metro-North, San Diego MTS

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) receives the final four INNOVIA 300 APM cars from Alstom. Also, MTA Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Garrett T. Eucalitto tour Waterbury Branch storm damage and restoration efforts; and San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) ridership jumps by 10% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

Amtrak does not have a centralized and automated repository to store its procurement contracts, and instead stores them in multiple locations, “affecting its ability to determine the total number of contracts, suppliers, and other contract information,” according to an Amtrak Office of Inspector General (OIG) report released Aug. 18. (Photograph Courtesy of Amtrak OIG, via Twitter)

Transit Briefs: Amtrak, LAX

A new report from the Amtrak Office of Inspector General finds that “America’s Railroad” lacks a centralized and automated repository for contracts, which “poses legal and financial risks.” Also, LINXS Constructors has topped out the sixth and final station with structural steel for Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) 2.25-mile Automated People Mover (APM) project.