TranSystems’ Santeford promoted to partner
TranSystems has promoted Matthew Santeford, of the firm’s Schaumburg, Ill., office to assistant vice president and senior professional partner.
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Amtrak selects Baltimore Penn Station redevelopment team
Amtrak has selected Penn Station Partners to negotiate a master development deal for Baltimore Penn Station.
General Mills signs for BNSF Chicago logistics park
RidgePort Logistics Center, one of the largest rail-served logistics projects in the Chicago area, continues to sign up tenants.
LIRR 3rd track project goes to 3TC
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) board has approved a $1.8 billion design-build contract for 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) to complete work on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) expansion project.
NCDOT: $6M for short line projects
The North Carolina Department of Transportation handed out nearly $6 million in grants for 12 projects aimed at short line freight service and grade crossing safety.
Sound Transit East Link elevated under construction
Sound Transit has announced the start of construction on the first elevated section of the East Link extension.
Wabtec lands Brazilian contract
Brazilian logistics company and freight rail operator RUMO has awarded a contract worth about $5 million to Wabtec Corp. to design, install, test and commission its Train Management & Dispatching System (TMDS) for wayside signaling interlocking control, training and systems integration at the Port of Santos, São Paulo.
New Southern Tier bridge opened by Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern has inaugurated train service on the new Portageville Bridge crossing the 235-foot-deep river gorge in New York’s Letchworth State Park.
Spin-off for Trinity infrastructure unit
Railcar builder Trinity Industries announced it would sell its infrastructure-related business to shareholders as part of a strategy for future growth, and spend $500 million to buy back shares.
NTSB reauthorization bill aims to increase transparency
A bill reauthorizing the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was introduced last week in the Senate and aims to enhance the board’s safety investigations through added transparency.