Amtrak Pacific Surfliner teams up with the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to promote soccer matches taking place in Los Angeles this summer. Also, TriMet bids farewell to the original MAX train; and summer savings are available for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail riders.
At its 2025 Summit, held in Washington D.C., the Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) honored rail transit veteran Kay O’Neil as a Champion of Commuter Rail. O’Neil, who serves as Chief of Network
Michael Lindsay on July 1 will become permanent President and CEO of Metrolinx, the Ontario, Canada government agency that manages and integrates road and public transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Also, Philadelphia, Pa.-based Urban Engineers names Andrew Royston as Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Program Manager; and transit services firm Keolis Group elevates Abdellah Chajai to Executive Director of Marketing, Innovation, Sustainable Development and Engagement.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has announced that South Coast Rail passenger service will begin March 24, 2025, pending final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). For the first time
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail O&M (operations and maintenance) contractor Keolis Commuter Services has reached amended labor agreements with an additional nine of fourteen unions. The agreements, which need to
Work is now under way across all contracts that make up Metrolinx’s Ontario Line project. Also, AECOM has been selected as design partner for the Capital Line South Light Rail Transit Extension project in Alberta; Amtrak and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) launch separate rail marketing campaigns; New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) breaks ground on Grand Central Madison’s 45th Street entrance; and Seattle’s Sound Transit advances the Kent Station Parking and Access Improvements project on the Sounder S Line.
The City of Stuart backs out of a station deal with Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad. Also, Caltrain plans a launch party for electric service between San Francisco and San Jose, Calif.; weekend-pass sales were up 40% this summer for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail; and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) rolls out a “Connects Communities” campaign.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on Aug. 14 exercised an option under a 2019 contract with Hyundai Rotem for an additional 41 bilevels for Commuter Rail service.
Keolis partners with communities to brighten Fairmount Line stations. Also, Metrolinx customers can now add a PRESTO card to Apple Wallet; and crews break ground on Metrolinx’s future Ontario Line connection at Pape Station.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on April 25 released its proposed $9.6 billion FY 2025-29 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and agreed to extend Keolis’ operations contract for its Commuter Rail network, which runs from Boston to Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
