New executive appointments at HNTB, STV

HNTB and STV Inc. have each appointed a rail transportation industry veteran to a key executive position.

CT DOT taps leading engineers to assess New Haven Line

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has selected a trio of consultants to help plan the future of the New Haven Line and the entire statewide rail system.

Prendergast joins STV

Thomas F. Prendergast, recently retired Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Railway Age’s 2017 Railroader of the Year, has joined STV Inc. as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer.

FTA move slows south Jersey rail proposal

The Federal Transit Administration has declined to sanction an environmental study of a proposed $1.6 billion rail transit line linking Glassboro and Camden, both in New Jersey’s Philadelphia suburbs, the latest setback to a service in flux for at least 18 years.

JLP/STV on call for Metrolink

The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) has awarded a contract worth up to $10 million to a joint venture of J.L. Patterson & Associates Inc. and STV Inc. for on-call professional engineering design services for the Metrolink regional/commuter rail system.

STV guides NS Ohio yard expansion

STV Group, Inc. said Monday, April 14, 2014 it has helped guide a major expansion at Norfolk Southern’s Bellevue Yard in Ohio, which when completed “will make the facility one of the largest rail car classification and switching yards of its kind in North America.”

Ira Hooper, 1919-2013

Ira Hooper, P.E., a former vice president and chief structural engineer of STV, died on Thursday, June 20. He was 93.

STV appoints Amodei to Northeast Region post

STV, Inc., said Wednedsay Richard M. Amodei, senior vice president, has been named the head of the firm’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division’s Northeast region, which includes offices in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Canada.

STV acquires ARCHITECTURE/vbn

New York-based STV, Inc. announced Tuesday it has acquired ARCHITECTURE/vbn (VBN), an award-winning architectural design firm based in Oakland, Calif. VBN will be integrated into STV’s West Coast operations.

STV marks 100th anniversary

In 1912, Elwyn E. Seelye founded a structural engineering firm in New York City bearing his name. Elwyn E. Seelye & Co. would eventually evolve into a multi-disciplinary practice, and be acquired