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      • The LACMTA Board has selected the San Vicente–Fairfax alignment as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the 10-mile, 10-station K Line Northern Extension project. (Map Courtesy of LACMTA) Transit Briefs: LACMTA, NYMTA, BART, Denver RTD, SEPTA, Alstom
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      • John Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Norfolk Southern, was selected by Railway Age readers as one of the publication’s 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders for 2025. He is also Railway Age’s 2026 Railroader of the Year. (NS Photograph) Railway Age: Calling All Nominations for ‘Most Influential Industry Leaders’
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  • August 30, 2016
  • High Performance

TTD celebrates Amtrak-Alstom announcement

Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement following the announcement in Wilmington, Del., by Vice President Joe Biden on Alstom’s winning bid in Amtrak’s high speed train purchase:

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