People News: BRC, STV
Jerry Peck is selected to lead The Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC). Also, Allison Dane Camden joins STV as Vice President and Pacific Northwest Area Manager within the firm’s Transportation West group.
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People News: OmniTRAX, TRB, STV
OmniTRAX, Inc. promotes Dallas Ramos to Vice President of Operations – Central Division. Also, former Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nunia Fernandez receives the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation; and STV’s Alexis Williams is named President-Elect of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Philadelphia Chapter.
Transit Briefs: BART, GCRTA
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) wraps up its Earthquake Safety Program and reports a decline in the number of police department incidents causing train delays. Also, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit (GCRTA) earns a Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Innovative Transportation Solutions Award.
People News: RAC, HNTB/WTS
Railway Association of Canada (RAC) appoints Janet Drysdale of CN as Board Chair, succeeding Jeffrey J. Ellis of Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Also, HNTB’s Jeff Watson earns the WTS Man of the Year Award, and WTS Utah names HNTB the Employer of the Year.
Transit Briefs: Sound Transit, Amtrak, CHSRA
Sound Transit’s Link 2 Line gets closer to opening on the Eastside. Also, Amtrak completes upgrades at Selma-Smithfield Union Depot; and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) takes home a national honor for the award-winning student engagement “I Will Ride” program.
CHSRA Recognized as Employer of the Year by WTS
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) recently announced that it has been recognized by the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS)–San Francisco Bay Area Chapter as the 2023 Employer of the Year for its “work, efforts and initiatives in fostering success for women and minorities.”
CHSRA Earns WTS Employer of the Year Award
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on May 12 reported receiving the 2023 WTS Recognition Award–Employer of the Year from the international chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) for “exemplary efforts to encourage advancement of women’s careers.”