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Canada's First Nations and Alaskan Tribes have expressed support for a new "purpose built" railway that would link Alaska with Yukon, northern British Columbia and northern Alberta to the rest of North America.
Amtrak and New Jersey Transit are making repairs to an Amtrak-owned electrical substation in Kearny, N.J., which will be completed Friday, Nov.16.
The first 3,000 tons of steel track for Honolulu's rail system arrived on Oahu last week. The shipment, more than 13,000 tons of steel track and other track-related materials, was blessed at a ceremony held Tuesday at Kalaeloa Harbor.
Calgary Transit's West light-rail transit line in Calgary, AB, Canada, will open for service on Dec. 10, 2012, meeting the original start of service that was promised in 2009.
In Dallas, Texas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) 4.5-mile Blue Line extension from Downtown Garland Station to the new Downtown Rowlett Station will open Dec. 3.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Westside Subway Extension project started utility relocation work in Los Angeles' Mid-Wilshire District.
Patriot Rail Corp. hired George Avery Grimes, PE, Ph.D., to its management team as executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Grimes will be responsible for revenue growth through initiation and evaluation of strategic acquisitions, infrastructure investments and margin expansion opportunities. He will also be Patriot Rail's liaison with Class 1 railroad strategic projects.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) released its first-ever "Energy Action Plan," potentially saving SEPTA more than $2 million a year through reductions in energy usage, with additional benefits expected.
Six newly refurbished commuter rail cars are being tested in southeast Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG).
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved construction authorization at two grade crossings in Lucas and Mercer counties.
