Evraz Inc. NA, a  North American steel manufacturer plans to relocate its headquarters from Portland, Ore. to Chicago, Ill. this June. In North America, Evraz produces more than 5 million tons annually of flat, long, and tubular steel products for major markets including infrastru ...

Axion International, producer of recycled composite plastic industrial building products and railroad ties, has appointed Axion’s current president and COO, Steve Silverman, as its new chief executive officer while retaining his title of president, effective immediately. Jim Kerst ...

The Texas Transportation Institute has released its congestion report, the 2010 Urban Mobility Report, which looked at road congestion in 439 United States urban areas. As in past years, the data shows the importance of public transportation in relieving congestion. In fact, the report’s m ...

The Ohio Rail Development Commission has approved the second project within two months to upgrade and rehabilitate tracks in Fairfield County, The Eagle-Gazette reports. The new project will be the rehabilitation of a 5.8-mile stretch of track running south of Lancaster on the Indiana & ...

Medina officials are preparing a railroad improvement project that they hope will recruit more railway users and enhance the city’s economy, the Cleveland Sun News reports. Using almost $1 million in federal stimulus money, the city could complete rail upgrades this summer that, o ...

The Board of Directors of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency approved the financial plan of the Central Subway, Phase 2 of the SFMTA’s Third Street Light Rail Project, the San Francisco Sentinel reports. The Board’s approval is a step in anticipation of submitting the ...

The weekend of January 21-23 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will upgrade areas of track and the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project will continue construction activities on the Orange Line. This work, which includes repairing rail fasteners and repairing tunnel leaks, is critic ...

Seattle Northline Sounder riders to Edmonds, Mukilteo and Everett will need to take special or regular bus service from Seattle January 19 after mudslides closed Northline tracks. Regular Sounder service to Edmonds and Mukilteo will operate on January 20, and train service to Everett wi ...

OSI Systems, a provider of specialized electronics and services, has announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has acquired a multimillion dollar contract from a customs agency based in Europe for high-speed rail inspection solutions using the Rapiscan Eagle® R60 Rail scanner p ...

The Utah Transit Authority has launched several new tools to provide more information and convenience for its riders. The new tools include a mobile trip planning application, a revamped website and a social media hub.
   
“We are working to find new and ...