Urban Engineers hires Fedun to lead rail, transit
Urban Engineers has hired Peter Fedun, PE, as the firm’s new deputy practice leader for rail and transit.
Benefactor gives $600K to Penn State’s rail-engineering program
Charles N. “Charlie” Marshall, a former executive at Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Conrail, is giving $600,000 to support Penn State University’s Rail Transportation Engineering (RTE) degree program.
UPDATE: Problems with concrete ties emerge on Metro’s Silver Line Phase II project
Updates story to include comments from Capital Rail Constructors in fifth and sixth paragraphs. Hundreds of concrete ties set for use on Washington, D.C.’s Metro Silver Line are flawed, according to a
Fluor, Walsh Construction win design and build contract for Chicago subway modernization
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) selected Fluor Corp. and Walsh Construction Co. to design and build the first phase of a $2.1 billion Chicago subway modernization project.
Hohl Industrial, Scrufari Construction win $27.7 million contract for new Buffalo station
Hohl Industrial Services Inc. and Scrufari Construction Co. won a $27.7 million design-and-build contract for an intermodal passenger transportation hub planned for downtown Buffalo.
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California rail projects win big as state announces millions in transportation funding
The pot of cash available to contractors, engineers and other rail-service providers in California just got bigger. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced last week that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) will
Estonia Railways contract goes to Pandrol
Pandrol, a company focused on manufacturing rail fastenings, has been awarded a new contract with Eesti Raudtee (Estonia Railways) to supply more than 430,000 FASTCLIP FE fastening systems (four per tie) for
Northern Plains appoints Mack as EVP leading Finance, Marketing
The Northern Plains Rail Companies (NPRC) have appointed Dan Mack as executive vice president of Finance, Marketing and Sales, effective immediately.
Sound Transit taps Lewis to lead Design, Engineering and Construction Management
Sound Transit has named Ron Lewis as its executive director of Design, Engineering and Construction Management (DECM).
New York subway to increase some train speeds
The New York City subway boosted speeds on two lines over the weekend and will increase speeds of other trains in the coming months, according to a story in The New York
Tomlin joins Byford at NYCT
Long-time colleagues and fellow Englishmen Andy Byford and Pete Tomlin, who worked together on the London Underground and Toronto Transit Commission, will once again join forces, this time at MTA New York
Reading & Northern appoints two to senior management posts
Reading & Northern has selected Chris Goetz to serve as the regional railroad’s vice president, Maintenance of Way, and Erik Yoder as assistant vice president, Real Estate.
Construction of Montreal’s REM light-rail stations begins
Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain light-rail project (REM) has reached another milestone as work begins on the first of the system’s 26 stations and elevated-track sections. According to a report in the Montreal Gazette,
Operation Lifesaver brings on new education head
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) has selected Ericka Thomas as the national rail safety education organization’s new manager of Education, Training and Instructional Design.
