BART names new general manager
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors unanimously appointed Robert Powers to take over as BART’s 10th General Manager. Powers, a professional engineer with more than 20 years
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BART moving in right direction with RR funds
So far Measure RR is delivering top grade results for BART transit in the San Francisco Bay area. That’s according to a new report by the Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee, which
NTSB: CSX, workers responsible for South Carolina wreck
What was once a bad week for CSX has now turned into a bad month.
CSX joins Maryland in Howard Street Tunnel reconstruction
Even tunnels want to be taller.
Low-emission locomotives debut for Genesee & Wyoming in California
Genesee & Wyoming today announced that two new U.S. EPA Tier 4-compliant low-emission locomotives completed trials and are now in service on its subsidiary California Northern Railroad Company (CFNR).
In thriving economy, Class 1s sharpening the axe when it comes to jobs
Despite record-setting second quarter growth by some Class 1 companies, employee numbers continue to drop in the railroad industry.
Norfolk Southern keeps Iron Curtain bridge in raised position
They are raising the Iron Curtain … for good.
Union Pacific CEO agrees with CSX, says trade tensions are troubling
Union Pacific joined in on the claim that trade tensions are having a negative impact on the railroad industry in the U.S. CSX, however, appears to be alone when it comes to
Is the FTA taking longer to approve transit projects?
If the Capital Improvement Program is actually sitting on money, the Trump administration is not squirming.
LA Metro may turn to private sector to accelerate vital rail line construction
Los Angeles is known for traffic congestion, not rail transit. That all will soon change when Los Angeles Metro finally rolls out a rail route through Sepulveda Pass.
Puzzling economy dragging down CSX revenue
Facing the most puzzling economy he has ever seen, CSX CEO James Foote is watching the market slowly fall to pieces.
Michigan’s RTA releases plan that calls for tax millage — again
Do not include those who do not want it. That was the conclusion of Michigan’s Regional Transit Authority (RTA) officials came to following a measure that was defeated at the ballot box
HDR names new freight technology leader
Doug Morrison has joined HDR as its freight technology leader. Based in Kansas City, Mo., Morrison will collaborate with freight rail clients and project teams to identify and implement the latest technology
Sinkhole shuts down light rail operations in Baltimore
As the city of New Orleans braces for Tropical Storm Barry, Baltimore is already getting a firsthand look at how much destruction water can produce.
Northern Plains Rail Services breaks ground on new rail center
At a ceremony in Grand Forks, N.D., Northern Plains Rail Services (NPRS) broke ground on its Grand Plains Rail Center–a rail car servicing and repair facility now under construction on industrial-zoned lands
Kentucky ready to improve grade crossings across the state
Kentucky is looking to improve multimodal freight transportation across the state, as evident by $2.5 million in funding grants that was recently released by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and the Division
NJ Transit creates new position to fight on-the-job assaults
NJ Transit has created the Employee Court Advocate position to support operational employees such as bus operators and rail conductors who are victims of on-the-job assaults. The position supports the New Jersey state
Conn. officials get the green light for Walk Bridge project
Getting the Walk Bridge project in New Haven, Conn., off the ground has not been an easy stroll. A conservative group prefers to make the new railroad bridge a fixed structure rather
Union Pacific’s new reservation system set to kick in with fines
You have 24 hours. That’s it. With precision scheduled railroading now in the driver’s seat, Union Pacific is cracking down on customers who take longer than 24 hours to remove containers at
Greater Cleveland transit looks to move forward with new CEO
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees voted to enter negotiations with India Birdsong, a veteran of large transit systems in Chicago and Nashville, to become RTA’s next Chief Executive