Earlier this month, Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson reported on the decision the L.A. Metro board needs to make around monorail or heavy rail for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Here is more news about this story.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopted the revised 2020 business plan [this week].
Loram Technologies, formerly GREX, is planning to build a rail research and development facility in Georgetown, Texas.
The Transportation Planning Organization Governing Board for Miami-Dade has been considering options for a mass-transit project.
RailWorks is set to kick off a significant track maintenance and upgrade project for the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) in Baltimore.
Metra has promoted Kevin McCann, who rose through the ranks to become head of the agency’s Mechanical Department, to be its next chief operating officer.
While many predicted COVID would be the death of commuting, a new Metrolink survey says otherwise.
Wabtec Corporation announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nordco from Greenbriar Equity Group LP.
Focused Technology Solutions —a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company— has announced that the first ever battery-operated e-clip inserter/remover, the EclipEase, is coming soon.
“The Complete Field Guide to Modern Derailment Investigation” by Gary P. Wolf (Wolf Railway Consulting, 2021, spiral bound softcover, 436 pp., $75.00).
Wabtec Corporation secured an order to supply Siemens Mobility with several products for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Upgrade Program.
The Georgia Legislature [yesterday] took the historic step of establishing a mechanism to annually fund capital transit projects that support economic development priorities throughout the state.
Earlier this week, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) released its March 2021 Construction Update highlighting ongoing progress on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.
Yesterday, LILEE Systems announced the release of SafeRail, the first complete Hi-Rail Collision Avoidance System, which the company says is setting a new standard in rail safety.
Yesterday, Sound Transit announced upcoming power and signal work on the East Link.
TekTracking LLC, a railroad asset management technology development company, today announced that The Belt Railway has selected TIMPS to manage their track inspection, maintenance, and scheduling activities.
Today the U.S. Department of Transportation highlights the transportation elements of the historic American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP).
R. J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC is pleased to welcome Eric Hosey as vice president of operations, effective immediately. Hosey, who brings an extensive and varied background into this role, will work as a counterpart to John Phillips and will report to Ray Goss, president of R. J. Corman Railroad Company.
The Iowa Northern Railway Company (IANR) has entered the final planning phase for the development of a comprehensive safety education and training program for short line railroads, supported by a FY20 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program (CRISI) grant.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, [last week] announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with investors led by Accel-KKR to acquire Seequent.