The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit this week completed the implementation of “Automatic Train Operation,” a technology intended to enable faster, more reliable service, on the Flushing 7 Line
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is seeking a master developer for joint development at the system’s Huntington WMATA Station.
Infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming has opened its first South Carolina office.
Watco Companies, LLC, is now part of a joint venture with SCH Services, LLC, (SCH), in an agreement the company recently entered to build an inland terminal network in the four rivers
Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., is the new owner of Finland-based Roadscanners Oy Rail Division business after a May 2 acquisition.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSR) has taken a step forward in its work on the Central Valley Wye portion of the Merced-to-Fresno section of the system with its release of a
Chicago transportation leaders celebrated the groundbreaking for a new Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) station serving the Green Line at Damen Avenue and Lake Street last week.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf approved April 29 funding for 27 rail freight improvement projects that officials say will also create and sustain 255 jobs statewide.
HNTB Corporation has brought on two new hires in the past week who are expected to focus much of their attention on infrastructure and transportation.
Huzefa Irfani, AIA, is Gannett Fleming’s new Architectural Practice leader.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) announced last week that the shortline railroad is opening a Choice Terminal™ bulk transfer facility along its San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co. (SJVR) subsidiary in Millux, Calif.
Metra, the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area, allocated funding last week for two new Chicago stations to its capital program after the state of Illinois confirmed that it would
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) presented a Gold Award to the Gannett Fleming-AECOM Rail Road Expansion Partnership joint venture for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Expansion Projectduring the
Jeff Fahs, PLA, LEED AP, is the new director of HDR’s site design group, where he will be tasked with providing strategic direction and overall leadership for the practice, focusing on growing
Koppers Inc. has appointed Travis Gross to serve as the manufacturer’s vice president, Railroad Products and Services (RPS). The appointment went into effect April 1, 2019.
Channon Hanna is joining the lobbying firm of Chambers, Conlon and Hartwell (CC&H) as a partner.
Railroad grade crossing collisions and rail trespass deaths saw an increase in 2018, according to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Safety Analysis.
Doc Claussen, vice chair of Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc., is the new chair of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).
Suppliers and contractors aim to provide railroads with efficient ballast delivery methods and long-lasting solutions. Here’s a look at what’s happening in ballast maintenance in 2019.
A Pennsylvania state agency approved a $1 million grant to improve rail access at a former Metso Minerals property in Danville, Pa.