DART is getting a new president & CEO

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors Tuesday announced the appointment of Nadine Lee as its new president & chief executive officer.

Rail Group On Air: Blume Global and DCLI, with Bill Shea and Pervinder Johar

For the first time, Railway Age and Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. sister publication Marine Log join forces to discuss the global rail and marine intermodal logistics scene with Bill Shea, CEO of DCLI (Direct Chassis Link Inc.) and Chairman of supply chain technology company Blume Global, and Pervinder Johar, Blume Global CEO.

OmniTRAX and River Ridge Development Authority to transform 6,000-acre Indiana rail industrial park

OmniTRAX is partnering with River Ridge to strengthen an Indiana industrial park.

HDR transit expert shares strategies for CIG funding success

The competition for federal transit grants is stiff. HDR’s Mark Fuhrmann offers guidance on how to navigate the process.

Georgia Ports Authority container traffic increases 48% in March

The Port of Savannah handled an all-time record of nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, an increase of more than 48%, or 162,275 TEUs, compared to the same month in 2020.

Class 1 fuel surcharges

Union Pacific to lay off 57 employees at Texas car shop

Union Pacific is laying off 57 employees from its car shop in Palestine, Texas, and announced that the shop will close on June 14.

DART and Trinity Metro Rail Lines to connect at DFW Airport

Trinity Metro Rail and DART are working together to provide better access for travelers to and from DFW Airport.

Metra

Regional Transportation Authority Chicago transit ridership survey reveals challenges for Chicago region in COVID’s wake

New survey results indicate that about 80 percent of transit users who stopped riding during the pandemic plan on returning to CTA, Metra, and Pace if COVID-19 concerns diminish.

Caltrain, BART, and other San Francisco Bay Area transit agencies could come under one umbrella

Public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area needs some help attracting riders as the nation slowly recovers from the pandemic.

Sound Transit announces October 2 opening of Northgate Link

After 15 years of planning and construction, Sound Transit announced Friday that the Northgate Link will officially open on October 2 of this year.

HNTB names Lori Katzman and John Seaboldt to leadership positions in New York

Lori Katzman and John Seaboldt have been named deputy office leader-discover and deputy office leader-deliver, respectively, for HNTB’s New York office.

NTSB no longer looking for PTC

When one hears the name “most wanted list,” thoughts immediately go to the FBI’s most wanted list that hangs in every U.S. post office.

LA Metro board appoints Wiggins as CEO

Stephanie Wiggins is slated to return to Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in May as its first woman, and first African-American woman, chief executive.

South Shore Line eastbound Train 203 temporarily canceled Tuesday-Friday due to track work

Effective immediately, eastbound Train 203, departing Millennium Station at 6:10a and arriving at Gary Metro Center at 7:07a, will be canceled Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week through early April 2021.

WMATA board approves budget for capital expenditures

Capital investments continue safety and state of good repair rehabilitation

Engage Construction will oversee Canadian portion of $1B Mexico-Canada rail link project

On July 20, 2020, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by a new agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada—the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Focused Technology Solutions hires Robert Fletcher as sales executive

Focused Technology Solutions —a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company— has announced the hiring of rail and transit industry leader Robert Fletcher as the company’s Sales Executive.

Sound Transit

Streets around U District Station in Seattle are re-opening as Northgate Link construction progresses

The streets around the U District Station for Link light rail are reopening to the public starting today, a milestone in the progress of construction for the Northgate Link extension.

Union Pacific and Savage will build and operate Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal in Pocatello

Savage will immediately begin construction of Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal in Pocatello.

rail bridges

NTSB issues preliminary report on investigation of railway employee fatality

On March 3 of this year, a BNSF conductor died in a La Mirada, California rail yard accident.

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