Mobbs selected as WMATA Counsel to Inspector General
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Inspector General Geoffrey Cherrington last week announced the appointment of Michael Mobbs as counsel to the inspector general.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Inspector General Geoffrey Cherrington last week announced the appointment of Michael Mobbs as counsel to the inspector general.
For the first time Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has an executive level chief of staff, and the honor goes to David Schulze.
MARTA rolled out its project timeline for its More MARTA program, and for some it is less.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a total of $19,206,398 to the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program’s Dolton Junction Interlocking project in Dolton and Riverdale, Ill.
The Amtrak Board of Directors approved two leadership changes to further build on the recent success of the company. Tracie Winbigler will serve as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Federal money is coming to Alabama, but Gov. Kay Ivey is not so quick to put her hand out. Southern Rail Commission and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced recently the award
It does not happen often, but when it does it can be quite frightening. Anyone would be scared if the elevated train they were riding slipped off the tracks. CTA service on
Siemens Mobility is the winner of a mid-life overhaul service contract for TriMet’s Type-2 and Type-3 light-rail vehicle (LRV) fleet, which is made up of 79 Siemens SD660 LRVs.
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board last week selected Stadler US for the contract to assemble and build eight Fast Light Intercity and Regional Trains (FLIRT) and design an Equipment Maintenance
MTA New York City Transit announced that starting the week of June 3, as part of an ongoing commitment to provide more transparent and useful information to the riding public, the “Service
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) General Manager Grace Crunican is renewing a call for action to the federal government to fund the agency’s Transbay Core Capacity Program.
Amtrak’s long-distance service is not going to change, for now. However, the passenger carrier’s Board of Directors also will not be altered. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is concerned about the the status
Operations planner Peter Windschmitt has joined national rail and transit firm Quandel Consultants as the firm’s new director of railroad operations.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is celebrating its progress on the New Blue Improvements Project, which the authority states has reached its halfway mark toward completion.
Amtrak recently unveiled plans for a $72.5 million program, Customer Now, which aims to “improve the customer experience at stations across the network.”
WSP USA, an engineering and professional services consulting firm, celebrated on May 17 the opening of the Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) Southeast Rail Extension, which stretches 2.3 miles from Lincoln Station
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced May 21 its stance on the probable cause of the fatal, Dec. 18, 2017, Amtrak accident near DuPont, Wash., after a Board meeting held on
Virgin Trains USA (formerly Brightline) recently announced that the Hubbard Construction Company, Wharton-Smith Inc., The Middlesex Corporation, Granite and HSR Constructors will be the rail construction contractors for Phase 2 of its
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) launched a $6.4 million track upgrade May 17 as part of National Infrastructure Week.
The future of the California High-Speed Rail Authority project is uncertain and some rail industry leaders and government officials are at odds following the May 16 announcement that the Federal Railroad Administration