Arizona’s Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (Valley Metro) light-rail transit (LRT) line will open a 1.9-mile Gilbert Road extension to the public at a community celebration May 18.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) plans to hold a board meeting May 21 at 1 p.m. (EDT), to determine the probable cause of the fatal, Dec. 18, 2017, Amtrak accident near DuPont, Wash.
Metra, the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area, is increasing weekend service as a pilot program on two lines this summer.
Global infrastructure service firm AECOM recently announced that it has been named the 2019 Employer of the Year by the Chicago chapter of the Women Transportation Seminar (WTS).
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.
NJ Transit recently announced that Faisal Jameel has joined the company as chief technical officer.
Track work at Penn Station New York (PSNY) this summer will have effects on two public transportation lines—NJ Transit (NJT) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).
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.
Amtrak is set to continue its Infrastructure Renewal program at New York Penn Station this summer, performing state of good repair work on JO railroad interlocking which directs Amtrak, Long Island Rail
Local government leaders and community members gathered April 25 to celebrate the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority’s (Valley Metro) opening of the new 50th Street Station along Washington Street in Phoenix,
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
Jon-Erik “AJ” Arjanen has joined Trinity Metro as vice president and chief operating officer for rail. With a transportation career in Texas, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico, his roles have focused on rail
Railroad grade crossing collisions and rail trespass deaths saw an increase in 2018, according to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Safety Analysis.
Transit systems everywhere must deal with noise and vibration issues. The causes are numerous and varied; the challenges, formidable.
“Commuter rail,” says Metra CEO and Executive Director Jim Derwinski, “needs a distinct voice.” Derwinski and a group of current and former passenger rail industry executives led by former New York Metropolitan
VIA Rail Canada is undergoing multiple personnel changes, including the appointment of a new CEO, according to a recent announcement from Marc Garneau, Canada’s Minister of Transport.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced March 29 the nomination of Patrick Foye as New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman, as well as those of four new board members.
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority won a promise from New York State for $100 million in funding over five years for infrastructure improvements to Buffalo’s Metro Rail system.