Feds subpoena Honolulu rail agency
Federal authorities have issued a subpoena seeking documents related to the ongoing construction of a light-rail line in Honolulu, after a local politician implied that fraud has taken place.
Federal authorities have issued a subpoena seeking documents related to the ongoing construction of a light-rail line in Honolulu, after a local politician implied that fraud has taken place.
HNTB Corporation has appointed Cheryle Tyson to serve as a national transit/rail consultant based in the firm’s Plano, Texas, office, located about 20 miles north of Downtown Dallas.
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), the agency that oversees the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace Suburban Bus and Pace ADA-Paratransit, is requesting public feedback regarding nine Chicago-area projects being proposed
Gov. Gavin Newsom, citing budget pressures, says the state will not move forward with plans to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco by a high-speed rail link.
A proposal to build the Brooklyn Queens Connector, a streetcar line linking the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, took a step toward reality today as the city’s Economic Development
Global design and engineering firm Stantec recently added two senior executives to its transportation team.
Amtrak’s Board of Directors has selected Kevin Winters as the passenger railroad’s new inspector general, effective immediately.
AFL has acquired IMPulse NC LLC, a manufacturer of overhead electrification systems and catenary hardware, as AFL expands its offering for rail transit systems. Headquartered in Mount Olive, North Carolina, IMPulse makes power
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Agency (HART), which operates public transportation services around Tampa, named Benjamin Limmer as its next CEO. Limmer has spent the past three years as assistant general manager at Atlanta’s
Virgin Trains USA announced Jan. 30 that it is launching an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 28,334,000 shares of common stock. The NASDAQ Global Select Market listing is expected to raise $17
Earlier this week, Sound Transit announced the agency’s completion of Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation and certification on all of its Sounder commuter rail vehicles operating between Lakewood and Everett.
A potential plan to bring high-speed rail (HSR) to the Pacific Northwest and parts of southwestern Canada is gaining ground, The Urbanist recently reported.
Metrolink, Southern California’s regional/commuter rail service, is preparing to release a request for proposals (RFP) for its first-ever combined O&M (operations and maintenance) contract, and will hold an event on Feb. 15
Glenview, Ill., a village about 15 miles from Chicago, has reportedly approved spending a significant chunk of funding to continue its opposition efforts in regards to the proposed Amtrak Hiawatha project.
A joint venture of of Mott McDonald and PGH Wong Engineering has won the contract to provide general engineering services for Phase II of the 16-mile, six-station Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Engineering giant WSP is expected to give its support to a controversial plan to repair the MTA’s storm-damaged Canarsie Tunnel without shutting down service. On Tuesday, representatives from WSP will appear before a
With Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) preparing to welcome its new Fleet of the Future trains in 2019, BART is making plans regarding what to do with its “legacy” train cars, some
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has added three members to its leadership team: Chief of Capital Programs, Expansion and Innovation Frank Rucker; Chief Administrative Officer Luz Borrero; and Chief of
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) Board of Directors elected its new board officers for 2019 this week.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has completed improvements to four of its Green Line stations.