A northern suburb of Chicago, Glenview, has rejected the findings of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to expand Amtrak’s Hiawatha service between Milwaukee and Chicago.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) representatives joined local officials and stakeholders Oct. 19 for a ceremony to name and lower a portion of the tunnel-boring machine (TBM) that will dig twin 1.1-mile rail tunnels underground below downtown Los Angeles.
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Oct. 18 for interested companies to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will establish an Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) to serve as a critical resource for the department in framing federal policy for the continued development and deployment of automated transportation.
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) has appointed Jamie Jackson as its new director of transit development.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has completed construction on a station along its Purple Line extension six weeks ahead of schedule.
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined local officials and workers for a tour and discussion of the California high-speed rail project.
The Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority and the city of Mesa, Ariz., celebrated the start of construction on the system’s Gilbert Road Extension Oct. 15 at a community fall festival.
Metra, which serves the Chicago suburban community with passenger rail service, has proposed a $1.06 billion budget for 2017, which includes increases in fares to pay for capital improvements.
New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) opened additional tracks at Hoboken Terminal Oct. 17, enabling the full restoration of train service into the hub.
Amtrak’s Gateway Program to construct two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River to bring the number of tracks connecting New Jersey and New York City from two to four is making steady progress.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the preliminary report on the investigation of the New Jersey Transit accident at Hoboken Terminal that left one person dead and 110 injured.
The government of Canada has committed more than CA$55 million (US$41.5 million) to improve safety through its new Rail Safety Improvement Program.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and MTA Metro-North Railroad are requesting that organizations, companies and the public share proposed methods to revitalize a rail line that operates east-west across Dutchess and Putnam Counties, N.Y.
Double track construction is getting a boost on portions of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) passenger line thanks to a new Track Construction Machine (TCM).
Edward Quinn III has been appointed president and CEO of R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC, effective Oct. 24, 2016.
Multiple washouts caused by Hurricane Matthew along Norfolk Southern and CSX lines have suspended services of both freight and passenger trains as rail operators in the southeast hustle to assess damage and fix infrastructure.
Federal and state elected officials joined local residents and Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (Metro Transit) to celebrate the completion of the Eads Bridge rehabilitation project on Oct. 7.
Caltrain’s Modernization Program is set to receive Prop 1A funding allocated during the 2012 budget process following California Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent signing of Assembly Bill 1889.
Kevin Riddett has been appointed president and CEO of RailWorks Corporation effective Oct. 10.