Sound Transit breaks ground on Northgate light-rail station

Sound Transit, Seattle’s regional transit system, has started building its Northgate light-rail station.

 

OC Streetcar enters engineering with FTA support

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a letter declaring its support for Orange County Transportation Authority’s (OCTA) first modern streetcar this week, enabling the project to begin the engineering phase.

 

FTA gives environmental clearance to Valley Metro’s South Central LRT extension

Valley Metro may begin final design work on the planned South Central Light Rail Extension after securing a key federal approval.

Opening of Harrisburg overpass completes METRORail Green Line

METRORail celebrated Jan. 9 the first passenger rail ride across its recently completed Harrisburg Overpass. 

 

CTA to revamp Garfield Green Line station

The Chicago Transit Authority is moving forward with the Garfield Gateway project, through which the transit agency plans to make major enhancements to its Garfield Green Line station.

 

Gov. Cuomo proposes 120M to improve 16 LIRR stations and boost system connectivity

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has introduced a proposal to invest $120 million in “state-of-the-art” improvements at 16 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations and efforts to bolster system connectivity with the addition of a terminal at MacArthur Airport and a new stop at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

 

Caltrain board approves plans for mobile ticketing app

Caltrain has announced that its board of directors last week approved the agency’s plans to develop a mobile ticketing application.

 

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam to conduct Texas high-speed rail study

The metropolitan planning organization for the Dallas-Fort Worth region, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), has chosen the Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN) consulting firm to carry out a high-speed rail station area planning study for downtown Dallas.

 

FTA commits $1.07B to CTA Red and Purple Modernization Project

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has received a commitment of approximately $1.07 billion in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support phase one of its Red and Purple Modernization Project.

 

Transdev names McCaul as GM of Cincinnati streetcar

Transdev has named Luke McCaul as general manager of Cincinnati Bell Connector operations. He began in his new role Jan. 4, replacing Interim General Manager Mark Young.

 

Amtrak makes organizational changes to streamline corporate structure

Amtrak has announced a series of changes to its management and organizational structure intended to enhance the organization’s effectiveness, improve customer service and prepare for a competitive future.

 

USDOT commits $1.6B in grants, loans to second section of LACMTA Westside Purple Line extension

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced a commitment of approximately $1.6 billion to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to support the completion of the second phase of its Westside Purple Line Extension.

 

MTA awards L.K. Comstock Queens Boulevard Line signaling contract

Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) awarded a $223.3-million contract to L.K. Comstock & Company Inc. to upgrade the Queens Boulevard Line signaling system and install communications-based train control (CBTC).

Jacobs awarded NJ Transit microgrid project

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) has chosen Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., to carry out design and general engineering services for its NJ Transit microgrid project.

 

Second Ave. Subway opens, as promised

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) celebrated the Second Avenue Subway line’s inaugural ride on New Year’s Eve.

 

MTA’s Prendergast to retire “in early 2017”

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast will retire in early 2017 according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Draft SEIS/SEIR released for final six miles of BART Silicon Valley extension

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) and the Federal Transit Administration have released a draft state and federal document addressing the final six miles of the SCVTA BART Silicon Valley extension’s second phase.

TriMet names rail expert as executive director of transportation

TriMet has hired Patrick Preusser as executive director of transportation where he will lead the transit agency’s Transportation Division.

HART sets final guideway segment

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) marked a construction milestone on Dec. 23 with the final guideway segment put in place.

Sound Transit’s $1.99B TIFIA loans to help build four rail projects

A $1.99 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) agreement between Sound Transit and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will support the construction of three light-rail extensions and a maintenance facility.

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