The NJ Transit Board of Directors recently adopted the 2021 update to A Five-Year Capital Plan along with the Fiscal Year 2022 authorization to secure funding. A Five-Year Capital Plan is an unconstrained vision of projects to demonstrate opportunities for safety, service, reliability, resiliency, sustainability and other improvements critical to NJ Transit.
[Friday, July 23], the Board of Directors of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority named Darren Kettle chief executive officer (CEO) of Metrolink. Kettle is currently the executive director of the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC), one of the five regional transportation agencies that comprise the joint powers authority that governs Metrolink.
On Saturday, July24, a Canadian National train hauling 99 cars derailed, putting a locomotive and 24 empty intermodal cars on the ground near Pointe au Baril, Ontario. A washout is considered the most likely cause, and two crew members received minor injuries.
This is my favorite time of year. Golfers are out in full swing. Hockey teams are in hot pursuit of the Stanley Cup. And railroad contractors are working at maximum capacity.
From a financial point of view, the MTA can breathe a sigh of relief.
A CSX intermodal train derailed in Indiana yesterday.
More Norfolk Southern mechanical forces have been laid off.
The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners received a $19.1 million federal grant for construction of the Archer Avenue Grade Separation at the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) rail tracks.
EllisDon, a construction services and infrastructure development company, announced that they have formed a partnership to advance the development of high-speed rail connecting Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary in Alberta, Canada. EllisDon and its team took the initiative to propose the project within the Government of Alberta’s Unsolicited Proposal Guidelines and Framework.
Texas Central makes a major decision to move it’s high-speed project forward.
HDR announced that Wulf Grote, P.E., has joined HDR as a senior transit engineering advisor, bringing over 40 years of experience in public transportation.
Lawmakers worried about giving the IRS more money and power may have weakened the chances of a major infrastructure bill passing by the August recess.
The “blame game” around the recent wildfire at Lytton, B.C. has started.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) estimate for the QueensLink project was fit for a king … if he ruled the world.
Northeast Corridor Commission looks ahead to improvements.
DART is not hitting the mark when it comes to the Silver Line. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) announced another delay to the light-rail route that has been in the works since 1990.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has begun construction on the $898.6 million Airport Metro Connector Project that will directly connect the county’s transit system to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), providing a reliable, fast and convenient connection for passengers and airport-area employees.
Sound Transit will be receiving some much needed federal funding for the Lynnwood Link and Federal Way Extension light-rail projects.
In this edition of Rail Group On Air, sponsored by ZTR, Business Development Manager – Rail Division Brodie McLellan and Railway IoT Program Manager Neil Shipley focus on the environmental and safety aspects of ZTR’s various technology offerings with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted July 1 to approve a massive infrastructure bill that includes, among other things, nearly $20 million for three critical transportation projects in the downtown Denver area.
