Rail Group On Air: Commuter Rail Coalition—Four women in rail, four different paths

In this podcast, part of our series sponsored by the Commuter Rail Coalition, Railway Age Executive Editor Marybeth Luczak talks with four women in the rail industry who have taken four different career paths: MTA Metro-North Railroad Director-Operating Rules Lyn Hannah, Metro-North President Cathy Rinaldi, RailUSA President and CFO Barbara Ward Wilson, and Commuter Rail Coalition Executive Director KellyAnne Gallagher.

Rail Group On Air: Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern merger with Keith Creel and Pat Ottensmeyer

Early on March 21, the big announcement came: Canadian Pacific Railway will acquire Kansas City Southern in a cash and stock transaction worth $29 billion in U.S. dollars.

RTD moves forward with Level 2 option for FasTracks program

The RTD Board of Directors has green-lighted a more detailed plan to provide “peak service” diesel rail transportation to Boulder and Longmont in Colorado.

Rail Group On Air: Nevada State Rail Plan, with Strategic Rail Finance

Currently, rail carries 23% of all Nevada freight tonnage. Targeted rail improvements could optimize existing freight networks to improve travel time reliability, reduce vehicle emissions and support Nevada’s economic development., according to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).

April Editorial: Purple Line’s ongoing problems have not deterred Maryland governor

I was slowly dropping, trying to figure out what the hand in front of my face was trying to tell me.

Rail Group On Air: Direct Chassis Link, Inc.’s Ryan Houtek and Mike O’Malley

Direct Chassis Link, Inc. (DCLI) is the largest provider of marine and domestic container chassis to the U.S. intermodal industry. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the company owns, leases and manages more than 154,000 marine chassis and 89,000 domestic chassis serving customers involved in the global movement of containerized goods.

‘Inherently dangerous’ Illinois railroad crossing could be wiped out soon

When federal transportation officials call a railroad crossing “inherently dangerous,” a town or city should take note.

Rail Group On Air: Commuter Rail Coalition San Diego Pathing Study with NCTD and BNSF

In this Rail Group On Air podcast, part of our series with the Commuter Rail Coalition, North County Transit District Executive Director and CEO Matt Tucker, BNSF Assistant Vice President Passenger Operations DJ Mitchell and CRC Executive Director KellyAnne Gallagher discuss the San Diego Pathing Study with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.

Will Biden’s infrastructure plan save California’s high-speed rail project?

A massive dose of federal funding in the coming years could save California’s high-speed rail line. However, that injection has not been made available yet, and may never get congressional approval.

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Maryland DOT provided testimony against light-rail project

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is not in favor of a pair of bills that grants funding to the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project.

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Canadian National selling lines to Watco

CN and Watco announced that they have reached an agreement for the sale of non-core lines and assets.

Class 1 rail employment up a tad in February

After over a year of continuous declines in Class 1 railroad employment, two things happened in February 2021.

L.A. Metro awards contracts to two companies to develop their proposals for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor

Earlier this month, Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson reported on the decision the L.A. Metro board needs to make around monorail or heavy rail for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Here is more news about this story.

High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopts 2020 business plan

The California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopted the revised 2020 business plan [this week].

MTA trains have more zip thanks to signal upgrade

More Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway trains are on schedule, and that has to do with a massive effort to replace train signals.

Sound Transit’s Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project hits the home stretch

Crews have completed track work on Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, marking 75% completion of the project. More than 22,000 linear feet of track is now installed.

Rail Group On Air: Riyadh Metro—Building the world’s largest single-phase Metro

The first lines of Riyadh’s six-line, 176-km metro network are due to commence operation in the final quarter of 2021.

SFMTA tries to figure out transit congestion on 4th Street Bridge

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is trying to come up with a solution to congestion with its T Third Line on the 4th Street Bridge in San Francisco.

Senate bill would inject additional billions into biggest transit projects

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give some of the biggest transit projects in the country a big financial boost.

RT&S March issue is now digital

The March issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine is now available in a digital format.

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