Sagar, Schmidt promoted at AECOM

Infrastructure firm AECOM announced that Navin Sagar has been appointed vice president and national director transit systems of the firm’s transit systems practice in North America.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Survey shows voters support additional infrastructure investment

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a new study conducted by Morning Consult on the opening day of Infrastructure Week 2017 that shows voters believe infrastructure matters and they support more investment in it.

CP reaches tentative agreement with TCRC-MWED

Canadian Pacific (CP) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC-MWED) announced they have reached a tentative five-year agreement.

Calgary makes recommendation for Stage 1 of Green Line LRT

The city of Calgary Administration released its recommendation for construction of Stage 1 of the Green Line Light Rail Project on May 11.

Dymax Rail hosts Rep. Roger Marshall for Grassroots facility tour, policy discussion

Dymax Rail hosted a tour and policy discussion along with Watco Companies, LLC, for Rep. Roger Marshall (R-KS) at its Wamego, Kan., facility.

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff rebrands to WSP, WSP USA

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff is undergoing a name change. The firm will now operation as WSP worldwide and WSP USA in the United States.

Sens. Thune and Nelson honored with inaugural Railroad Achievement Award

Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) were jointly recognized with the first Railroad Achievement Award by the Association of American Railroads in partnership with GoRail.

ASCE Structures Congress tackles health, monitoring of rail infrastructure

Experts in both structural health monitoring and railroad infrastructure management took part in a first-ever technical session, “Structural Health and Performance Monitoring of Railroad Infrastructure,” at the 2017 Structures Congress.

RFQ issued for Metrolinx Rutherford Station

Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Rutherford Station project, which is part of an ongoing effort to support expanded GO Regional Express Rail (GO RER).

Canada Infrastructure Bank to be based in Toronto; search ramps up for leadership

Canada will headquarter its new infrastructure bank in Toronto, ON, and has also launched an intense search for the bank’s senior leadership.

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to conduct LaGuardia AirTrain preliminary engineering

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. will conduct preliminary engineering and other planning work for the new AirTrain connection to LaGuardia Airport.

RFP issued for Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel environmental study

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) issued a Request for Proposals for the Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel Tier II Environmental Impact Study. The study will explore a cross-harbor freight tunnel that would offer New York City a direct link to the national freight rail network.

Valley Metro to begin construction on Tempe Streetcar in June

The construction project will receive $50 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Capital Investment Grants program, which is included in the Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations bill.

ConnDOT taps consulting team to plan for rail system’s future

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) has selected its consulting team as it begins to plan for the future of the New Haven Line, as well as the state’s rail system.

Genesee & Wyoming completes Pentalver acquisition to expand maritime container transportation services

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., (G&W) announced that its subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited, has completed the acquisition of all of the issued share capital of Pentalver Transport Limited from a subsidiary of APM Terminals.

Snap-on to expand torque offerings through $72 million Norbar acquisition

Snap-on, Inc., has acquired Norbar Torque Tools Holdings Limited along with its U.S. and Chinese joint ventures, (“Norbar”) for approximately $72 million.

FRA extends Part 243 implementation dates by full year

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has extended the implementation dates of Part 243 Minimum Training Standards by one year according to a notice in the May 3 edition of the Federal Register.

Funding for Caltrain, OC Streetcar preserved in budget deal

A federal budget deal reached by Congress on April 30 includes approximately $150 million for two transit projects in California.

Approved transit plan keeps Durham-Orange Light Rail alive

The Durham-Orange Light Rail project remains eligible for more than $1 billion in federal funding following approvals of updated county transit plans from several stakeholders.

Jeff Goodling, Samrithy Thlang join WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has added Jeff Goodling as a senior rail project manager for the West region. Samrithy Thlang has also joined the company as a senior managing overhead contact system engineer.

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