STV hired Aarin Silver, PE, as vice president of its Transportation and Infrastructure Division’s Western Region.
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the $4.4 billion Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013.
Genesis Energy, L.P. plans to expand its existing rail terminal in Natchez, Miss., designed to handle straight and/or minimally diluted bitumen delivered by Canadian National and construct a new unit train loading facility in the heart of the Powder River Basin of the Niobrara Shale Play (Pronghorn Rail Facility).
CTC, Inc., shipped 52 “Do Not Stop on Tracks” signs that use LED technology to Colorado for installation at 26 grade crossings.
Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc. (KKCS), appointed Gary Gordon, PE, as associate vice president, based in the Northeast.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) began a $40 million construction project to modernize the LIRR’s Massapequa Station on May 17.
Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc. and IRECO, LLC named Marc Trani president, succeeding Bob Grandy who retired, effective April 30, 2013.
Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC, and Arch Coal, Inc., have written a letter of intent to create a joint venture. The new entity, to be called Black Thunder Terminal, LLC, will develop a rail terminal to provide crude oil handling, storage, rail loading and marketing services to producers in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin and downstream refiners.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Primos Station in the Clifton Heights neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pa., has reopened after being modernized and rehabilitated.
Union Pacific received the 2012 President’s Award for Logistics Excellence from Toyota Logistics Services. The award, which Union Pacific won for the second consecutive year, recognizes overall logistics excellence among rail carriers.
More than 1,200 people participated in a month-long survey to name two new Amtrak Cascades trains, which have been named Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Bachelor.
The Chicago Transit Authority Train Tracker now offers new features, which includes getting train arrival information at any station more quickly, to help time-pressed customers to get around more efficiently.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors has authorized a revised contract with URS Energy and Construction, Inc., to design and build the Atlanta Streetcar that sets the total price for its work on the project at $59 million.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed Virginia’s Road to the Future, the state’s first transportation funding plan approved in 27 years, which will increase funding for Virginia’s transit providers by $509 million and provide more than $256 million in funding for intercity passenger rail within the first five years.
VIA Rail Canada has released its 2012 Annual Report to the public. The company’s continued commitment to the efficient use of public funds helped bring down the operating deficit for the third year in a row.
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. (X Train) elected John McPherson to chairman of the board and George Rebensdorf to director. Former Chairman Gil Lamphere remains on the board as director.
Sound Transit is kicking off the final design process for the East Link light rail extension’s Downtown Bellevue segment with an open house to be held May 16 at Bellevue City Hall.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Bowen Civil Engineering Inc. (BCE) is now part of Hanson Professional Services Inc., adding expanded civil and transportation engineering, design services and 12 engineering professionals to Hanson’s national consulting practice.