UTU agreements ratified on Gary Railway

United Transportation Union-represented yardmen, hostlers and yardmasters employed by Gary Railway and members of UTU Local 1383 have ratified separate six-year agreements.

Galesburg, Ill., grade separation project completed

The $16.1-million Illinois Jobs Now! grade separation project in Galesburg, Ill., is now complete. The new grade separation eliminates the at-grade crossing along Main Street and creates a new overpass spanning from east of Academy Street to west of Garfield Avenue and over BNSF tracks.

Hudson-Bergen improvements, expansion to be studied with FTA grant

The Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $400,000 grant to study future expansion and improvements to New Jersey Transit’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR).

BART Warm Springs Extension tunnel construction complete

More than 400 local residents, elected officials and regional transportation leaders toured the recently completed underground subway portion of San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Warm Springs extension project at Fremont’s Central Park.

Wlotko Retires From Patriot Rail Corp.

Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Stan Wlotko of Patriot Rail Corp. is retiring, effective January 1, 2013.

CTC grants funds to three California rail projects

The California Transportation Commission has allocated approximately $102.7 million to three rail projects that will provide better transit, increase intermodal opportunities and reduce highway congestion.

UTA to open Airport TRAX Line on April 14

Construction on Utah Transit Authority’s (UTA) Airport TRAX line, which will connect Salt Lake City’s downtown with Salt Lake International Airport, is coming to a close. Substantial completion is expected by the end of the month and will be followed by testing.

New York City subway system turns 108

October 27 will mark the 108th anniversary of the opening of New York City’s subway, which has become the essence of a growing city, nourishing skyscrapers, developing residential neighborhoods and just shortening the time it takes to get around.

NS’ Drake to retire, Wheeler and Evans named to key positions

Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that Timothy Drake, vice president engineering, is retiring, effective Oct. 31.

Parsons Brinckerhoff to analyze Detroit transit corridor alternatives

In Michigan, the Southeastern Council of Governments has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff to perform an alternatives analysis (AA) for the Woodward Avenue rapid transit project in Detroit.

SFMTA opens bidding for Central Subway work

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has opened biding for a contract to construct the stations, track and operating systems for the Central Subway.

Feds award $18.5 million to upgrade rail and port infrastructure in South Jersey

The South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC) and its partners signed an $18.5 million federal stimulus grant October 23 that will create thousands of jobs by upgrading freight rail from South Jersey into the market heartland of America.

Pacer and UP enter into multi-year agreement

Pacer International, Inc., a North American freight transportation and global logistics services provider, has entered into a multi-year agreement to arrange, manage and provide intermodal freight transportation services for both automotive parts and freight-all-kinds shipments between the U.S., Mexico and Canada for Union Pacific.

Watco Transportation Services names regional VP of operations, general manager for AWRR

Chuck Littlefield has joined Watco Transportation Services as regional vice president of operations for the Gulf Region. Littlefield will be responsible for the continued development and improvement of safety, service, growth, people and efficien¬cy in all areas of the Gulf Region.

Metrolink to celebrate 20 years

The west coast’s largest commuter rail system, Metrolink, will celebrate 20 years of service on October 26. To date, Metrolink has transported more than 100 million people throughout Southern California.

RRF receives two FRA grants

The Railroad Research Foundation (RRF) has received two new federal grants from the Federal Railroad Administration; one related to the transportation of hazardous materials and the other to discourage employee distractions on the job. These grants support the central goals of the RRF to promote safety in the railroad industry.

CN’s Robert Noorigian to retire

Robert Noorigian, vice-president of investor relations at Canadian National, will retire at the end of this year.

NS improves in 2012 Newsweek Green Rankings

In the 2012 Newsweek Green Rankings, Norfolk Southern Corporation moved up 217 spots from its 2011 ranking to 181 on Newsweek’s U.S. 500 list.

HDR JV selected to provide pre-AFP design for Toronto interchange station

HDR Corporation, in a joint venture with VIA Architecture, has been selected by Metrolinx to provide pre-AFP design services for the Eglinton-Yonge Light Rail Transit Interchange Station in Toronto.

Invensys Rail names Adams as VP global major projects

Invensys Rail has appointed Russell Adams as its new vice president of global major projects.

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