The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) will proceed with early work activities for Section Three of the Purple Line Extension following approval by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) is praising the decision of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to seek competitive contracting opportunities for the maintenance and operations of the
TriMet’s safety and security division will soon be run by a new executive director.
Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. (LORAM) has appointed Stephen Mannix as Managing Director of Loram Pty. Ltd., its Australian subsidiary, with responsibility for the Australasian market.
Veteran civil engineer William Knapp, P.E., has joined STV as Vice President and Design-Build Director, Western Region. He will be based in STV’s Oakland, Calif. office and manage design-build efforts in the
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Board of Directors approved or amended four contracts, worth approximately $24 million, that will propel the planned Windsor rail extension forward.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has opened a review of the Silver Line Phase II construction.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board of Directors is reviewing the Green Line Extension to Torrance project this month with the release of a Supplemental Alternatives Analysis and an
Brian Miller, president of R. J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC, has announced his resignation as he moves on to pursue other interests.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking vendors interested in operating and maintaining elements of the Silver Line.
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) presented the 2018 Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence to Arup on Sept. 17 for the consulting firm’s work on the Fulton Center
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit has shared plans to launch a new, temporary bus service to Brooklyn’s Canarsie neighborhood as well as long-term improvements to the Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway subway
Ondas Networks, a wireless data networks supplier for industrial markets, has announced that telecommunications and transportation industry veteran Jim Taylor has been selected as president of the company’s new transportation business unit.
Custom Truck One Source has acquired Great Pacific Equipment, a distributor of construction and utility equipment that has served the southwest United States for the past four decades.
Metra will not raise fares in 2019, but service reductions could occur beginning in 2020 if the commuter rail system doesn’t receive an infusion of public aid.
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority has received proposals from four teams that aim to secure the Glendora to Montclair Alignment Design-Build Contract for work on the authority’s 12.3-mile, six-station Foothill Gold
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal Register for $46.3 million in Positive Train Control (PTC) System Grants.
The project team at KC Streetcar is hopeful the planned Main Street Extension to University of Missouri-Kansas City, will be funded with a grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) New Starts
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will begin in Spring 2019 a $17.9 million initiative to upgrade its Lynbrook Station along the Babylon and Long Beach branches to harden LIRR infrastructure and
Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) promoted Stephane Perri to serve as general superintendent on Sept. 9, 2018, the company has announced.
