PTA taps Jacobs Engineering for airport rail link

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been appointed as client-side technical advisor to the Western Australia Public Transport Authority (PTA) for the Forrestfield Airport Rail Link.

Northern Lines Railway extends lease of Minnesota line

Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) subsidiary, Northern Lines Railway (NLR), has reached an agreement with BNSF to extend NLR’s lease of rail lines to 2025.

Florida East Coast preps to move first neo-panamax cargo at PortMiami

Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) celebrated with its partners, the arrival Saturday July 9 of MOL Majesty, the first neo-panamax vessel to transit the expanded Panama Canal bound for PortMiami.

Amtrak and its partners select Arup to design Chicago Union Station

The restoration of Chicago Union Station has taken a significant step forward, as Amtrak, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago area transportation leaders from Metra, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced plans to begin the next phase of planning, historic review and preliminary engineering for the historic transportation hub.

Sound Transit says ST3 plan would cost locals $14/month

Sound Transit has released an updated and more precise calculation of the taxes residents would pay if the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure is approved in November.

IEM Corp.: No bad vibes for Sound Transit

As reported by Railway Age, Troy, N.Y.-based International Electronic Machines Corporation (IEM Corp.) has attained “Substantial Completion” status for its installation of a state-of-the art Vibration Monitoring System for Sound Transit’s light rail system in Seattle, Wash.

Sanveo opens L.A. office

Sanveo, Inc., has officially opened its new office in Los Angeles, Calif., adding to its existing offices in Newark, Calif., Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Aurangabad, India.

Omega names new regional sales manager

Omega Industries, Inc., has hired Jerry McCombs as southeast U.S. regional sales manager.

First train rolls at Port of Oakland’s new near-dock facility

The Port of Oakland has welcomed the first train to use a new, $100-million near-dock rail facility at the former Oakland Army Base.

Caltrain Board approves electrification design-build and EMU contracts

The Caltrain Board of Directors approved $1.25 billion in contracts to begin work on the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP).

Anacostia names Fox as managing director

Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) has named Andrew Fox managing director, where he will work on special projects for Anacostia and its operating companies.

Canada, Quebec reach agreement on transit funding

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and Premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard have confirmed the ratification of the Canada-Quebec Agreement on the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund and the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund.

Virginia awarded $165 million FASTLANE grant for Atlantic Gateway Project

Virginia’s proposed Atlantic Gateway Project has been selected for a federal FASTLANE grant of $165 million. 

Coos Bay Rail Link receives grant to rehab tunnels

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Coos Bay Rail Line $11 million to rehabilitate nine crumbling tunnels along the critical rail link between Eugene and Coquille, Ore.

RFQ issued for work on three GO Stations

Through funding made available under the Moving Ontario Forward plan, Ontario plans to expand GO Transit rail service on the Stouffville corridor as part of GO Regional Express Rail (RER).

WMATA completes installation of fiberglass insulators

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has finished the replacement of third-rail insulators at underground station platforms with safer, more heat-resistant fiberglass insulators.

Metra updates procurement plan

Metra has updated its buying plan to provide prospective vendors, contractors and subcontractors with a list of equipment, goods and services it expects to purchase within the next 12 months.

Final Sandy relief funds allocated

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will allocate the final $834.6 million available in Hurricane Sandy disaster recovery funding, providing maximum flexibility for impacted communities to direct repairs and has validated additional eligible damage for each recipient agency.

Transpoint Intermodal breaks ground on Indiana intermodal facility

Indiana Economic Development Corporation President Jim Schellinger and Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry joined executives from Transpoint Intermodal LLC June 28, 2016, to break ground on a new $13.5-million cargo transfer facility on Fort Wayne’s southeast side.

Anacostia promotes two, hires one at two affiliate railroads

Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) promoted two of its employees and hired one new employee to its Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) and Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) operating companies.

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