Chicago Terminal employees select UTU-SMART

Operating employees of Chicago Terminal Railroad (CTR) have selected United Transportation Union Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation workers (UTU-SMART) for representation.

RailWorks subsidiaries name two new presidents

RailWorks Corporation, named Mark Patterson president of its transit systems subsidiary L.K. Comstock National Transit, Inc., and named Nuno Pereira president of its Canadian subsidiary PNR RailWorks Inc.

USDOT awards $10.9 million TIGER grant for rail improvements to multimodal logistics park

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $10.9-million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) 2012 grant to the city of West Memphis, Ark., to expand the city’s port.

Twin Cities’ Hiawatha light-rail now Metro Blue Line

In Minnesota, the Hiawatha light-rail line has been rebranded as the Metro Blue Line, the first of the Twin Cities rapid transit lines. The Metro system will also include Green Line light-rail service between the downtowns (service begins mid-2014).

Axion receives order from Edmonton LRT

Axion International Holdings, Inc., has received a purchase order from a new customer, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, in Edmonton, AB, Canada, for its ECOTRAX ties. These ties will be used for road crossing applications where the transit line’s rail tracks intersect with roads.

Meyer named COO of the Nebraska Central Railroad Company

Rio Grande Pacific Corporation appointed rail industry veteran Tres Meyer as chief operating officer of its Nebraska Central Railroad Company.

STV names Silver Transportation & Infrastructure vice president, Western Region

STV hired Aarin Silver, PE, as vice president of its Transportation and Infrastructure Division’s Western Region.

Gov. O’Malley signs $4.4 billion Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2013

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the $4.4 billion Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013.

Genesis to expand Natchez rail terminal, construct new unit train loading facility

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).

NYCT brings FASTRACK to the 4, 5 and 6

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit brings FASTRACK back to the Upper East Side of Manhattan on the 4, 5 and 6 Subway Lines, this time to perform maintenance work in the lower level express tunnels.

Colorado adds safety signs at grade crossings

CTC, Inc., shipped 52 “Do Not Stop on Tracks” signs that use LED technology to Colorado for installation at 26 grade crossings.

KKCS names new associate vice president and principal, opens office in Orange County

Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc. (KKCS), appointed Gary Gordon, PE, as associate vice president, based in the Northeast.

NRC is stronger than ever

The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association has experienced healthy growth by keeping the needs of its members in the forefront.

Ditching and drainage efforts that go with the flow

Suppliers provide resources to keep roadbeds clear of water.

NRC Rail Construction Project of the Year: Utah Transit Authority FrontRunner South

The joint venture of Stacy and Witbeck, Inc., and Herzog Contracting Corp. utilize innovation and fluid communication to safely construct a 45-mile commuter rail line.

CTA kicks off Red Line South Construction Project

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) kicked off of the $425-million Red Line South Reconstruction Project May 19.

LIRR begins $40-million station modernization project

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.

Port Washington Yard Track Extension would improve LIRR service

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) proposal to build track extensions at the existing Port Washington Yard would immediately improve train service for Port Washington Branch customers and provide more service to the East Side of Manhattan at Grand Central Terminal once the East Side Access project is completed.

Unity Railway Supply and IRECO name new president

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc. and IRECO, LLC named Marc Trani president, succeeding Bob Grandy who retired, effective April 30, 2013.

MTA to continue Sandy-related repairs through new initiatives, Roackaway line to resume

Through New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) initiatives, plans to permanently repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, flood-proof major sections of the subway system and begin the planning process to fortify the region’s mass transit network are planned.

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