G.I. Jobs named Union Pacific one of America’s top military-friendly employers for 2013, marking the 10th time in 11 years that one of the nation’s career guides for military job seekers recognized Union Pacific.
Union Pacific Railroad plans to enhance Colorado’s transportation infrastructure by investing $7.5 million in the rail line that runs between the Colorado/Kansas border and Deer Trail.
Norfolk Southern Corp. issued its fifth annual corporate sustainability report, documenting progress on the railroad’s efforts to reduce its business impacts on the environment.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool say a tentative agreement with multiple CTA trade unions has been made and will provide the agency more flexibility for CTA construction and maintenance work and realize more than $6.5 million in cost savings.
Repairs continue to be made on Amtrak’s system in order to resume service to and from New York City from points south and north on the Northeast Corridor.
The recovery effort from Hurricane Sandy will be a monumental affair that will last weeks, if not months.
The Columbus and Greenville Railway (CAGY), was recently named Shortline of the Year at BNSF ‘s annual Shortline Conference held last month in Irving, Texas.
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) all-time ridership record was broken Oct. 31, with 568,061 exits reported.
BNSF named Steve Bobb executive vice president and chief marketing officer, with responsibility for BNSF’s sales, marketing, customer service, economic development and business unit activities. He succeeds John Lanigan, who has decided to retire effective Jan. 15, 2013.
New York area commuters now have free access to limited service on Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and New York City Transit lines.
Northeast freight operations are slowly returning to normal along routes left in Hurricane Sandy’s path of destruction.
Union Pacific plans to enhance Illinois’ transportation infrastructure by investing $5.4 million in the rail line that runs between North Lake and Northbrook.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) hired Frank Vacca, chief engineer of Amtrak, as its chief program manager. Vacca has more than 35 years of experience in commuter, intercity and high-speed passenger rail systems.
Watco Western Australia Rail (WWAR) hired Grant Thompson as vice president commercial and Watco Transportation Services promoted Cory Smith to general manager for the Louisiana Southern Railroad (LAS).
The Kansas City streetcar proposal has received funds from the Mid-America Regional Council’s (MARC) Board of Directors totaling $ 17.7 million.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation and the Dakota Southern Railway Company are wrapping up a two-year, $28-million rehabilitation project on the state-owned, shortline rail system between Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Seattle, Wash., has secured funding to plan and design the First Hill Streetcar line’s Broadway Extension.
A Kansas State University-led research project is helping high-speed rail systems handle the stress of freezing and thawing weather conditions.
On November 27, Ohio’s Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will begin work on restoration of the Red Line rail tunnel under Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and CH2M HILL, in a joint venture, received a seven-year, $75.5 million contract from Sound Transit of Seattle, Wash. for the Northgate Link Extension Project.