The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York is proposing expanded sleep apnea screening and treatment opportunities to rail engineers and conductors across multiple area networks to bolster safety for operators and passengers.
Union Pacific aims to spend approximately $3.1 billion on its 2017 capital program, pending approval by the Class 1’s Board of Directors.
Stacy and Witbeck, Inc., has been awarded a contract from the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority for Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) for the Tempe Streetcar project.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) opened its new Staten Island Railway (SIR) Arthur Kill station Jan. 21, marking its first addition to the line in two decades.
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated more than $127 million to 49 projects to maintain the state’s infrastructure systems.
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is testing two prototypes of portable track vacuum systems to bolster the network’s efforts to keep tracks clean.
The Metropolitan Council (Met Council), which serves the Twin Cities, received approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to begin engineering on the Blue Line extension.
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has announced a $3.4 billion capital expenditure plan for 2017.
R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC, named Nathan Henderson as president of R. J. Corman Railroad Services, LLC, and of Noel Rush to serve as senior vice president Commercial Development, R.J. Corman Railroad Group effective immediately. Both will continue to report to R.J. Corman Railroad Group President and CEO Ed Quinn.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) met with U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary-designate Elaine Chao on Jan. 18 to discuss infrastructure priorities, specifically, the Gateway Program.
TransLink has announced the start of Phase One of its expanded transit services that will be available in 2017 in conjunction with the 10-Year Vision for Metro Vancouver Transportation.
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) has announced the appointment of Keith Creel as the company’s president and CEO effective Jan. 31. The change follows E. Hunter Harrison’s decision to retire from the railroad.
Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) updated its progress toward the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC), as well as its efforts monitor sleep apnea in employees in an effort to ensure safety of riders and the general public.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a proposed General Directive aimed at reducing the frequency of stop signal overruns in the rail transit industry.
London Trackwork Inc., a supplier of rail transit track components, has been awarded a contract for special trackwork for Canada’s Valley Line light-rail transit project in Edmonton, AB.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has launched a new campaign to remind drivers to practice caution at railroad crossings.
Trackmobile has announced a new partnership with Rail Safe Training, Inc., with the start of the New Year.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined local dignitaries participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 project in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 14.
An estimated 5,500 Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) South Shore Line riders were stranded on Jan. 12 following a “severe flash freeze situation.”
A Congressionally-mandated report has found that U.S. infrastructure requires more investment to maintain existing systems, as well as tackle a significant backlog of repair work.
