Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval Carter, Jr. shared Feb. 6 the first major project announcement in the $23 million Illinois Medical District (IMD) Blue Line station renovation plans.
Biloxi, Miss., is considering the closure of six out of the city’s 29 crossings to accommodate road extensions and is working with CSX to identify the best options.
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has reported record ridership numbers on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Metro-North Railroad and the newly-added Second Avenue Subway.
The Board of Directors of Union Pacific approved its $3.1 billion capital program for 2017.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) will advance four unsolicited proposals that could accelerate two mega projects.
Sound Transit has announced a temporarily revised route for its Sounder South Line to allow crews to complete the second phase of work on its Tacoma Trestle Track & Signal Project from Feb. 17–22.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) Chairman of the Board of Directors Mortimer B. Fuller III has announced his retirement effective following the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting this May.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced the appointment of Darryl Irick as acting president of MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) and Owen J. Monaghan as the new chief of police for the MTA Police Department.
The state of New York awarded $25 million in grants to 19 rail and port projects through the Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program.
Regional transportation authority Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) have released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for interested contractors to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
HNTB Corporation has hired Michael Powers as rail program manager. He will work out of the consulting firm’s Arlington, Va., office.
Colorado’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) will launch its R Line on Feb. 24, offering light-rail service to Aurora, Colo.
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), a subsidiary of Kansas City Southern (KCS), is investing $25 million into construction and improvement projects to upgrade its Beaumont Subdivision this year.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) estimates U.S. freight railroads will spend an estimated $22 billion in 2017 on capital programs.
AECOM has appointed former Federal Transit Administration Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers as North American Transit Practice Leader.
Elaine Chao has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in to serve as the 18th Secretary of Transportation.
A bill that would make the shortline maintenance tax credit permanent was introduced to the House of Representatives during the evening of Jan. 30.
Keith Creel has assumed the role as president and chief executive officer of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), becoming the 17th person to lead the company since 1881.
Miller Ingenuity has announced an enhanced company mission that emphasizes its goal of increased safety and productivity for railroad operators.
William N. Feidt will join Amtrak as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) effective Feb. 6, 2017.
