Union Pacific’s 2012 employee safety performance was the best in the company’s 150-year history. Employees achieved a 1.01 reportable injury rate, surpassing the previous best of 1.15 established in 2011. From 2002-2012, Union Pacific employees improved their reportable injury rate by 58 percent.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joined state and local leaders in New Bedford, Mass., to highlight the administration’s commitment to South Coast Rail as a key component of an investment plan to grow jobs and expand economic opportunity.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board of Directors selected PGH Wong Engineering, Inc., and Harris & Associates to provide additional oversight and management of contractors who will build the initial 30-mile stretch of high-speed rail from Madera to Fresno, Calif.
North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) hired Jim Kessler, PE, as vice president of engineering and planning.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) approved a $12.5-million award in regional transportation funding for Phase 1 of the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) project in California.
CSX Transportation, Inc., working with the commonwealth of Massachusetts, opened New England’s first double-stack cleared intermodal route on its rail line between the New York state line and the newly-expanded intermodal terminal in Worcester, Mass., reducing transit times on key lanes by as much as 24 hours.
Union Pacific is investing approximately $13.2 million in the rail line between Troutdale and Dalles, Ore.
The Canadian government is contributing up to CA$19.9 million (US$19.73 million), through its Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative for a CA$45-million (US$44.6 million) overpass on the Deltaport Causeway, part of Port Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project.
The Alabama State Port Authority’s Board of Directors approved two measures that will bring the port’s new intermodal rail facility closer to reality.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors approved the name changes of three subway stations.
CSX plans to invest approximately $2.3 billion in its business in 2013 supporting initiatives to help meet long-term demand for freight rail, improve customer service and further the company’s plans for long-term profitable growth.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) presented the Board of Director’s Governance Committee with a staff draft of the authority’s strategic plan, called Momentum, which defines the next generation of WMATA.
The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) celebrated the completion of the West Rail Line construction Jan. 23 with lighting the 6th Avenue Bridge, which signifies the start of the countdown to the grand opening of the West Rail Line on April 26.
Norfolk Southern named Jerry Hall vice president intermodal operations, he will succeed Robert Huffman, who is retiring Feb. 1.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s long-term transportation funding proposal, “Virginia’s Road to the Future,” would provide the Virginia Department of Transportation with approximately $1.07 billion in new funds for rail and transit projects.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee selected subcommittee ranking members for each of its six panels.
Craig King has been appointed president of R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC, effective January 2013.
L.B. Foster Company appointed James Tanner general manager and Robert Docherty head of business development, Rail Technologies, effective immediately.
BNSF has planned a 2013 capital commitment program of approximately $4.1 billion, approximately a $450-million increase over its 2012 capital spend of $3.6 billion.
CSX is planning a major track capacity expansion on its River Line between northern New Jersey and the Albany, N.Y., region.
