Caltrain Board adopts updated MOU with CHSRA

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), which owns and operates California’s Caltrain, adopted an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA).

California Transportation Commission doles out $100 million to state rail projects

The California Transportation Commission allocated $333 million in new funds to 91 projects that it says will improve the state’s transportation system and strengthen California’s economic recovery.

Maryland Transit receives ROD for Baltimore Red Line

The Federal Transit Administration issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Baltimore, Md., Red Line project, which will expand the region’s transit network for the first time since the early 1990s.

New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania transit agencies receive $390 million federal reimbursement

The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated nearly $390 million in FY 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act funds to reimburse the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).

Bidders shortlisted for new GO Transit rail maintenance facility

In Toronto, ON, Canada, Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario released a request for proposals to the three teams shortlisted to submit proposals to design, build, finance and maintain a new maintenance facility for GO Transit.

TTCI’s annual review draws more than 500 to Colorado

Transportation Technology Center, Inc., held its 18th Annual AAR Research Review March 5-6, 2013, in Pueblo, Colo. This year’s theme was “Technology Driven Solutions to Improve Safety and Efficiency.”

FRA approves WSDOT environmental assessment for Point Defiance Bypass project

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has signed off on the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) environmental assessment for the Point Defiance Bypass project.

Amtrak covered 88 percent of operating costs in 2012

Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman said that the railroad is leveraging record ridership to reduce dependence on federal operating subsidies.

CHSRA names new CFO

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) appointed Russell Fong as its chief financial officer.

MBTA seeks WiFi provider

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is seeking proposals to provide WiFi service on commuter rail cars and select commuter rail stations.

USDOT awards PANYNJ $195.7 million for Superstorm Sandy repairs

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) approximately $195.7 million for infrastructure repairs in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

New York MTA finishes 72nd Street Station Structures blasting

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) completed blasting for the 72nd Street Station Structures contract for Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway.

Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain system receives upgrades

In Vancouver, BC, construction has begun at Metro Vancouver’s Main Street-Science World Station, the first of seven SkyTrain stations to undergo accessibility and safety improvements over the next three years.

Second segment of RTD’s I-225 Rail Line breaks ground

On March 1, in Denver, Colo., Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) FasTracks began construction on the second segment of the I-225 Rail Line.

Lawsuit questioning CHSRA environmental compliance dismissed

The Sacramento County Superior Court rejected the town of Atherton’s lawsuit, finding that the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has complied with the environmental review requirements in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

LACMTA CEO gets two-year contract extension; GM of Santa Clara VTA to retire

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board of Directors approved a two-year contract extension with options for two additional one-year extensions to LACMTA CEO Art Leahy. The two-year contract extension is added to a previous four-year contract entered into in April 2009 between LACMTA and Leahy.

Webcor Builders awarded Foothill Extension contract

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority awarded the third and final design-build contract, worth $48.7 million, for the light-rail project from Pasadena to Azusa, Calif., to Webcor Builders.

Pedestrian undercrossing opens along San Diego portion of LOSSAN

The pedestrian rail undercrossing in Encintas, Calif., off Coast Highway 101, near Santa Fe Drive, opened on Feb. 27.

AECOM to provide design services for Honolulu rail transit project

AECOM Technical Services, Inc., a subsidiary of AECOM Technology Corporation, is working on a $43.9-million contract from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to provide design services for a portion of Hawaii’s Honolulu Rail Transit Project.

Trinity Railway Express to use Axion’s ECOTRAX crossties

Axion International Holdings, Inc., received an order worth more than $500,000 for its ECOTRAX composite crossties from Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for use in the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) that connects Dallas and Fort Worth.

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