The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority‘s Yolo Causeway West Crossover project was completed on April 14, 2013, by Union Pacific crews.
In Washington state, the Bellvue City Council approved cost-reducing changes to the East Link light-rail project by a 6-0 vote that could result in up to $53 million in savings for taxpayers.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has made $474 million available for the fifth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program.
The Woodward Avenue Streetcar Project received clearance to proceed from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The city of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, selected the Richmond Underground as the preferred proposed route for the western extension of the city’s light-rail service.
Tutor Perini Corporation, a civil and building construction company, has been identified by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) as the low bidder for the Third Street Light Rail Program Phase 2 of the Central Subway Project. The company’s bid was approximately $840 million.
Canadian National (CN) Board of Directors appointed Robert Pace as its vice-chairman, effective immediately.
Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC and Savage Companies have formed a joint venture to develop and operate a 120,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude-by-rail unloading and marine loading facility at the Port of Vancouver USA in Washington state, subject to approval.
Brandt Road Rail Corporation has delivered the first Brandt R4 Power Units and OTM Trackers to Union Pacific (UP).
In Ottawa, ON, Canada, pre-construction work began on the Confederation Line Light Rail project, with the city of Ottawa officially handing over the site of the future maintenance and storage facility, a 16-hectare (40-acre) site on Belfast Road, to the Rideau Transit Group.
Price proposals have been received from five pre-qualified contractor teams seeking to build a major portion of Phase 2 of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.
J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc. (JLP), has been awarded a three-year, $6 million contract to provide supplemental engineering services for rail facilities and third-party coordination by the Los Angles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board of Directors.
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), has reached a safety milestone where its employees have worked 500,114 hours without a lost time injury.
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Interim Executive Director Thomas Prendergast appointed Carmen Bianco to serve as New York City Transit acting president.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) employees, including conductors and assistant conductors, represented by United Transportation Union Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation workers (UTU-SMART) have reached a tentative contract with the commuter railroad.
Union Pacific plans to strengthen Kansas’ transportation infrastructure by investing $19 million in the rail line between Salina and an area near Oakley.
Amtrak employees represented by United Transportation Union Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation workers (UTU-SMART) have ratified a five-year agreement with Amtrak management.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), the Madera County Farm Bureau, Merced County Farm Bureau, Chowchilla Water District, Preserve Our Heritage and the Fagundes parties have reached a settlement agreement.
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is facing a “major coming investment crisis that, without a solution, will mean strangled growth and deteriorating service” for 260 million intercity and commuter rail passengers who rely on it each year, Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman said.
A six-year, $12.62-billion construction program in Illinois has been put in place, which includes public transit and rail projects throughout the state.