Major construction activity for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension Project in California began this week in San Jose, where Hostetter Road intersects the future BART corridor.
The European Commission, under the EU Merger Regulation, has cleared the proposed acquisition of Invensys Rail, the railway signaling division of the Invensys Group of the UK, by Siemens of Germany.
BNSF honored the accomplishments of employees from across its network at an awards ceremony recently in Fort Worth, Texas.
On April 20 and 21 in Southern California, North County Transit District (NCTD)’s COASTER commuter rail service, Amtrak and BNSF will cease operations for track maintenance.
The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) has named Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) Veterans Employer of the Year for its “exemplary contribution in hiring our American heroes, our veterans.”
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has put together a special panel tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving freight transportation can strengthen the U.S. economy.
The Utah Transit Authority opened the Airport TRAX line April 14. The six-mile light-rail line extends the existing Green Line from the Arena Station at 400 West South Temple to North Temple and the Salt Lake City International Airport.
The Chicago Rail Link (CRL), managed by OmniTRAX, has completed upgrades for BP Products North America, which has begun shipments of liquid asphalt through the terminal.
Bombardier Transportation signed a contract with the Florida Department of Transportation to provide operations and maintenance services for Central Florida’s SunRail commuter rail project.
Lilee Systems and Alstom are joining forces to launch a new suite of interoperable Positive Train Control (PTC) products for rail lines.
As a part of ongoing efforts to create a more customer-centered organization in L.B. Foster Company’s recently consolidated rail businesses, a number of organizational changes have been made to its team led by Greg Lippard, vice president, rail products and sales.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has identified Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons, a Joint Venture, as the best scoring team for the design-build contract to begin construction of the Madera to Fresno segment, the first section of the high-speed rail system.
A cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been made, which will save taxpayers and transit riders $111 million.
The Federal Transit Administration has approved Phoenix Valley Metro‘s request to enter project development for the Tempe Streetcar, a 2.6-mile extension of the Valley Metro system.
Continental Rail Corp., a holding company formed to acquire and operate shortline and regional railroads, named Ambassador Ned Siegel to its board of directors.
Maryland Department of Transportation‘s Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking private sector input on best practices and innovative approaches to delivering and financing the Maryland National Capital Purple Line and the Baltimore Red Line.
HollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners, L.P., are collaborating to construct a rail facility that will enable crude oil loading and unloading near HollyFrontier’s Artesia and/or Lovington, N. M. refining facilities.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) plans to test potential future station concepts at Bethesda Station.
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York City Transit is bringing FASTRACK back to the N, Q and R Broadway line starting April 15.
Capital Metro, the city of Austin, Texas and Lone Star Rail District jointly-hired Kyle Keahey as the Urban Rail Program Lead, who will manage ongoing planning, funding and future implementation of rail transit in central Texas.