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June, 2019
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Pat Ottensmeyer to receive 2019 Railroad Innovator Award from Progressive Railroading, RailTrends Mon, Jun 3, 2019
CDOT issues RFP for Front Range passenger-rail study Mon, Jun 3, 2019
Washington State DOT picks Omaha Track to operate short-line branch, announces $5.7 BUILD grant Mon, Jun 3, 2019
MTA launches contactless fare payment pilot Mon, Jun 3, 2019
Corpus Christi port begins channel improvement project to serve energy market Mon, Jun 3, 2019
Amtrak, freight railroads continue service suspensions due to flooding Mon, Jun 3, 2019
Metra opens new station shelter on Milwaukee District North Line Mon, Jun 3, 2019
DART, Uber partner on last-mile service Mon, Jun 3, 2019
NS readies operating plan for precision scheduled railroading Tue, Jun 4, 2019
NS readies operating plan for precision scheduled railroading Tue, Jun 4, 2019
Canadian Pacific continues moving record amounts of grain Tue, Jun 4, 2019
Canadian Pacific continues moving record amounts of grain Tue, Jun 4, 2019
DART orders FLIRT trains from Stadler Tue, Jun 4, 2019
RailUSA acquires CSX line in Florida Tue, Jun 4, 2019
TriMet awards $80M fleet overhaul contract to Siemens Mobility Tue, Jun 4, 2019
Amtrak upgrades track between DC, Baltimore Tue, Jun 4, 2019
VIA Rail posts Q1 ridership, revenue growth Tue, Jun 4, 2019
Transit industry veteran Stephens dies Tue, Jun 4, 2019
House Appropriations OKs FY2020 THUD bill Wed, Jun 5, 2019
AAR responds to Supreme Court's decision on metrics, standards Wed, Jun 5, 2019
League of Railway Women seeks 'Woman of the Year' nominees Wed, Jun 5, 2019
LA Metro reaches halfway mark on first section of Purple Line Extension construction Wed, Jun 5, 2019
TransLink names Ladrak president of BC Rapid Transit Wed, Jun 5, 2019
Modesto short-line's Bienvenu elected chair of Beard's board Wed, Jun 5, 2019
MTA NYCT updates train service status Wed, Jun 5, 2019
Rail supplier news from Greenbrier, Alstom, Veea Systems, Angel Trains, Geotab, Cubic and Schneider (June 5) Wed, Jun 5, 2019
U.S. rail traffic slump continued in May Thu, Jun 6, 2019
Amtrak names Gardner, Winbigler to new exec roles Thu, Jun 6, 2019
Metra seeks input on transit connection pilot Thu, Jun 6, 2019
Lacassine Operating to build blending plant at Louisiana rail terminal Thu, Jun 6, 2019
PUCO approves rail crossing upgrades in Ohio Thu, Jun 6, 2019
Metro-North Harrison Station begins TOD construction Thu, Jun 6, 2019
United Rail launches Las Vegas Xpress project Thu, Jun 6, 2019
VTA redesigns website with focus on trip planning Thu, Jun 6, 2019
Passenger rail grows in Florida, as the state grapples with congested roads Fri, Jun 7, 2019
Canadian Pacific opens automotive compound in Vancouver Fri, Jun 7, 2019
Canadian Pacific opens automotive compound in Vancouver Fri, Jun 7, 2019
Sound Transit begins Hilltop Tacoma Link construction Fri, Jun 7, 2019
BNSF to serve Ceres Global's new hydrocarbon transloading venture Fri, Jun 7, 2019
BNSF to serve Ceres Global's new hydrocarbon transloading venture Fri, Jun 7, 2019
Illinois OKs infrastructure bill that boosts transit-rail funding Fri, Jun 7, 2019
NJ Transit taps Khan as CTO for infrastructure, operation Fri, Jun 7, 2019
Canada OKs new Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority Fri, Jun 7, 2019
SMART, BART receive Bay Area Metro Award Fri, Jun 7, 2019
Rail supplier news from Hub, All Hands Fire, Hanson, Cloud Logistics, Raven Logistics and Cylus (June 7) Fri, Jun 7, 2019
From the editor: Ottensmeyer to receive 2019 Railroad Innovator Award Mon, Jun 10, 2019
From the editor: Ottensmeyer to receive 2019 Railroad Innovator Award Mon, Jun 10, 2019
FRA to award grant for Gulf Coast passenger-rail service Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Caltrain approves FY2020 operating, capital budgets Mon, Jun 10, 2019
CN marks 100th year in business Mon, Jun 10, 2019
CN marks 100th year in business Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Indiana short line obtains federal grant for infrastructure upgrades Mon, Jun 10, 2019
VTA transfers Berryessa extension testing to BART Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Port of Virginia debuts on-dock rail yard Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Wisconsin lawmakers OK funds to expand Amtrak Hiawatha service Mon, Jun 10, 2019
LIRR to begin Penn Station construction Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Montana Rail Link budgets record capex Tue, Jun 11, 2019
FRA awards rail improvement grants in Arkansas, Missouri Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Watco to serve as rail manager of Meridian's new crude-oil refinery Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Santa Clara Valley authority OKs environmental report for light-rail extension Tue, Jun 11, 2019
NJ Transit calls for bids to fill track-side canal Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Arrows Up: CEO Allegretti retires, Renfro named successor Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Amtrak trains again stop at Springfield Union Station Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Met Council identifies Metro Transit police chief finalists Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Rail supplier news from Bombardier, Infinity Transportation, Railroad Software and Road & Rail (June 12) Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Genesee & Wyoming: On the industrial development fast track Wed, Jun 12, 2019
ASLRRA: House majority cosponsors short-line tax credit bill Wed, Jun 12, 2019
FRA awards grants for CREATE project, rail upgrades in Florida and Michigan Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Louisville & Indiana Railroad, malting company to open transload facility Wed, Jun 12, 2019
LA Metro installs new senior team members, announces Wiggins' departure Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Coos Bay Rail Line rehabs 37 timber bridges Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Utah Transit Authority completes major construction project in one month Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Orange County authority OKs FY2020 budget Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Amtrak's Empire Builder route turns 90 Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Transit agencies develop multimodal mobile apps in response to on-demand call Thu, Jun 13, 2019
FRA announces $326M in rail safety, improvement grants Thu, Jun 13, 2019
BMW opens KCSM-served plant in Mexico Thu, Jun 13, 2019
BMW opens KCSM-served plant in Mexico Thu, Jun 13, 2019
U.S. rail traffic slump carries into June Thu, Jun 13, 2019
NJ Transit lands federal grant for distributed generation project Thu, Jun 13, 2019
Washington state to update railroad oil-spill response rules Thu, Jun 13, 2019
FRA: Short Line Safety Institute's assessment model is 'robust' Thu, Jun 13, 2019
South Florida RTA to start PTC revenue service demos at Tri-Rail Thu, Jun 13, 2019
WMATA names Mobbs counsel to inspector general Thu, Jun 13, 2019
PTC progress report 2019: Commuter railroads Fri, Jun 14, 2019
MARTA OKs timeline for major transit expansion Fri, Jun 14, 2019
USDOT seeks applicants for new port infrastructure grant program Fri, Jun 14, 2019
North Dakota lawmakers seek Chao's help to fight Washington state's crude-by-rail law Fri, Jun 14, 2019
DART names Schulze chief of staff Fri, Jun 14, 2019
Palmetto Railways to serve new plastics transload facility Fri, Jun 14, 2019
LA Metro tunnel boring machine breaks through to Wilshire/Western Terminus Fri, Jun 14, 2019
PATH to open eastbound Harrison Station Fri, Jun 14, 2019
Rail supplier news from NRC, Tramont, Alstom, ABB Turbocharging, TekTracking, CRRC and HNTB (June 14) Fri, Jun 14, 2019
Ballast Management Equipment Update 2019 Mon, Jun 17, 2019
FRA issues proposed rule for passenger rail safety, risk-reduction systems Mon, Jun 17, 2019
Bombardier to move BART rail-car assembly to California Mon, Jun 17, 2019
Howard Energy expands rail-served bulk terminal facilities in Texas Mon, Jun 17, 2019
United Rail enlists Peakstone to raise capital for short-line acquisitions Mon, Jun 17, 2019
Amtrak wraps up Acela interior 'refresh' Mon, Jun 17, 2019
DART forges pact with Anland North to develop Victory Plaza Mon, Jun 17, 2019
TransLink completes Joyce Collingwood Station project Mon, Jun 17, 2019
NJ Transit to highlight accessibility options in video campaign Mon, Jun 17, 2019
NYC Transit: Pact adds 500 officers to improve safety, combat fare evasion Tue, Jun 18, 2019
NCTD board approves Siemens locomotive order Tue, Jun 18, 2019
Teamsters rail traffic controllers ratify new CN contract Tue, Jun 18, 2019
Teamsters rail traffic controllers ratify new CN contract Tue, Jun 18, 2019
NTSB issues preliminary report on ethanol train derailment in Texas Tue, Jun 18, 2019
NCDOT's Trogdon to chair AASHTO rail council Tue, Jun 18, 2019
LA Metro begins work on Blue Line northern segment Tue, Jun 18, 2019
Capitol Corridor increases train speeds Tue, Jun 18, 2019
APTA to host maintenance, operator skills competition Tue, Jun 18, 2019
ASLRRA: House bill includes short-line tax credit Wed, Jun 19, 2019
Connecticut DOT Hartford Line marks one-year anniversary Wed, Jun 19, 2019
CP recognized for logistics excellence Wed, Jun 19, 2019
CP recognized for logistics excellence Wed, Jun 19, 2019
WMATA seeks improvements for Blue, Orange, Silver lines Wed, Jun 19, 2019
NS honors Delaware-Lackawanna as 'short line of the year' Wed, Jun 19, 2019
Metro Transit-St. Louis logs ridership record during Stanley Cup celebration Wed, Jun 19, 2019
Amports to expand acreage at Jacksonville port Wed, Jun 19, 2019
Rail supplier news from Thales, Wabtec, Cubic, HDR, Roadrunner, Wasatch and James Street (June 19) Wed, Jun 19, 2019
Amtrak police force cuts raise security concerns for U.S. lawmakers Thu, Jun 20, 2019
Amtrak police force cuts prompt lawmakers' security concerns Thu, Jun 20, 2019
PANYNJ wraps up ExpressRail Port Jersey project Thu, Jun 20, 2019
MassDOT, MBTA OK $18.3 billion capital plan Thu, Jun 20, 2019
STB solicits comments on proposed Uinta Basin Railway's environmental impact Thu, Jun 20, 2019
Denver RTD light-rail derailment prompts safety action plan Thu, Jun 20, 2019
U.S. rail traffic down again in Week 24 Thu, Jun 20, 2019
LA Metro report highlights on-demand service, congestion pricing study Thu, Jun 20, 2019
Sound Transit receives new light-rail vehicle Thu, Jun 20, 2019
FTA allocates $300M to BART’s heavy-rail system Fri, Jun 21, 2019
U.S. Class Is employed fewer workers in May Fri, Jun 21, 2019
Short-line tax credit advances in House, picks up 50th cosponsor in Senate Fri, Jun 21, 2019
AAPA names Connor to succeed Nagle as top exec Fri, Jun 21, 2019
UP recognizes 46 companies for safe hazmat practices Fri, Jun 21, 2019
UP recognizes 46 companies for safe hazmat practices Fri, Jun 21, 2019
California transit board names Padgette managing director of Capitol Corridor Fri, Jun 21, 2019
Caltrain completes 22nd Street Station improvements Fri, Jun 21, 2019
Rail supplier news from Vossloh, Nomad Digital, MUL Railcars, SNC-Lavalin, Railway Equipment and EnviroServe (June 21) Fri, Jun 21, 2019
DART names future commuter-rail service the Silver Line Mon, Jun 24, 2019
BLET ratifies new contract with M&NA, reaches tentative pact with SEPTA Mon, Jun 24, 2019
Amtrak to introduce next-gen Acela trains in 2021 Mon, Jun 24, 2019
Ohio commission OKs CSX grade crossing projects Mon, Jun 24, 2019
Richardson appointed BART's first inspector general Mon, Jun 24, 2019
TC&W promotes Ryberg to assistant VP Mon, Jun 24, 2019
WMATA to enable automatic door-opening on Red Line Mon, Jun 24, 2019
San Diego MTS green lights TOD near Grantville Station Mon, Jun 24, 2019
Little Rock Port Authority's board re-elects Hendricks chair Mon, Jun 24, 2019
NTSB calls on FRA to stop delaying passenger-rail safety rule Tue, Jun 25, 2019
PANYNJ unveils major plan to reduce delays on PATH trains Tue, Jun 25, 2019
Virgin Trains breaks ground on Orlando passenger-rail line Tue, Jun 25, 2019
Utah Transit Authority names Gonot executive director Tue, Jun 25, 2019
BART earns top award at APTA's 2019 International Rail Rodeo Tue, Jun 25, 2019
MBTA creates rail safety review panel Tue, Jun 25, 2019
TEXRail receives CLIDE Award Tue, Jun 25, 2019
Rail supplier news from Keolis, FRA, DMI, Bourque Logistics and Alstom (June 25) Tue, Jun 25, 2019
APTA honors transit-rail agencies' safety, security efforts Wed, Jun 26, 2019
Schneider launches intermodal service at CSX ramp in Indianapolis Wed, Jun 26, 2019
FTA taps VTA as first entrant in expedited project delivery program Wed, Jun 26, 2019
MBTA to hasten capital construction projects under new state plan Wed, Jun 26, 2019
House OKs legislation including THUD appropriations bill Wed, Jun 26, 2019
VIA Rail gains Canadian government, infrastructure bank funding for service ramp up Wed, Jun 26, 2019
Retailers call for boosting congressional authority over tariffs Wed, Jun 26, 2019
BART to phase out paper tickets at four stations Wed, Jun 26, 2019
ASLRRA names 293 winners of annual 'Jake' safety awards Thu, Jun 27, 2019
Senators introduce two-person train crew bill Thu, Jun 27, 2019
U.S. rail traffic slide continued in Week 25 Thu, Jun 27, 2019
GoTriangle CEO Mann to step down Thu, Jun 27, 2019
Montreal agency to obtain more AZUR trains from consortium Thu, Jun 27, 2019
South Carolina ports set cargo record in May Thu, Jun 27, 2019
Austin's Cap Metro garnered high ridership growth in May Thu, Jun 27, 2019
MBTA lets contract for improvements at four subway stations Thu, Jun 27, 2019
Alaska Railroad OKs historic pact to build new U.S.-Canada rail connection Fri, Jun 28, 2019
FTA allocates $60 million grant to DART for platform extensions Fri, Jun 28, 2019
Norfolk Southern kicks off TOP21 operating plan Fri, Jun 28, 2019
Norfolk Southern kicks off TOP21 operating plan Fri, Jun 28, 2019
TriMet adopts 2020 budget, anticipates station consolidation plan vote Fri, Jun 28, 2019
Former CSX exec Kendall joins FRA as deputy administrator Fri, Jun 28, 2019
WMATA hands chairman's gavel to Smedberg Fri, Jun 28, 2019
NJ governor signs NJ Transit worker bill, highlights agency's progress Fri, Jun 28, 2019
Rail supplier news from Bombardier, Thales, Focused Technology, Appalachian Railcar, Ondas Networks and HNTB (June 28) Fri, Jun 28, 2019

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