KCS President and CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer (fourth from the right) helped open a secondary exam station in Laredo Aug. 10.Photo – Kansas City Southern
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KCS President and CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer (fourth from the right) helped open a secondary exam station in Laredo Aug. 10.Photo – Kansas City Southern
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Metro Transit-St. Louis has installed temporary fencing at three light-rail stations as part of a pilot project to tighten security.
In addition to the fencing, Metro Transit-St. Louis security officers will check fares and monitor riders as they arrive at the modified platform access points, agency officials said in a press release.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) this month plans to perform seismic retrofit construction work inside its Fruitvale Station in Oakland, California.
Workers will retrofit columns and fixtures in and around the station to help the infrastructure better withstand earthquake damage.
MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) President Philip Eng yesterday announced a $17.9 million project to upgrade its Lynbrook, New York, station along the Babylon and Long Beach branches.
The project calls for rehabilitating the 1930s-era Lynbrook Viaduct, improving the drainage system, replacing platform canopies and installing two new glass platform waiting rooms.
Canadian Pacific and members of its short line and regional connections recently met for two days to participate in the CP Reconnect 2018 Short Line and Regional Railroad Conference held in Calgary, Alberta.
At the conference, CP, short line and regional representatives discussed shared opportunities for advancing the North American supply chain, CP officials said in a press release.
Canadian Pacific and members of its short line and regional connections recently met for two days to participate in the CP Reconnect 2018 Short Line and Regional Railroad Conference held in Calgary, Alberta.
At the conference, CP, short line and regional representatives discussed shared opportunities for advancing the North American supply chain, CP officials said in a press release.
Montana Rail Link (MRL) President Tom Walsh announced yesterday that he will retire on Jan. 1, 2019.
Before being named president in 2003, Walsh held a variety of positions at the regional, including executive vice president and chief financial officer. He started working for the railroad two weeks before it began operations, according to an MRL press release.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has awarded a $213.7 million construction contract to a Halmar International and Schiavone Construction Co. joint venture for the planned Potomac Yard Metrorail Station in Alexandria, Virginia.
The station will be built on WMATA's Yellow and Blue lines between the existing Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stations.
The League of Railway Women (LRW) has named Ontario Northland President and Chief Executive Officer Corina Moore the Outstanding Woman of the Year.
Moore was honored yesterday at the general session of the RSI/CMA 2018 Rail Expo and Technical Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kansas City Southern has named Brian Hancock executive vice president and chief innovation officer, and Michael Naatz, EVP and chief marketing officer effective Oct. 1.
Hancock and Naatz will continue to report to President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Ottensmeyer, according to a KCS press release.
Kansas City Southern has named Brian Hancock executive vice president and chief innovation officer, and Michael Naatz, EVP and chief marketing officer effective Oct. 1.
Hancock and Naatz will continue to report to President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Ottensmeyer, according to a KCS press release.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tapped former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to head a new Transportation and Mobility Task Force charged with evaluating the city's transportation landscape as it undergoes "rapid technological change."
The task force also will make recommendations on ways to support public transit and incorporate new technologies and companies into Chicago's transportation systems.
MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) late last week restored service to a Lower Manhattan subway station that was destroyed 17 years ago tomorrow in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Situated along the 1 subway line, the WTC Cortlandt Station was built within the footprint of the original Cortland Street stop, which was located beneath the original World Trade Center.
The Western Group (TWG) has been chosen by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Spokane County as the preferred bidder for operation of rail lines between Cheney and Coulee City, the railroad consortium announced late last week.
The Utah-based consortium, which responded to WSDOT's request for proposals, will work with the department, the county and other regional stakeholders to finalize agreements that would add the Washington Eastern Railroad to its other other short lines and rail-related entities that serve western and Midwest states, TWG officials said in a press release.
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TransLink has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to build its CA$1.65 billion Surrey-Newton-Guildford light-rail project.
The 6.5-mile line will feature 11 stops. The project is part of TransLink's 10-year plan to improve transit options in metro Vancouver, British Columbia.