MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) broke ground on its $2.6 billion third-track expansion project, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday.
The effort includes 50 projects aimed at modernizing 9.8 miles of track along the congested Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville, New York.
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U.S. rail traffic rose 4.5 percent in August compared with the same month a year ago, according to Association of American Railroads' (AAR) data.
U.S. railroads moved 2,828,946 carloads and intermodal units during the month. Carload activity rose 3.8 percent to 1,386,026 units, while intermodal volume climbed 5.1 percent to 1,442,920 containers and trailers compared with August 2017, AAR reported in a press release.
Paterson Grain last week unveiled its new Foothills Terminal in Bowden, Alberta.
Served by Canadian Pacific, the facility includes a 150 rail-car loop track capable of loading a full unit train in eight hours, Paterson officials said in a press release.
Norfolk Southern Railway and Amtrak yesterday announced service alerts for trains operating in Gulf Coast areas that potentially could be affected by Tropical Depression Gordon.
NS is monitoring the storm's path and the potential impact heavy rain may have on operations in and around New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, NS officials said in a service alert.
VIA Rail Canada Inc. served 1.13 million passengers in the second quarter, marking a 10 percent increase over the same period a year ago.
The Canadian passenger railroad's revenue increased 8.4 percent to CA$87.8 million compared with the same quarter last year, according to VIA Rail's second-quarter report.
Denton County Transportation Authority's (DCTA) board yesterday named Raymond Suarez president.
His appointment will take effect Sept. 14, pending contract negotiations, according to an agency press release.
Two rail unions have filed a joint petition against the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) alleging that the agency is allowing Mexican crews from Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) to operate trains in the United States in violation of federal law and safety practices.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Transportation Division (SMART TD) filed the petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Court, according to a BLET press release.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the design and construction of at least 256 new 8000-series rail cars.
The new units would allow WMATA to retire 2000- and 3000-series cars, which are nearing the end of their 40-year service life, according to a WMATA press release.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Columbia Premier John Horgan yesterday announced more than CA$3 billion in federal and provincial funding for two major passenger-rail projects in Vancouver.
The money will fund construction of the Surrey-Newton-Guildford light-rail project and the Broadway Subway extension of TransLink's Millennium SkyTrain line.
CN will purchase another 60 GE Transportation locomotives, expanding the Class I's 200-unit order placed in December 2017, the Class I and GE announced today.
All the CN locomotives will be produced at GE's plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The new purchase includes a multiyear service agreement.
CN will purchase another 60 GE Transportation locomotives, expanding the Class I's 200-unit order placed in December 2017, the Class I and GE announced today.
All the CN locomotives will be produced at GE's plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The new purchase includes a multiyear service agreement.
In February, Ron Batory became the 14th administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.Photo – FRA
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The Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar system on Sept. 9 will mark its second anniversary.
As of Aug. 19, the 3.6-mile system had logged 1,221,606 trips since it opened, according to ridership statistics from the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA).
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Sound Transit helped save as much as 48 million gallons of gasoline last year as a result of passengers taking transit instead of driving automobiles, according to the agency's 2017 sustainability report.
Last year, more than 47 million people rode Sound Transit's trains and buses, up 10 percent over the prior year and 87 percent since 2011.
Most of the new units will operate along the forthcoming Mid-Coast Trolley expansion.Photo – San Diego MTS
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (SDMTS) has received the first light-rail car from Siemens as part of a 45-unit order placed in 2016.
Denton County Transportation Authority's (DCTA) board will meet today to discuss last week's resignation of President Jim Cline.
"Our board is committed to identifying a successful plan of action that will enable the agency to continue to be a leader in advancing public transportation," said Nicole Recker, DCTA's vice president of marketing and communications, in a press release.
The Chicago Transit Authority last week reopened the Illinois Medical District (IMD) Blue Line station, following the completion of a $23 million modernization project.
Begun in early 2017, the project called for improvements to the station house, its concourse and the station-to-platform ramp.