Rail supplier news from AECOM, Alstom, Saft, Moment, LAN and Ports America (Nov. 27)
CREATE partners visit project sites with U.S. Rep. Garcia
LA Metro Regional Connector honored as ‘Project of the Year’
Ohio, Washington state regulators OK funds for grade-crossing projects
APTA releases three-year strategic plan
Caltrain ramps up electrification project
Iowa terminal to serve as Midwest hub for new intermodal service
STB: U.S. Class I employment slide continued in October
Metro Transit-St. Louis, Lyft partner on last-mile solution for rail riders
BART to add train tracking feature to app
Toronto Transit Commission to retire streetcars
Former short-line rail exec Gedney dies
Canadian Pacific to build transload facility in Montreal
Long Island Rail Road commended for grade crossing safety
FRA: PTC now operating on 92 percent of route miles
CN, union reach tentative pact to end strike
NJ Transit advances rail-car storage facility project
SacRT closes on first TOD sale
Montreal transit agency releases 2020 budget
CTA OKs 2020 operating, capital budgets
OmniTRAX marks groundbreaking on A&R Logistics' export facility
RTD-Denver CEO Genova announces retirement
FRA extends deadline for training standards rule
CN now operating PTC on all required track
Rail supplier news from HDI, MODE, SunteckTTS, Holland and Cylus (Nov. 22)
BART OKs contract to modernize Powell Street, Antioch stations
Senate bill would help Amtrak enforce passenger-rail preference law
Union Pacific earns Gold Medallion for veteran support
Texas Central taps Mass. Electric for bullet train construction
Montana Rail names Ollmann president
KCS names Kennedy to its board
SEPTA selects PennDOT Secretary Richards as new GM
Trinity Metro expands first, last mile options for rail riders
Sound Transit to change how it names light-rail lines
PANYNJ completes Jamaica Station lighting upgrade
Kansas City Southern preps Holiday Express for tour
North American freight railroads post another traffic decline
MTA hires Peloquin to be chief operating officer
CN calls for binding arbitration to settle strike, Alberta calls on Trudeau to intervene
Canadian Pacific to acquire Central Maine & Quebec Railway
WSDOT seeks input on transportation improvement program
LA Metro to eliminate tokens in favor of fare cards
North Carolina Railroad names Bell chairman
NJ Transit boosts Newark light-rail service, names Taveras real estate chief
Freightliner honored as 'Rail Freight Operator of the Year'
MBTA advances Franklin Line double-track project
Chao highlights federal steps to improve grade-crossing safety
Valley Metro to prep track for Tempe Streetcar 'tie-in' project
BLET taps Fransen to succeed Fields as safety task force coordinator
WMATA to sell corporate naming rights for planned Silver Line station
NYCT completes three-station renovation
Railway Association of Canada announces Environment Awards
Santa Clara VTA pauses pre-revenue service on Berryessa extension
CN EVP Foster to resign, Reilly named interim successor
Teamsters Canada: Strike begins at CN
Rail supplier news from Stadler, Trinity Industries, Alstom and Huber+Suhner (Nov. 18)
CTA aims to support small business contractors
Georgia Ports Authority posts record container volume for October
Dalton installed as VRE's acting CEO
Pennsylvania OKs multimodal infrastructure projects for funding
WMATA wraps up major escalator project
MTA issues final proposed 2020 budget, four-year financial plan
CN conductors, rail yard coordinators could strike as of Nov. 19
Metro Transit's Northstar service to turn 10
San Francisco agency taps Tumlin to direct transportation services
CP paints locomotives to honor military veterans
Orange County authority OKs 10-year transportation plan
Union Pacific names Williams board director
MARTA signs pact with Stadler to buy 254 rail cars
FRA proposes rule requiring states to create grade-crossing action plans
Toronto Transit Commission settles benefits fraud case
Sound Transit drafts plan for connecting bus service to future light-rail station
DART approves $9.6 million in Dallas street repairs
MTA taps McCord as chief transformation officer
Gov. Dunleavy names Petry, Shively to Alaska Railroad's board
PATCO obtains BUILD grant to reopen Franklin Square Station
ASLRRA honors Southern Region short lines for safety practices
PANYNJ seeks public input on proposed 2020 operating, capital budgets
U.S. rail traffic fell in November's first week
Rail supplier news from Alstom, Tideworks, WSP and WAGO (Nov. 13)
DART contractors begin field construction on Silver rail line
Trinity Metro, Fort Worth partner to develop transit master plan
KCS unveils new capital allocation policy
CP logged record-breaking grain haul in October
BNSF names Arizona & California Railroad 'Short Line of the Year'
USDOT announces $900 million in FY2019 BUILD grant awards
AAR: STB's proposed rate review rule is 'unlawful'
BART GM issues apology to rider handcuffed over food policy
Denver RTD hires 50 rail, bus workers during labor shortage
Ports of LA, Long Beach cite trade war for dip in October's cargo volume
SamTrans’ Hartnett named most admired San Francisco CEO
MARTA marks 40th anniversary of rail service
Santa Clara VTA pilots safety railing on light-rail line
Metro-North marks achievements under 'Way Ahead' transformation plan
CN's James Street swing bridge reopens after long legal battle
NRF: Retail imports to see final tariff-driven surge of 2019
FTA honors Indiana commuter-rail district for environmental documentation
NYCT taps Rumph to lead track inspection
OmniTRAX joins chemistry council's 'Responsible Care' initiative
Metra OKs 2020 budget, capital plan
BUILD grant to help fund rail transload facility near Spokane airport
California high-speed rail receives environmental clearance into Bakersfield
Amtrak logged record ridership, revenue for FY2019
Rail supplier news from Duos, Alstom, Wabtec and Ayers Electronic (Nov. 8)
New Orleans RTA restores streetcar service
Sound Transit to host public meeting on Federal Way light-rail project
BLET members ratify pacts with Transit America, Louisville & Indiana Railroad
Ohio panel directs short lines to improve grade crossings in Clark, Crawford counties
Connecticut governor to invest $6.2 billion in rail
USDOT extends funding deadline for Quad Cities-Chicago Amtrak route
BUILD grants awarded to rail-related projects in Illinois, Hawaii
San Diego MTS trolley drives ridership spike
APTA: Public transit won at the polls
BLET, Indiana Rail Road reach tentative agreement
FRA to offer $24 million in grants for intercity passenger-rail service
CSX joins TradeLens shipping information platform
USDOT awards grant for Jaxport terminal improvements
U.S. freight-rail traffic downturn continued through October
Montreal transit agency selects Blue Line extension station architects
Metro-North advances PTC on 90 percent of Hudson Line
U.S. Rep. Granger recognized for rail policy leadership
MBTA board calls for commuter-rail electrification
Houston voters OK $3.5B in borrowing for transit, rail expansion projects
Louisville & Indiana Railroad overpass project begins in Columbus
CN logged record grain shipments in October
USDOT officials break ground on new Volpe Center research facility
TransLink seeks public feedback on Surrey Langley SkyTrain project
Bill would make Amtrak's no-smoking policy federal law
Port of Virginia launches 55-foot dredging project
NYCT wraps up two station accessibility projects
MBTA awards contract for Natick Center Station project
CN serves new Saskatchewan intermodal terminal
BNSF posts higher Q3 operating income, lower revenue
KC Streetcar begins passenger service on newest car
Missouri port authority awarded federal grant to repair flood-damaged rail infrastructure
Twin Cities’ Met Council Chair Slawik resigns
Brightline to build station at PortMiami
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad upgrades infrastructure to handle heavier cars
LA Metro seeks contractor to develop Sepulveda Transit Corridor project
IANA: Intermodal downturn continued in Q3
Rail union execs announce bargaining coalition's members
Rail supplier news from Alstom, The Andersons, Thales, Abloy and IMC (Nov. 1)
APTA hails Senate action to stop public transit funding cuts
Secure Rail seeks presenters for 2020 conference in Chicago
NYCT launches debris inspection blitz
NDTA honors Anacostia Rail for military support
Alberta to ease production limits on oil if it's shipped by rail