SEPTA to hike ticket prices 11 percent
Staten Island Railroad moves first containers from new ship-to-rail transfer facility
WMATA approves $1.9 billion budget for FY08
Canadian governments, transportation constituents team up to fund rail corridor improvements in B.C.
CN halts trains, embargos traffic on Toronto-to-Montreal corridor after native blockade
TriMet signs off on $741 million FY08 spending plan
Patriot Rail promotes Wlotko to SVP of operations
CTA settles contract with 17 unions
BART surpasses 100 million mark for FY2007
UP to acquire 10 Gen-Set switchers for L.A.-area yard
CPR joins rail industry safety/security program
ITT to acquire ENIDINE owner International Motion Control
Trinity forms freight-car leasing, fleet management company
BNSF train tour provides glimpse of new capacity, business coming to nation's richest coal region
TriMet sets ridership record in May
Tie production and purchases surpass seasonal averages in May, RTA says
Charlotte transit system opens light-rail facility
AMEC to engineer tunnel construction, clearances for NS' Heartland Corridor intermodal route
SNCF awards $2.8 billion high-speed train contract to Alstom
McCarthy, Trusdell join FreightCar America's executive ranks
Six unions ratify contracts with NCCC
Pennsylvania House approves amendment to create dedicated public transit funding
FreightCar America estimates second-quarter earnings, announces hopper order
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority recommends transportation projects
Spanish railway green lights Siemens' Velaro E high-speed train for service
Wireless Matrix inks 550-vehicle FleetOutlook agreement with RailCrewXpress
Genesee & Wyoming to terminate Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab operations
KCS introduces program to teach English-speaking employees a 'proficient level' of Spanish
City-Rail conference to come to Shanghai in September
CMI-Promex's plastic signal housings pass AREMA 'Class B' muster
AAR weekly data: U.S. roads move most carloads, second-most intermodal loads in '07
Caltrain to launch Burlingame Station project
Capitol Hill press conference casts spotlight on freight-rail tax credit bill
UP agrees to limit slow orders on Amtrak routes
Kansas City Southern de México refinances debt to reduce pre-tax interest payments
CN to acquire another 65 locomotives by next year
International high-speed rail conference coming to Amsterdam in March
NYC business leader Hemmerdinger might be MTA's next chairman
Pennsylvania politicians honor AAR, others for giving veterans a lift with 'Liberty Limited' train
Anderson to chair TMCA's new recognition committee
BLET members give thumbs up to tentative national contract
Amtrak to add second Cascades train
Sheet metal workers union blesses proposed UTU merger
In Memoriam: Former RSSI Executive Director W. Edward Rowland
ShipXpress acquires RailSync system from Railinc
New Mexico's Rail Runner ridership spikes more than 20 percent in two weeks
Utah Transit Authority launches redesigned Web site
Fort Worth Transportation Authority to begin environmental process for new commuter-rail line
Canadian government to place three B.C. ports under one organizational umbrella
Maine to examine cost of extending freight-, passenger-rail line
MotivePower obtains locomotive orders from three transit agencies
Amtrak, GrandLuxe Rail Journeys team up to offer luxury train service
Fort Worth & Western acquires two Gen-Set switchers
UP lands geographic information system user award
House committee adds railroad investment reporting requirement to rail safety bill
Kansas City Southern de México marks 10 years since privatization
St. Louis Metro OKs FY08 operating budget, registers ridership gains
RDC seeks international arbitration to settle dispute with Guatemalan government
GO Transit unveils prototype of new MotivePower Industries locomotive
It'll take a tad longer to deliver 98 refurbished switchers, RailPower tells UP
Wal-Mart honors J.B. Hunt as top intermodal carrier for '06
Rail stocks among transportation group's best performers in '07, report says
House, Senate committees review transit legislation
U.S. railroads' traffic remains down into year's sixth month, AAR says
BART posts daily ridership record
CSXI to expand Atlanta-area intermodal terminal
Utah Transit Authority to receive first installment of federal FrontRunner grant
Bombardier to overhaul locomotives for Sweden's Green Cargo
Transportation Services Index holds steady at 111 in April
NJ Transit orders another 45 multi-level vehicles from Bombardier
Teamsters Canadian MOW division to poll members on tentative CPR pact
East European high-speed line launches service
Alberta university bestows honorary law degree to CN's Harrison
Telstra to install new communications system for Australia Rail Track Corp.
TMCA presents top marketing exec award posthumously to ATA's Russell
VTA approves biennial budget, fare reduction plan
STB data shows U.S. Class Is remain in hiring mode
Metro-North, Teamsters local reach tentative agreement
UP-sponsored emergency responder course racks up 24 more graduates
RMI seeks nominees for next year's 'Fast Track' awards
TCU tells Amtrak to jump-start negotiations or brace for strike
BNSF lengthens TransCon trains to move more containers per trip
Capitol Corridor registers all-time-high ridership in May
UTU proposes merger with sheet metal workers union
NS names 21-story Norfolk headquarters after former leader McKinnon
Century Products, Ameren partner to produce eco-friendly composite tie
Greenbrier to turn 48-foot intermodal platforms into 40-footers
Alstom, Colubris Networks team up to offer onboard wireless services
GO Transit begins to build third track on Lakeshore West corridor
U.S. railroads remained stuck in carload, intermodal volume malaise in May
Kansas City Southern de México adds train capacity tool to computer platform
Amtrak becomes partner in Army's post-military career program
Western New York and Pennsylvania to lease line from N.Y. rail authority, NS
Wabtec acquires lift and ramp manufacturer Ricon
Shepetuk to head California Transportation and Logistics Institute
USDOT announces semi-finalists for new congestion-relief program
BLET chosen to represent Talleyrand Terminal Railroad workers, renews PATH pact
BNSF loaded fewer coal trains in PRB last month
League of Railway Industry Women seeks 'Outstanding' nominees for annual award
HNTB to oversee engineering for Miami Intermodal Center
NS proposes to build New Jersey-to-Louisiana Crescent Corridor
Sound Transit, University of Washington reach tentative University Link agreement
STB schedules K.C. hearing to obtain public feedback on rail-transported energy products
Strasburg Rail Road celebrates 175 years as short line of yesteryear, steam excursion line of today
FreightCar America adds field engineers, administrator to bolster customer service department
Siemens, Alstom to upgrade signal system for Belgian railway
Hub Group to acquire Interdom Partners
CPR, Teamsters' MOW division reach tentative agreement, end to three-week strike
KCS seeks $100 million RRIF loan to help fund Texas trackwork
SEPTA ropes in top honor at APTA's Rail Rodeo competition
New York MTA to create more seamless transportation network
Terrorism not an imminent threat to TIH-carrying trains, rail security study says
U.S. economy will grow at moderate pace through '07, Federal Reserve chairman says
TranSystems merges with Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers
Bombardier introduces maintenance, security systems to North American transit-rail market
Williams to take office as LIRR's first female president
Back to the bargaining table: CPR, Teamsters' union meet for first time since strike began
BART marks 50 years in Bay area
BNSF completes coal line maintenance blitz in Wyoming
INVITE, The Allen Group to create U.S-Mexico intermodal corridor
Santa Clara VTA names Mikolajczyk CFO, Gonot chief of BART extension
Railpower recalls Green Goat Series switchers after locomotive fire
Hellmann takes helm as Genesee & Wyoming's CEO
UP, Grand Prairie install Texas' first crossing camera system
WMATA appoints Kubicek to oversee mechanical department
Alstom promotes financial execs Kientz, Morin
The Carlyle Group acquires majority stake in RMI
FreightCar America promotes Magolske, expands SVP Bridges' duties
Ohio rail commission, CSXT to replace surfaces at 17 crossings
Pittsburgh port authority proposes FY2008 budget
Long-time BLE leader and rail worker champion Sytsma dies
RailAmerica begins to acquire environmentally friendly switchers from NREC