North American rail traffic strengthened slightly last week, AAR says
NYC council OKs land use plan for Mass Transit Tunnel
Metrolinx completes initial assessment of GO Transit's Georgetown line expansion
Genesee & Wyoming registers lower earnings, higher operating ratio
Oregon enacts transportation funding bill
Updates from IBM, Christensen Associates, The Vossloh Group and Professional Transportation
Progressive Railroading to boot up HSRupdates.com on Sept. 8
CP reins in costs, lowers operating ratio in midst of rough economy
KCS: Expenses way down, but operating ratio way up
New York MTA unveils preliminary 2010 budget, four-year financial plan
Four transit agencies land more than $20 million from ARRA programs
Illinois commission revises five-year funding program for crossing projects
NS notes cost cuts and service-metric gains despite significant earnings drop
SEPTA registers ridership, revenue gains in FY2009
Long takes helm as OmniTRAX's president, CEO
CTA to reopen Brown Line's Wellington station
Updates from L.B. Foster, FreightCar America, Pacer, Thales/Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell and Loram
Rail industry maintains pursuit of emission-reducing practices
CenterPoint Properties to advance UP intermodal terminal in Illinois
DART expansion to boost economic activity and create jobs, study says
VIA Rail locomotive engineers end two-day strike
STB orders UP to provide Oklahoma utility rate reparations, reductions
CSXT and NS push for federal tax incentives, public-private partnerships
KCS, BNSF and Metro-North fill key posts
New York, New Jersey port authority advances rail-related measures
Updates from Alstom, Wabtec, Knorr-Bremse, Gerens Hill International and RailComm
BNSF boosts earnings, reduces expenses and operating ratio
AAR tallies weekly carload totals, releases online traffic trends report
Longbow Securities survey: Rail-car demand remains sluggish
CN helps coordinate wind turbine blade move in Canada
UP: Cost controls, service and safety gains add up to 'solid' quarter
Virginia seeks more than $2 billion in ARRA funds to advance HSR
Railinc postpones new Umler system launch until Aug. 31
Rosenker, Higgins to depart NTSB
LRIW seeks 'Woman of the Year' nominees
CN marks opening of jet fuel offloading facility in Toronto
U.S. Class I workforce a tad smaller in June, STB data shows
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference places VIA Rail on strike notice
LACMTA schedules public meetings to review subway extension
CP grade separation under way in Windsor
Placed in perspective, second-quarter performance was mostly 'stellar,' CN says
Santa Clara VTA proposes service cuts, earlier-than-scheduled fare hike to offset budget deficit
New Jersey governor, congressman back NJ Transit light-rail extension
UTU appoints four execs to VP posts
Iowa governor rides rails to promote proposed Amtrak lines
Talgo to supply Amtrak Hiawatha trains, establish assembly/maintenance facility in Wisconsin
AAR weekly report: North American railroads continue to log fewer loads
Greater Cleveland RTA might cut service, but sidestep fare hike
Sound Transit opens Seattle-to-Tukwila Link line
VIA Rail, CN and Canadian government team up to expand passenger road's infrastructure
NS selects Tennessee site for Crescent Corridor intermodal terminal
Denver RTD reaches initial land sale agreement with BNSF for FasTracks lines
KCS, logistics provider to open vehicle distribution center at Houston-area intermodal hub
Progressive Railroading honors CN's Harrison as a 'railroad innovator'
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas team up to obtain 11th and final federal HSR corridor designation
CTA balances operating budget despite second drop in public funding
California DOT converts locomotive to cleaner-diesel 'Repower' unit
Community committee to help Metrolinx study GO Transit electrification
North Carolina DOT opens Amtrak station in Durham
Updates from GE Transportation, Miner, Bombardier, Kelso and Railinc
Walder to take helm as N.Y. MTA's top officer; Koons and Barreiro to lead South Florida RTA's board
ATU rejects latest BART agreement
UP/BMWED, CSXT/UTU reach labor agreements of a different sort
Kansas DOT and Amtrak make headway with ARRA applications, allocations
CSX: Revenue and earnings on downside, but expenses and OR show upside
Six governors team up to pursue a high-speed rail system in New England
NS selects site for Alabama terminal, launches refrigerated trailer service with UP
USDOT provides another $961.3 million in stimulus funds for transportation projects
Tri-Met sets trip record in FY09; Capitol Corridor authority posts ridership drops in June
Updates from Ansaldo STS USA, GE Transportation, Parsons Brinckerhoff, L.K. Comstock and Kilfrost
California commission provides $40 million for VTA's proposed BART extension
BART's largest unions consider contract proposal; Alabama & Gulf Coast's MOW workers join UTU
AAR weekly report: North American railroads continue to register traffic declines into July
New York/New Jersey port places seven new PATH cars in service
South Florida RTA receives stimulus dollars to buy locomotive
Updates from Stadler Winterthur, Parsons Brinckerhoff, URS and AnsaldoBreda
WMATA committee approves first system-wide maintenance program for Metrorail
NTSB issues annual accident investigation report to Congress
TSI falls to 11-year low in May, BTS says
Washington DOT, Amtrak advance plans for second ‘Cascades’ train
UP-donated rail inspection building opens in Texas town
Updates from GE Transportation and BASF Professional Vegetation Management
NJ Transit adopts FY10 operating budget, capital program
Federal, provincial governments pony up funds for Canadian short-line upgrades
Illinois commission green lights seven crossing projects
Updates from Siemens, Bombardier, HNTB, ProTran1 and ALK Technologies
LACMTA installs Najarian as chairman, nears light-rail extension opening
Queensland Rail wins long-term coal-hauling contract from Peabody Energy Australia
Pennsylvania rail authority opens bulk terminal
NY/NJ port authority boots up new Web site; Miami-Dade Transit starts up rider alert system
Kansas City Southern de México turns 12
Updates from Skanska USA Civil, Ansaldo STS USA, Harsco, Greenbrier and Rail Safety Consulting
President Obama tabs Elliott to chair STB
UP's coal train loadings remain on light side in June
Caltrain approves FY2010 capital budget, late summer service cuts
NS installs VP; UP shuffles operations staff
Australian state proposes corridor alignment for Sydney metro extension
USDOT, two states agree to extend California HSR corridor from L.A. to Las Vegas
AAR report: U.S., Canadian railroads' traffic swoon continued in June
Metra begins to build Rock Island line station
Washington DOT seeks TIGER grant for short-line project
Updates from Bombardier, L.B. Foster, GE, Cubic and HAX Technologies
Surface transportation trade among NAFTA partners plunges in April
California High Speed Rail Authority completes draft of San Jose-San Francisco report
BNSF, Seattle port agree to postpone corridor acquisition deadline
TSA to begin patrolling Metra trains
Short-line tax credit bill garners 134 congressional co-sponsors, ASLRRA says
Metro-North to advance transit-oriented development project in Harrison
UP continues to improve track in Colorado, Nebraska
Updates from Bombardier, Chicago Freight Car Leasing, e-VERIFILE.COM, AECOM and Skelly and Loy
Midwest high-speed rail association proposes 220 mph Chicago-to-St. Louis trains
Amtrak to provide House committee info on Weiderhold's retirement
UP transfers Boulder Industrial Lead to Denver RTD
NMB installs Dougherty as chairman
Commercial truck production remains at low ebb, FTR says
STB: Arkansas utility can pursue ICC provision in UP/short line lease case
Updates from Siemens, AT&T, RMI, Railinc, The Andersons, PDI and Knichel Logistics