Parsons Brinckerhoff to design Norfolk light-rail line
CSXI's fuel surcharge to fall, UP's to rise in February
Metrolink appoints Roberts and Millhouse as chairman, vice chairman
CN EVP and 'precision railroading' practitioner Harris retires
Bombardier to build 140 coaches for Swiss railway
CPR registers revenue and income gains, reins in operating costs
California high-speed authority contracts environmental/engineering teams for three segments
WMATA to implement new safety program
KCS sets '07 capital spending budget at $150 million, schedules Web site launch for February
Canadian Auto Workers-represented CN workers ratify four-year contracts
HDR to determine feasibility of streetcars in Cincinnati
STB's new rule requires railroads to correlate fuel surcharges with shipments' diesel costs
North American tie purchases set record in '06, post largest year-over-year gain in two decades
Houston METRO, Washington Group to negotiate design/build contract for four new lines
FRA issues advisory to prevent MOW-equipment train accidents
Capitol Corridor authority appoints Williams chairman; Courville, vice chairman
UP appoints Robinson to oversee Metra commuter-rail operations in Chicago
Griffin Wheel upgrades Kansas plant to boost production capacity
Shorris to serve second stint as New York/New Jersey port authority's executive director
Rail industry deregulation champion and former congressman Smathers dies
New Mexico agency to launch service on last leg of Rail Runner Express
WMATA swears in Catoe as GM, elects Deegan as chairman
CSX appoints Brown, Marks to VP posts
GATX Rail boosts '06 fleet utilization rate to 99 percent
South Africa's Spoornet to install TransCore's AEI system on 80,000 rail cars
UP sets annual and fourth-quarter revenue, income records
MBTA completes Uphams Corner station improvements
New York/New Jersey port authority's on-dock terminals set container volume record in 2006
NJ Transit expands scope of design work for Newark Penn Station project
Freight-rail shipper coalition elects officers
Bombardier to build more MOVIA metro trains for Romanian agency
NS sets four financial records in quarter, three in 2006
CN's industry-best operating ratio drops to a record 60.7 in 2006
NJ Transit considers fare increase to offset higher operating expenses in FY2008
Caltrain's ticket prices to rise for third time in two years
Washington state's long-term port initiative addresses rail capacity constraints
San Francisco railway boots up redesigned Web site
BNSF registers record fourth-quarter earnings, income
CSX drives up revenue and earnings, drives down operating ratio
UP, NS to offer new L.A.-to-Atlanta intermodal service
FTA blesses draft environmental impact statement for New York/New Jersey THE tunnel
Belgian railway orders 60 locomotives from Siemens
FRA issues safety advisory on yard crossings, rulemaking on rail line relocation/improvement program
New York/New Jersey AirTrain lines set ridership records in 2006
Rail-car orders, deliveries and backlog fall in fourth quarter, ARCI says
Interfleet Technology acquires Canadian engineering firm LDK
RMI increases railroad customer roster to more than 340
New Jersey governor appoints committee to conduct national search for NJ Transit chief
U.S., Canadian railroads report traffic declines for second-straight week
Congress considers funding FY2007 transit program at FY2006 level
Trinity's Rail Group sets quarterly backlog record at 38,850 cars
Minnesota, New York railroad associations elect officers
UP to serve new ethanol plants in Idaho, Oregon
Retirement earnings bill becomes law
New intermodal terminal at southern California airport on BNSF's agenda
UP to test filtering canister on locomotive in L.A.
A. Stucki acquires RJ Rail Services, wins two marketing awards
Amsted Rail International appoints Cummings GM of Australian division
Senators reintroduce Amtrak investment, improvement bill
BNSF to condense California trackwork into four-week project
WMATA begins Navy Yard station improvements
CN's GTW territory workers ratify five-year agreement
North Carolina Railroad, Jamestown partner to build pedestrian underpass
CTA rail ridership increases 4.5 percent in 2006
CN, Canadian Auto Workers negotiate three tentative agreements
UP sets annual coal tonnage record in Southern Powder River Basin
CSXI rolls out free-time program, capacity management system to reduce terminal congestion
TriMet to prep public for I-205 light-rail construction
USDOT appoints Brecht-Clark, Dillingham and Row to administrative posts
Sound Transit signs off on long-term expansion plan
Metra, UTU reach seven-year agreement for conductors, assistant conductors
Ohio rail commission approves three freight-rail projects
House bill proposes $1.5 billion for WMATA
BLET members create short-line committee
GE - Equipment Services acquires Terion
AAR data shows North American railroads stumble out of freight-traffic starting gate
Cleveland RTA boosts ridership for fourth-straight year
San Francisco Muni to launch weekend service on T-THIRD extension
CSXT names Sanborn VP of Northern Region
North Star Rail to use RailRunner's terminal equipment at new Minnesota intermodal facility
TrinityRail to build rail cars, manage fleet for ethanol producer
Timken to supply bearings to Bombardier for Spanish railway's high-speed locomotives
CTA to replace Loop signal system, reopen renovated Kimball Station
November's Transportation Services Index plummets to second-lowest level in two years
New Mexico agencies to build Rail Runner station
AnsaldoBreda to reorganize North American operations, relocate headquarters
NS joins U.S. Army's post-military job placement program
GE to modernize 20 diesel electric locomotives for European leasing firm
CPR to phase in Lewis Bolt & Nut fastener as screw spike of choice
DHS to grant $373 million for transit and port security programs in FY2007
Consortium sells Estonian railroad stake back to nation's government
Greenbrier's earnings, rail-car deliveries and backlog fall in first fiscal quarter
Bombardier to refurbish light-rail vehicles for Utah Transit Authority
Illinois to join Midwestern passenger-rail advocacy group
10East introduces Internet-based mapping service
Surface transportation security bill enters Senate
BNSF sets coal tonnage record in 2006
Iowa DOT, Illinois county OK funds to improve infrastructure for proposed ethanol plants
MBTA to purchase locomotives, commuter-rail coaches
Schumer to re-introduce rail safety bill in Senate
Sound Transit awards $38.9 million design pact for University Link extension
STB appoints Buttrey, Saylor and Zimmerman to new positions
Vest assumes Grossman's government, industry affairs responsibilities at Genesee & Wyoming
Lat-Lon lands another U.S. patent for wireless tracking, monitoring device
U.S. railroads break freight volume, intermodal traffic records in 2006
Public transit ridership continues climb through 2006's first three quarters
Ragot to join FreightCar America as COO, succeed Carroll as top officer in April
Utah Transit Authority to extend light-rail line to Salt Lake City intermodal hub
RailWorks names Brace EVP, Bennett AVP of track systems division
NYCT President Reuter resigns to assume Parsons Brinckerhoff post
Pittsburgh port authority proposes fare hikes, job cuts and service changes to balance budget
Iowa Interstate acquires Lincoln & Southern Railroad
Chealander joins National Transportation Safety Board
InTrade International wins crane, rail-car mover orders in Venezuela
South Florida RTA surpasses 3 million passenger mark for first time
Tacoma port, German institute develop software to monitor intermodal yard capacity
WMATA expands off-peak Yellow Line service
Scott, Poundstone join KCS as accounting department AVPs
3PL helps relieve produce growers' transportation headaches
TCU, Amtrak reach agreement covering reservation sales agents
CN and CPR exceed grain revenue caps in latest crop year, Canadian Transportation Agency says
BNSF Logistics acquires Pro-Am Transportation Services
Santa Clara VTA to renovate downtown San Jose station
Home Depot honors Hub Group as intermodal carrier, innovator of the year