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Rail News: July 2024

July 31

Rail supplier news from Wabtec, Rail Vision and HDR (July 31)

CPKC Women's Open raises millions for heart health

Nashville's WeGo Star rail service could expand under draft transit plan

CSX issues 2023 ESG report

CPKC reports 'robust' Q2 revenue growth

U.S. sues Norfolk Southern for delays on Amtrak Crescent route

July 30

Pittsburgh Regional Transit considers new rail-car purchase

NS awards more than 100 scholarships to employees' children

Copper-wire thefts impact Denver's light-rail service

Amtrak takes over Washington Union Station, plans improvement project

IANA: Intermodal momentum continued in Q2

Former Kansas City Southern CEO Ottensmeyer dies

July 29

TriMet board names Lewis president

TransLink: Half of transit services may be cut without new funding model

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway renames depot after John Fenton

Ohio panel OKs 3 grants to fund rail infrastructure projects

Toyota Logistics recognizes NS for environmental efforts

Union Pacific announces leadership appointments

July 26

Rail supplier news from Wabtec and Hitachi Rail (July 26)

SLSI: Safety assessments show rail industry strengths

NJ Transit to buy 36 additional multilevel cars

Chicago South Shore acquires rail cars for steel coil shipments

NS posts 'strong' Q2 results

CPKC's Creel to receive 2024 Railroad Innovator Award

July 25

Final car in BART's original 'Fleet of the Future' contract ready to roll

FRA, California renew federal pact for high-speed rail environmental reviews

RTD-Denver lifts speed restrictions as it completes light-rail repairs

U.S. rail volumes up a bit in Week 29

Biden creates presidential board for NJ Transit labor dispute

NCDOT awards grants for short-line infrastructure upgrades

UP posts Q2 growth in revenue, income

July 24

Hiring success prompts Metro Transit to expand service

Teamsters praise bipartisan rail safety bill

Toyota auto-processing site advances at Jaxport

BTS: Transborder freight moved by rail rose in May

NTSB issues final report on 2023 NS conductor fatality

CN reports mixed Q2 results

July 23

SacRT begins construction on transit center improvement project

Short Line Training Center adds virtual-reality program

Reading & Northern promotes Busher to VP of real estate

Inglewood picks 'best value proposer' for LA-area people mover

UP to rail shippers: Plan ahead for major storms

SERTC to expand emergency response training for alternative fuels, EV

July 22

Rail supplier news from STV, Alstom and DT Infrastructure (July 22)

CTA reports success with new chatbot

San Diego MTS OKs new Copper Line Trolley

Amtrak kicks off Susquehanna bridge project

STB: U.S. Class I workforce shrank a bit in June

FRA issues final investigative report on NS train derailment in Ohio

July 19

Sound Transit sets public hearing for transit development plan

BLET members ratify new SEPTA contract

Amtrak unveils revised design for West Baltimore MARC Station

Hyundai GLOVIS honors CSX as a top vehicle transport service provider

Canada commits to largest-ever public transit investment

Major on-dock rail project begins at Long Beach port

July 18

Metrolinx: Ontario Line connection work begins

South Carolina port authority notes volume growth in FY24

Amtrak completes accessibility work at two central Nebraska stations

U.S. intermodal volume up, carloads down in week 28, AAR says

IANA leader Casey to retire at year's end

BNSF earns recognition for disability inclusion efforts

July 17

Rail supplier news from Skanska and STV (July 17)

CSX earns top Disability Equality Index score

RTD-Denver celebrates serving 50 million A-Line commuter-rail riders

Norfolk Southern AVP Corletto to chair RailMarketplace board

Reading & Northern shuffles coal business team

STB slates public hearing on freight-rail industry growth

July 16

BART releases 2023 sustainability report

WMATA breaks ground on Crystal City Metrorail station entrance

CHSRA completes grade separations in Fresno County

Marier to lead Canada's Transportation Safety Board

FTA orders SEPTA to fix safety problems

Amtrak awards construction contract for East River Tunnel rehabilitation

July 15

Maryland unveils first Purple Line light-rail vehicle

NTSB releases final report on East Palestine train derailment

House bill would enhance safety requirements for hazmat trains

BLET ratifies contract extension with Pacific Harbor Line

FRA announces $153M in funding for intercity passenger-rail services

Construction begins on new CSX-owned rail bridge over Hudson River

July 12

Rail supplier news from Carboline, Transdev, Holland and First Group (July 12)

Ohio panel OKs $1 million in grade-crossing upgrades

Port of Montreal wraps up rail project

Construction begins on Montebello Corridor grade separation project

Norfolk Southern publishes its first climate transition plan

CSX joins RailPulse coalition

July 11

Retailers: Monthly import cargo rising despite challenges

VIA Rail unveils exterior design for Lumi train

UP's Port Houston on-dock service expands again

U.S. freight-rail traffic rose 3.3% last week

Port of LA completes on-dock rail yard expansion

NS execs meet with NTSB's Homendy, endorse board's safety recommendations

July 10

Rail supplier news from Road & Rail, Greenbrier and Alstom (July 10)

High Desert bullet-train authority, unions sign labor pacts

Brightline to run 'sing-along' trains to Swift's Miami concerts

CARB reg 'not feasible' for short lines, California rail exec tells Congress

Vancouver port sets construction date for rail overpass project

FRA announces $1.1B available for rail crossing safety projects

July 9

SEPTA logs decrease in serious crime in 2024's first half

Port NOLA buys warehouse, signs 10-year lease with Kearney Cos.

STB to begin environmental review of proposed Green Eagle Railroad line

Amtrak Borealis ridership tops 18,500 in first month

AAR's new monthly report to detail economic trends based on rail traffic data

Hudson River Tunnel rail project locks in key federal funding

July 8

FTA to mark 60th anniversary

Sound Transit Lynnwood station earns LEED Gold certification

Amtrak improves Ethan Allen Express, adds New Jersey airport stops

BNSF recognizes customers for excellence in product safety

NTSB to investigate CPKC derailment, UP worker fatality

Hurricane Beryl impacts rail service in greater Houston

July 5

OLI solicits grant applications for rail safety campaigns

SBTi validates CN net-zero emissions target

MBTA negotiates labor contracts in record time

Alabama short line wins grant to fund rail bridge replacement

BNSF advances construction of new Bismarck-Mandan bridge

AAR: U.S. freight-rail volumes surged 3.8% in June

July 3

People news from Metrolink, HNTB and NMB

North Carolina officials break ground on S-Line rail project

U.S. Customs OKs Indiana port's plans for new container terminal

Union Pacific identifies five Focus Sites ready for development

Oregon port to pursue federal funds for intermodal terminal project

3i, Regional Rail complete acquisition of Cincinnati Eastern

July 2

Rail supplier news from Stacy Witbeck, Miner, Hitachi Rail and LRW (July 2)

In memoriam: IAIS Founding Chair Banner

LA Metro to launch public safety department

Pacific Harbor Line recognized for safety, sustainability

Maryland to pursue light-rail service for Baltimore's Red Line

BNSF honors four states for grade-crossing safety efforts

July 1

BLET members approve contract with CF&E

VTA taps Bechtel as BART Silicon Valley Extension construction manager

Kansas DOT solicits applications for rail-service improvement grants

NRLC: Freight-rail employees reach pay, compensation milestones

People news from R. J. Corman, RailPros, NCTD, GPA, Bentley and NARBW

Amtrak awards Connecticut River Bridge construction contract

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