Kitts Christov joins STV as Senior President and Midwest District Manager. Also, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) appoints Jeff Cook as permanent Chief Administrative Officer and Alicia Gomes as the inaugural Executive Director of Light Rail; Ryan Davis joins HNTB as Deputy Program Manager; and Union Pacific (UP) appoints Josh Perkes to Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. The post People News: STV, MBTA, HNTB, UP appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reports performance progress across rapid transit, bus and paratransit services; opens a new customer service facility; and brings the customer service call center back in-house. Also, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is providing contactless fare payment cards to New York City Public School students; and Metro Vancouver’s TransLink releases a new report detailing “drastic potential transit service cuts” to close a funding gap. The post Transit Briefs: MBTA, NYMTA, TransLink appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Train Control Conference, presented jointly with Parsons, has been the global rail industry’s single-most important communications and signaling and advanced-technology event since 1995. The 2024 conference takes place in The post Coming Soon: Next-Gen Train Control 2024 Conference appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

Our most recent feature article on transit in the Nation’s Capital appeared in the August 2023 issue of Railway Age. Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono described the politics surrounding the agency as a The post Sixth of a Series: Higher Fares, Service Cuts at WMATA appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) and the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development & Technology have shared the results of an evaluation of all Safety Culture Assessments completed on short line railroads in 2023. Five areas of strength across the railroads and five areas of opportunity were identified. The post Safety Culture Assessments Show Areas of Strength, Opportunities appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors on July 25 approved a $54 million plan to bring BEMU (battery-electric multiple-unit) train service to the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line, which, the agency says, “will ultimately result on more frequent service and lower emissions in surrounding communities.” The post MBTA Approves $54MM Plan to Introduce BEMUs on Fairmount Commuter Rail Line appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

Deal for 200 rapid transit cars for the Market-Frankford Line is worth $724.3 million. The post SEPTA Taps Hitachi Rail for M5 Fleet Contract appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

ITS Logistics on July 26 reported that “pre-retail-peak season shipping activity has brought moderate volume increases to most markets, but a lack of equipment has stressed import volumes at origin.” Additionally, “due to the overseas import origin equipment shortages, shippers are having to book into new North American entry points outside of their current supply chain network.” The post ITS Logistics Releases July Port/Rail Ramp Index appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

Less than one year after completion of BNSF Railway’s Sandpoint Junction Connector project in northern Idaho, one can hardly tell that there was an army of workers and machinery stationed there for The post How BNSF Minimized Sandpoint Bridge Project Environmental Impacts appeared first on Railway Age ..read more

The Greenbrier Companies and National Steel Car have delivered 100 new purpose-built steel coil railcars (50 units each) to Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) subsidiary Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad (CSS). The post CSS Acquires 100 Steel Coil Cars appeared first on Railway Age ..read more