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U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-33) joined officials from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and Skanska on August 11, to tour the recently completed Exposition Light Rail Transit Phase 2 (Expo 2) project.

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-33) joined officials from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and Skanska on August 11, to tour the recently completed Exposition Light Rail Transit Phase 2 (Expo 2) project.

As reported in the June 2017 issue of Railway Age, Fluor Corp. announced that it has reached agreement with Texas Central Rail Holdings, LLC to advance the preliminary development of the proposed 240-mile high-speed passenger rail line connecting Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.

The cost of the project has been estimated at $10 billion. Central Japan Railway earlier said it would provide its Shinkansen bullet train technology for a schedule of 60 trains daily traveling at 205 mph.

As reported in the June 2017 issue of Railway Age, Fluor Corp. announced that it has reached agreement with Texas Central Rail Holdings, LLC to advance the preliminary development of the proposed 240-mile high-speed passenger rail line connecting Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.

The cost of the project has been estimated at $10 billion. Central Japan Railway earlier said it would provide its Shinkansen bullet train technology for a schedule of 60 trains daily traveling at 205 mph.

As reported in the June 2017 issue of Railway Age, Fluor Corp. announced that it has reached agreement with Texas Central Rail Holdings, LLC to advance the preliminary development of the proposed 240-mile high-speed passenger rail line connecting Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.

The cost of the project has been estimated at $10 billion. Central Japan Railway earlier said it would provide its Shinkansen bullet train technology for a schedule of 60 trains daily traveling at 205 mph.

Canadian Pacific Railway announced the launch of direct rail service between Vancouver and Detroit.

Canadian Pacific Railway announced the launch of direct rail service between Vancouver and Detroit.

Canadian Pacific Railway announced the launch of direct rail service between Vancouver and Detroit.

Amtrak has selected AECOM, in partnership with Network Rail, to conduct an independent review of railroad coordination of passenger concourses at Penn Station in New York City, Amtrak announced late last week.

The study is part of Amtrak's work to improve the rider experience at Penn Station, which Amtrak owns. The review will examine the interaction, coordination and collaboration between the passenger railroads that use the station, considered the busiest passenger-rail hub in the United States.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) swore in its 14th chairman Robert L. Sumwalt III on August 10.

The Senate confirmed Sumwalt as President Trump's nomination for a two-year term on August 3. Sumwalt has been serving as the agency's acting chairman since March 31, 2017, and has been a NTSB member since August 2006.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) swore in its 14th chairman Robert L. Sumwalt III on August 10.

The Senate confirmed Sumwalt as President Trump's nomination for a two-year term on August 3. Sumwalt has been serving as the agency's acting chairman since March 31, 2017, and has been a NTSB member since August 2006.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) swore in its 14th chairman Robert L. Sumwalt III on August 10.

The Senate confirmed Sumwalt as President Trump's nomination for a two-year term on August 3. Sumwalt has been serving as the agency's acting chairman since March 31, 2017, and has been a NTSB member since August 2006.

Texas Central Partners announced today that Fluor Enterprises and Lane Construction Corp. will be the preferred designer and builder of the private company's proposed bullet train between Dallas and Houston.

Under the agreement, Fluor and Lane will refine and update the project's construction planning and sequencing, scheduling and cost estimates, procurement, and other design and engineering activity related to civil infrastructure, Texas Central officials said in a press release.

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U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) on Wednesday toured the Temple & Texas Central (TC) Railway, one of 12 short lines managed by Patriot Rail Co. LLC.

TC Operations Manager David Lutz led the tour, which also included a discussion of current rail issues, according to a press release issued by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).

ECN Capital Corp. has agreed to sell $1.487 million worth of rail-car assets to affiliates of ITE Management LP and Napier Park Global Capital. The ITE transaction closed Aug. 4, and ECN expects the Napier Park deal to close in third-quarter 2017. The assets sold represent 65 percent of ECN's rail portfolio. The sale will further position ECN to capitalize on strategic growth opportunities and free up $400 million of capital, said ECN Chief Executive Officer Jim Nikopoulos in a press release.

Wi-Tronix LLC yesterday announced that it will provide its advanced video analytics solution Violet™ to Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V. (Ferromex). The technology provides streaming video and associated data to railroads through a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solution. Violet is aimed at helping railroads improve their operational efficiency and safety. For Ferromex, the technology's camera system will help further ensure the safety of the railroad's crew and security of its assets and cargo, Wi-Tronix officials said in a press release.

The Port of Manatee has already set an annual record in container volume, with two months remaining in the current fiscal year, the Florida port announced earlier this week.

During the 10-month period between Oct. 1, 2016, and July 31, 2017, the port logged 32,901 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs), significantly more than the Florida Gulf port's full-year high mark of 30,432 TEUs set in fiscal-year 2010, port officials said in a press release.

RailTrends® 2017 has unveiled the agenda for its two-day conference, which will be held Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City.

Presented by Progressive Railroading, the conference presenters will include John "Jack" Hellmann, president and chief executive officer of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Hellmann will receive the 2017 Railroad Innovator Award from Progressive Railroading and RailTrends.