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Jul
26

MassDOT selects Arup to lead NSRL feasibility study

Global design and consulting firm Arup has been chosen to lead the feasibility reassessment of the North-South Rail Link (NSRL) project, a proposed new rail connection between two central Boston commuter hubs.

 

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Jul
26

MassDOT selects Arup to lead NSRL feasibility study

Global design and consulting firm Arup has been chosen to lead the feasibility reassessment of the North-South Rail Link (NSRL) project, a proposed new rail connection between two central Boston commuter hubs.

 

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Jul
26

MassDOT selects Arup to lead NSRL feasibility study

Global design and consulting firm Arup has been chosen to lead the feasibility reassessment of the North-South Rail Link (NSRL) project, a proposed new rail connection between two central Boston commuter hubs.

 

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Jul
26

U.S. DOT appoints Horner, McMillin to WMATA Board

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao appointed David Horner and Steve McMillin to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors on Monday.

Chosen for their "extensive backgrounds in U.S. transportation infrastructure, innovative financing, and federal regulatory policy," Secretary Chao said that the two men will "help improve the performance and reliability of this vital transit system in the nation's capital."

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Jul
26

U.S. DOT appoints Horner, McMillin to WMATA Board

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao appointed David Horner and Steve McMillin to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors on Monday.

Chosen for their "extensive backgrounds in U.S. transportation infrastructure, innovative financing, and federal regulatory policy," Secretary Chao said that the two men will "help improve the performance and reliability of this vital transit system in the nation's capital."

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Jul
26

U.S. DOT appoints Horner, McMillin to WMATA Board

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao appointed David Horner and Steve McMillin to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors on Monday.

Chosen for their "extensive backgrounds in U.S. transportation infrastructure, innovative financing, and federal regulatory policy," Secretary Chao said that the two men will "help improve the performance and reliability of this vital transit system in the nation's capital."

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Jul
26

Rising Stars: Laura Fotiou, Amtrak

Laura Fotiou, 28

Job description: Fotiou has worked in the railroad industry for nearly four years. At Amtrak, she ensures compliance with environmental regulations at stations, yards and facilities; enhances recycling and sustainability initiatives; and tracks greenhouse gas emissions for Amtrak’s corporate reduction goal and its annual report to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Fotiou also volunteers for the family assistance branch of the Amtrak response team that helps passengers and their families at accident sites.

Education: Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, B.S. in chemistry; University of Pennsylvania, M.S. in applied geosciences

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Jul
25

CTA reopens Illinois Medical District Station entrance

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CTA is renovating three of the station's entrances, including the one at Ogden Avenue (depicted here).Photo – Chicago Transit Authority

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has reopened the Illinois Medical District Station's Damen Avenue entrance, the agency announced yesterday.

The development marked a milestone in CTA's $23 million renovation of the Blue Line station, which serves more than 940,000 riders each year and provides access to four major hospital systems.

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Jul
25

HAMBERGER TO STB BALANCED ECONOMIC REGULATION SPURS PRIVATE INVESTMENT WORKS FOR RAIL CUSTOMERS AND RAILROADS

HAMBERGER TO STB: BALANCED ECONOMIC REGULATION SPURS PRIVATE INVESTMENT, WORKS FOR RAIL CUSTOMERS & RAILROADS

 

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Jul
25

Chao appoints federal reps to WMATA's board

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao yesterday announced the appointment of David Horner and Steve McMillin to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) board.

Effective yesterday, the appointments come at a critical time for WMATA, Chao said in a press release.

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Jul
25

MBTA, Keolis to step up rail ticket checking

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The agency estimates it could recover up to $24 million in uncolected fares by modernizing its ticket-checking system.Photo – MBTA

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Keolis Commuter Services yesterday announced plans to improve the agency's ticket checking system for its commuter-rail network.

The initiative includes a revenue-sharing partnership between the agency and Keolis, which operates the MBTA's commuter-rail system. The agreement expands a marketing and ridership growth initiative aimed at allowing additional investment into the system, Keolis officials said in a press release.

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Jul
25

UP safety videos win Telly Award

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UP won a Telly Award for its grade-crossing safety videos.Photo – Union Pacific Railroad, YouTube

Union Pacific Railroad has received a Telly Award for its "Your Life is Worth the Wait" videos that urge drivers to stop for trains at grade crossings, the Class I announced yesterday.

The video series, which reached 32 million viewers on social media, was part of UP's 2016 public safety awareness campaign, according to a UP press release.

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Jul
25

Pacific Harbor Line names Hoye VP

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Stephen HoyePhoto – www.supt.org

Stephen Hoye has been named vice president of its Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) effective early next month.

Hoye will join the PHL from The Belt Railway Co. of Chicago, where he has been a superintendent since 2011.

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Jul
25

Metrolinx begins search for new rail operator

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Bombardier will continue providing operations and maintenance until 2023's end.Photo – Metrolinx

Metrolinx has issued a request for qualifications for an operator to work with the agency as it finalizes arrangements for its GO Regional Express Rail (RER) plan.

As part of the plan, Metrolinx aims to increase the number of trains it runs each week from 1,500 to 6,000. The agency seeks a company with experience operating and maintaining service to passengers during a major construction and expansion program.

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Jul
25

Trump administration seeks repeal of Obama's fracking regs

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/25/2017 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation
President Donald Trump's administration today officially filed its proposal to rescind an Obama-era regulation that governs hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal land. The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposal to repeal the regulations of "fracking" was published today in the Federal Register. President Barack Obama's administration implemented the rule in 2015 to set standards in areas such as the disclosure of chemicals used by the oil and gas industry in the fracking process."The BLM is now proposing to rescind the 2015 final rule because we believe it is unnecessarily duplicative of state and some tribal regulations and imposes burdensome reporting requirements and other unjustified costs on the oil and gas industry," the bureau stated in today's post in the Federal Register.The proposed rule would return the regulations to the language that was in place prior to the 2015 rule's publication, the BLM stated.In March, Trump issued an executive order calling on his administration to review certain rules governing the energy industry. The 2015 fracking rule was among those rules.The BLM is soliciting public comment on the proposal for the next 60 days.

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Jul
25

Service provider selected for CTrail Hartford Line

A joint venture between TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrail Hartford Line.

Through a "thorough service provider bidding process and cost-benefit analysis for the Hartford Line program," the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) says it selected TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts (TASI/ACI). The companies are forming a joint venture solely for the purpose of serving the Hartford Line.

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Jul
25

Service provider selected for CTrail Hartford Line

A joint venture between TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrail Hartford Line.

Through a "thorough service provider bidding process and cost-benefit analysis for the Hartford Line program," the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) says it selected TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts (TASI/ACI). The companies are forming a joint venture solely for the purpose of serving the Hartford Line.

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Jul
25

Service provider selected for CTrail Hartford Line

A joint venture between TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrail Hartford Line.

Through a "thorough service provider bidding process and cost-benefit analysis for the Hartford Line program," the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) says it selected TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts (TASI/ACI). The companies are forming a joint venture solely for the purpose of serving the Hartford Line.

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Jul
25

Connecticut taps TransitAmerica, Alternate Concepts to operate Hartford Line

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has chosen a joint venture of TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts Inc. to operate and manage service on the CTrail Hartford Line, a passenger-rail route that will run between New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, Mass.

Currently under construction, the Hartford Line is scheduled to launch in May 2018, according to a press release issued by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy's office.

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Jul
25

CTA reopens one station entrance at IMD Blue Line, closes two for rehab

Considered a major milestone by CTA for the $23-million renovation, the new entrance includes additional lighting, more security cameras and a CTA bus and train tracker display to provide real-time arrival information convenience to customers. The station also received new flooring and stainless steel wall finishes as wells as a reconstructed ramp leading to the platform for enhanced accessibility.

"The Illinois Medical District station is a vital public transit connection to one of the nation's largest medical districts and this renovation will help it better serve the nearly one million people that go through it annually," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. "By investing in a 21st Century, world-class transit system we are investing in a stronger future for Chicago, its neighborhoods and its residents."

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