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MARTA adds trains in response to I-85 bridge collapse
San Diego transit agencies launch mobile ticketing app
BART to kick off first Measure RR-funded project
RTA: Crosstie production, purchases down in February
Ontario to create battery backup system for Eglinton Crosstown rail route
Judge dismisses CSX lawsuit over Alabama fuel tax
Quebec pledges funds for new light-rail system in Montreal
Progressive Railroading names 2017 Rising Stars Award honorees
Rail supplier news from Bombardier, Yusen, Strato, Geismar and OPW (March 30)
Report: Trump infrastructure plan to cover more than transportation
Local leaders back Eau Claire-Twin Cities passenger-rail plan
Bill would require FRA to notify Congress of passenger-rail safety audits
Hitachi delivers first new train to Miami-Dade Transit
TSB determines broken wheel led to CN train derailment
California Gov. Brown proposes higher gas tax to fix transportation
U.S. railroads logged 12 percent traffic increase in Week 12
WMATA extends University Pass pilot program
Metra gears up for McCormick Place Station upgrades
DART mulls three alternatives for downtown subway
Minnesota GOP asks Chao to kill light-rail grant request
Florida bill to regulate high-speed rail dies in committee
Metrolinx CEO McCuaig steps down
CSX to trim Stanley Yard operations, lay off 34 workers
AAR: Freight railroads tightly connected to international trade
Rail supplier news from Motive Power, Hoffman, Bombardier and Cando Rail (March 28)
VTrans authorized to install temporary bridges in Middlebury
Massachusetts DOT to phase in South Coast Rail project
USDOT announces small-business research awards
Gov. Christie signs bill authorizing $140 million for NJ Transit
SEPTA unveils $727.2 million capital budget for FY2018
CN, Duluth Cargo to open intermodal terminal in Twin Ports
Grupo Mexico to acquire Florida East Coast Railway Holdings Corp.
Amtrak to expand Acela Express weekend service
Metra to shutter two ticket offices as digital fare sales increase
Metrolinx seeks firm to build third track on GO Transit line
DeFazio bill would raise gas tax to fund infrastructure projects
Ohio's PUCO approves rail crossing upgrades
CP's Pitz slated to address Secure Rail Conference
Bay Area Rapid Transit opens extension to Fremont
SEPTA taps Chinese rail-car maker for 45 new coaches
California panel OKs $50 million to double track part of LOSSAN rail route
Rail key to Port of Brownsville operation, CSC Sugar says
NYCT gears up to rehab three Brooklyn subway stations
North Carolina DOT to eliminate seven CSX rail crossings
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe taps LaHood to lead WMATA review
R. J. Corman withdraws from Cumberland River port project
L.A. Metro inks pact with CRRC for up to 282 new rail cars
Rail supplier news from Wi-Tronix, Siemens, Alstom, Holland and HNTB (March 23)
Lawmakers introduce infrastructure bills
Georgia Ports Authority commissions new Neo-Panamax crane
AAR cites technology, investment for freight-rail safety gains
UP consolidates Pocatello service unit, increases track speed in Iowa
CN, TFI agree to increase domestic intermodal service in Canada
U.S. rail traffic continues upward swing in Week 11
California High-Speed Rail Authority's board adds Camacho, Beall
TriMet gears up for switch machine replacement projects
Ray-Mont Logistics to build crop export facility at Port of Prince Rupert
Sound Transit marks first anniversary of University Link light-rail extension
Norfolk Southern highlights goals met in 2016
VIA Rail honored for support of Canada's Reserve Forces
Class Is' year-over-year employment fell 3.5 percent in February
OLI: Grade-crossing fatalities rose 13.7 percent in 2016
Smith appointed director of California State Railroad Museum
AAPA names Scalise 'Port Person of the Year'
Portageville Rail Bridge project reaches a milestone
CN, IBEW Council 11 negotiate tentative pact
NYCT to fast-track Canarsie Tunnel repairs
UP urges photographers to stop taking pictures on tracks after fatality
MBTA issues RFP for Green Line light-rail extension
Norfolk Southern slates 2017 'safety train' visits
House railroad subcommittee hearing to focus on emerging technology
Metra kicks off in-house rehab project of Nippon Sharyo cars
Operation Lifesaver names VanderClute chair
VRE scales back Manassas line extension plans
AAPA, CAGTC call on Trump to support TIGER grant program
Axion hosts congressional staff visit in Waco
Valley Metro hires Alternate Concepts for light-rail operations
Kansas City Southern disagrees with Mexican panel on freight-rail competition
NTSB's Hart wraps up chairmanship; Dinh-Zarr named acting chairman
Canadian Pacific, USW Local 1976 reach tentative agreement
Public transportation supporters blast Trump's budget
Sen. Durbin calls on NS to improve Chicago rail yard security after gun thefts
TransLink gears up to rehab Surrey Central SkyTrain station
Denver RTD unveils new real-time transit app
Pacific Harbor Line begins Tier 4 locomotive tests
Santa Clara VTA taps Siemens to install new light-rail power systems
U.S. rail traffic surged 4.4 percent in Week 10
Trump budget ends funding of Amtrak long-distance trains, TIGER grants
Rail supplier news from Wabtec, NRE, HNTB and Cando Rail (March 15)
Amtrak reschedules Susquehanna Bridge hearing, releases Gateway economic analysis
Chinese rail-car builder to break ground on Chicago assembly plant
BNSF agrees to contamination cleanup plan in Spokane
GAO: WMATA failed to adequately prepare for SafeTrack maintenance plan
FRA posts status update on PTC implementation
Dittmann, Hincke appointed to Canada's transportation safety panel
North Carolina DOT offers transit passes to Amtrak riders
Sound Transit names Honeywell chief HR officer, surpasses diversity goals
NTSB investigating ethanol train derailment in Iowa
MARTA approves new TOD partnership at King Memorial rail station
APTA makes case for including transit in Trump's infrastructure plan
Valley Metro honored for Northwest light-rail extension project
BART incentive program helps alleviate morning traffic congestion
Washington state panel OKs funds for safety improvements at oil-train crossing
Caltrain's Hartnett lobbies in D.C. for electrification project
South Carolina authority kicks off Inland Port Dillon project
Florida's Brightline passenger-rail service to launch in late July
Rail supplier news from Trimble, Railhead, Kapsch, STV and Greenbrier (March 10)
WMATA taps Cherrington as inspector general
ASCE's Infrastructure Report Card: D- for transit, B for rail
U.S. railroads post 1.8 percent traffic gain in ninth week
MBTA gears up to install PTC-related wayside and communication equipment
Watco's Jacksonville Port Terminal Railroad launches operations
Metra seeks bids for UP North Line bridge replacement project
MTA names Eng chief operating officer
CSX, Schneider seal new intermodal agreement
NTSB zeros in on grade-crossing in Biloxi crash
Texas Central fights legislators' efforts to kill high-speed rail project
Conrail's Batory to retire; Tierney promoted to president, COO
Rail supplier news from CH2M, Bombardier, LAN, AllTranstek and SIFER (March 8)
Siemens unveils first Charger locomotive for Washington DOT
Northern Plains Railroad celebrates injury-free safety milestone
Portland port, ICTSI Oregon agree to end terminal operator pact
Brightline adds to management team, appoints Howard CEO
Malloy: Connecticut supports FRA's Northeast Corridor plan with conditions
Moorman: Amtrak committed to reviving Gulf Coast service
WMATA's revised budget restores some service cuts, retains fare hikes
Wisconsin co-op obtains loan to build freight-rail spur
APTA: Almost 90 percent of public transit trips impact economy
'Railroad Day' on Capitol Hill breaks attendance record
L.A. Metro receives proposal to fast-track Orange Line conversion to light rail
MARTA solicits public input on future expansion
CTA preps for next phase of 95th Street Terminal renovations
NYCT replaces track, installs CBTC system on 7 Line
Montreal transit agency made record investments in 2016
Metra wraps up Amerail car rehab program
BNSF agrees to clean up coal, petcoke emitted from rail cars
Lawmakers visit Atlantic Track plant, Amtrak station
Metra seeks rider input on new fare options
Operation Lifesaver announces first national Rail Safety Week
CN honored for aboriginal relations
Great Lakes Basin requests more time on railroad application
California agency reports progress on high-speed rail project
Rail supplier news from STV, Wabtec, RailWorks, Nomad, and Railway Interchange (March 2)
Charlotte transit agency delays light-rail extension opening
Amtrak kicks off Paoli rail station improvements
RTA: January crosstie production, purchases fell
MTA board OKs $7.8 million contract for cameras on Metro-North's M7 cars
U.S. rail traffic rose 4.2 percent in February
Rail supplier news from First Transit, FreightCar America, The Andersons and GE (March 1)
TransLink's new SkyTrain extension logged 30,000 trips in January
Railroad 'quiet zone' begins in downtown Oklahoma City
Pittsburgh port authority's CEO McLean to resign June 1
MBTA unveils $7.9 million plan to upgrade trolley fleet
AAR offers rail-policy ideas for Trump's infrastructure plan
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