AECOM to design Honolulu airport rail link
AECOM has won a contract to design the airport segment of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project in Hawaii. The contract is worth an estimated $38.8 million. AECOM is working with the Honolulu Authority for...
View ArticleBNSF to invest $3.9bn in 2012
BNSF Railway Company has said it plans to invest around $3.9 billion in its network, a $400 million increase over its 2011 capital spend. The company said it will spend around $2.1 billion on its core...
View ArticleRailAmerica acquires Marquette Rail
RailAmerica has signed an agreement to acquire Marquette Rail LLC for $40 million ‘subject to final adjustments for working capital’. Marquette Rail, based in Ludington, Michigan, operates 126 miles of...
View ArticleAmtrak’s 110 mph Michigan rail service approved
Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) have received official approval to increase the maximum speeds of Amtrak trains in western Michigan and northern Indiana to 110 mph. The...
View ArticleSkanska awarded Second Avenue Subway Systems project contract
Skanska USA’s civil construction business unit has been awarded a contract by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York for the Second Avenue Subway Systems project. The construction value...
View ArticleNew Allandale Waterfront GO station opens in Ontario
The new Allandale Waterfront GO station was opened recently by Patrick Brown, Dipika Damerla, Jeff Lehman, mayor of the City of Barrie; and Gary McNeil, GO Transit president. The new station allows GO...
View ArticleUnion Pacific invests $10.6m in California rail line
Union Pacific Railroad is investing $10.6 million in the rail line that runs between Santa Barbara and Camarillo. The project is in progress and is scheduled to be completed by the end of February. The...
View ArticleSilverRail raises $15 million to advance global rail ticketing
SilverRail Technologies, the company behind the global rail ticketing platform SilverCore, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The investment accelerates SilverRail’s vision of making passenger...
View ArticleAmtrak on track to set new ridership record
Amtrak is on track to set another new annual ridership record as passenger counts across its national network for the first six months of fiscal year 2012 (October 2011 – March 2012) are up 3.7 percent...
View ArticleMaryland rail repairs begin
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has begun planned repair projects on the Light Rail and Metro Subway systems. Metro customers should experience ‘minimal delays as a result of the system...
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