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Transit Briefs: CTA, NJ Transit, WMATA, LIRR
CTA The Chicago Transit Board on Feb. 12 approved the award of a $60,000 stipend to STV to advance another pilot project under the CA Innovation Studio, which includes testing camera-based...
View ArticleCando Launches Alberta Rail Terminal
Cando Rail & Terminals (Cando) on Feb. 13 reported opening the Cando Southlands Rail Yard in Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada. The newly built terminal offers more than 600 additional...
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Muni ATCS Replacement Under Way with Hitachi Rail SelTrac™ (Updated Feb. 13,...
In 1998, the SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) Muni Metro was the first U.S. rail transit system to place CBTC (communications-based train control) in revenue service. Also known...
View ArticlePort of Long Beach: ‘Strong’ Start for 2025
Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 952,733 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January, up 41.4% from the same month last year and surpassing the previous record, set in January 2022, by...
View ArticleRailroads Recognized on ‘Best Large Employers’ List
CSX, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit (NJT), plus Caltrans (California Department of Transportation), have been named to the America’s Best Large Employers for 2025 list by Forbes. The magazine, in...
View ArticleTTL Selects 13 Companies to Continue Partnering With Transit Agencies
The companies were initially chosen from 150 global applicants to conduct a minimally viable proof of concept (POC) that addressed a top priority for one or more of the agency partners. See results...
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Ports of Indiana Marks Second-Highest Cargo Year
Ports of Indiana on Feb. 13 reported shipping 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, the second-highest annual volume in its 60-year history. Cargo shipments at the statewide port authority’s rail-served...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, MARTA, BCT
MBTA MBTA, along with state and local leaders, will celebrate Massachusetts 250 on Patriots’ Day weekend (April 19-20), marking the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. Events...
View ArticleTCRC-MWED Ratifies CPKC Contract
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Feb. 14 reported that Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC-MWED) has ratified a new four-year collective agreement. The...
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Supply Side: Alstom, STV, HNTB
Alstom Alstom announced Feb. 13 that it is donating to the American Red Cross to support wildfire response and recovery efforts “amid the devastating loss of life and major disruptions caused by...
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