Friday midday rail news: Three members of VIA Rail Canada board reappointed Canada’s Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has announced three appointments to the VIA Rail Canada board of directors. Daniel Francis Gallivan of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Kennth Ching Whay Tan of Richmond, B.C., both of whom joined the board in June 2017, were reappointed for […]
More Friday morning rail news: Temporary shutdown of Northstar an option as Twin Cities council faces budget issues A temporary shutdown of the Northstar commuter rail line between Minneapolis and Big Lake, Minn., could be a possibility as the Minneapolis-St. Paul area’s Metropolitan Council deals with budget pressures created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minneapolis Star […]
Friday morning rail news: MTA commuter railroads to test air-cleaning system that kills almost all viruses, bacteria The Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road will test an air filtration and purification system that claims to kill 99.99% of airborne viruses and bateria while scrubbing out particulate matter. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Thursday it […]
Still more Friday morning rail news: Bill seeks to transfer Keystone Line from Amtrak to Pennsylvania Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week would require Amtrak to transfer ownership of its Keystone Line between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa., to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Keystone Line for the Commonwealth Act would […]
WASHINGTON — A late 2020 deadline is approaching for railroads and transit systems to submit plans on how they plan to comply with new Transportation Security Administration rules on security training. The new regulations require freight railroads, passenger railroads and designated “higher risk” transit systems to submit plans on how they will comply by Dec. […]
WASHINGTON — Rail improvements are part of at least 10 of the 18 ports receiving grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration Port Infrastructure Development Program. The 18 recipients named in today’s announcement are receiving a total of $220 million. Trains News Wire has already covered some of these projects as they have been announced […]
More Thursday afternoon rail news: Tri-Rail to add service on Oct. 19 South Florida commuter railroad Tri-Rail will increase service on Monday, Oct. 19, reaching 92% of its pre-pandemic service level. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports Tri-Rail service will begin operating 46 trains on weekdays and 28 on weekends. It will be the fourth increase since […]
Thursday morning rail transit news: NICTD president foresees little impact on South Shore commuter operations from Chicago quarantine rule Indiana has been added to the city of Chicago’s pandemic quarantine list, but South Shore Line commuter trains aren’t likely to be effected. WSBT-TV reports Mike Noland, president of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates South […]
More Thursday midday rail news: Brownville port receives grant for grain project; rail improvements included The Port of Brownsville, Texas, has received a $14.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to upgrade its grain storage and loading facilities, the latest in a series of grants that will fund upgrades to port […]
Thursday midday rail news: First online meeting tonight on Metrolink Antelope Valley improvement project The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold online meetings tonight and Saturday to discuss planned improvements on Metrolink’s Antelope Valley Line. The project includes double-tracking at three locations, new platforms at the Lancaster and Santa Clarita stations, and expansion […]
Thursday morning rail news: Plan would create Canada-Mexico rail corridor Caxxor Group, a Mexican conglomerate dealing in infrastructure development, has initiated a $3.3 billion private-sector project for a rail connection between Mexico’s Sinaloa state and Winnipeg, Canada, via the United States. BNamericas.com reports the project would establish two logistics centers, one in Winnipeg and one near the […]
Wednesday morning rail infrastructure news: Port of Palm Beach receives $13.2 million grant for rail expansion The Port of Palm Beach, Fla., has received a $13.2 million federal grant to expand its rail infrastructure, more than doubling its intermodal capacity. In a press release, the Port says it will expand capacity from 44,000 20-foot […]
