Railroad News

Officials from Canadian National and Whirlpool Canada came together on June 28 to break ground on a new distribution center at the railroad's Calgary Logistics Park in Rocky View County, AB.

"We are very pleased to welcome Whirlpool Canada as a major tenant in our state-of-the-art Calgary Logistics Park," said Andrew Fuller, assistant vice-president of domestic intermodal at CN. "By locating at our Calgary Logistics Park, Whirlpool can provide customers with the supply chain and logistics flexibility they need to service their customers and increase their competitiveness."

The city of Ottawa and Rideau Transit Group Partnership (RTG) have extended existing contractual arrangements under a new agreement for Stage 2 of the Confederation Line.

The RTG is a consortium composed of SNC-Lavalin, ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc. and EllisDon. The consortium is currently delivering Stage 1 of the Confederation Line.

The city of Ottawa and Rideau Transit Group Partnership (RTG) have extended existing contractual arrangements under a new agreement for Stage 2 of the Confederation Line.

The RTG is a consortium composed of SNC-Lavalin, ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc. and EllisDon. The consortium is currently delivering Stage 1 of the Confederation Line.

The city of Ottawa and Rideau Transit Group Partnership (RTG) have extended existing contractual arrangements under a new agreement for Stage 2 of the Confederation Line.

The RTG is a consortium composed of SNC-Lavalin, ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc. and EllisDon. The consortium is currently delivering Stage 1 of the Confederation Line.

The Federal Railroad Administration has named public relations practitioner Heath Hall as Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator, a post that does not require Senate confirmation.

Hall is known to USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao from her days with the Deputy DOT Secretary's office and the Peace Corps.

The Federal Railroad Administration has named public relations practitioner Heath Hall as Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator, a post that does not require Senate confirmation.

Hall is known to USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao from her days with the Deputy DOT Secretary's office and the Peace Corps.

The Federal Railroad Administration has named public relations practitioner Heath Hall as Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator, a post that does not require Senate confirmation.

Hall is known to USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao from her days with the Deputy DOT Secretary's office and the Peace Corps.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Alene Tchourumoff to serve as chair of the Metropolitan Council.

Tchourumoff currently serves as Minnesota's State Rail Director and the governor's office says she brings a decade of experience in infrastructure planning, transportation policy and finance to her new role. Tchourumoff will replace Outgoing Chair Adam Duininck.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Alene Tchourumoff to serve as chair of the Metropolitan Council.

Tchourumoff currently serves as Minnesota's State Rail Director and the governor's office says she brings a decade of experience in infrastructure planning, transportation policy and finance to her new role. Tchourumoff will replace Outgoing Chair Adam Duininck.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Alene Tchourumoff to serve as chair of the Metropolitan Council.

Tchourumoff currently serves as Minnesota's State Rail Director and the governor's office says she brings a decade of experience in infrastructure planning, transportation policy and finance to her new role. Tchourumoff will replace Outgoing Chair Adam Duininck.

Calgary city council has approved the final alignment and 28 station locations for Calgary's 46km (28.58-mile) Green Line project, the first phase of which is estimated to cost around CA$4.65 billion (US$ 3.39 billion).

Calgary city council has approved the final alignment and 28 station locations for Calgary's 46km (28.58-mile) Green Line project, the first phase of which is estimated to cost around CA$4.65 billion (US$ 3.39 billion).

Calgary city council has approved the final alignment and 28 station locations for Calgary's 46km (28.58-mile) Green Line project, the first phase of which is estimated to cost around CA$4.65 billion (US$ 3.39 billion).

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has long sought a way to get trains between downtown and O'Hare airport more quickly and he may have found a new option: Elon Musk's tunneling concept.

Musk, the idea man behind Tesla, SpaceX and Hyperloop technologies, says he has developed a way to bore a tunnel faster and cheaper. The new company with a cheeky title, The Boring Company, aims to "solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic." The company says in order to do this tunneling speed would need to be increased while to typical tunneling costs would need to be reduced by a factor of 10 or more. The company plans to do this by ramping up the power of the boring machines and reducing the diameter of the tunnel.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has long sought a way to get trains between downtown and O'Hare airport more quickly and he may have found a new option: Elon Musk's tunneling concept.

Musk, the idea man behind Tesla, SpaceX and Hyperloop technologies, says he has developed a way to bore a tunnel faster and cheaper. The new company with a cheeky title, The Boring Company, aims to "solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic." The company says in order to do this tunneling speed would need to be increased while to typical tunneling costs would need to be reduced by a factor of 10 or more. The company plans to do this by ramping up the power of the boring machines and reducing the diameter of the tunnel.

The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved the latest Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT).

The SYIP allocates $18.6 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2017. Projects include highway, road, bridge, rail, transit, bicycle/pedestrian paths and other transportation improvements across the state.

The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved the latest Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT).

The SYIP allocates $18.6 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2017. Projects include highway, road, bridge, rail, transit, bicycle/pedestrian paths and other transportation improvements across the state.

Amtrak has named longtime aviation executive Richard Anderson as its president and chief executive officer, effective July 12.

Anderson, 62, former chief executive officer of both Delta and Northwest Airlines, will serve in a co-CEO capacity with current CEO Wick Moorman through Dec. 31, 2017, at which time Moorman will become an advisor to the company. Moorman joined Amtrak in September 2016 as a transitional CEO tasked with improving the company's operations, streamlining the organizational structure, and helping recruit his successor.

Amtrak has named longtime aviation executive Richard Anderson as its president and chief executive officer, effective July 12.

Anderson, 62, former chief executive officer of both Delta and Northwest Airlines, will serve in a co-CEO capacity with current CEO Wick Moorman through Dec. 31, 2017, at which time Moorman will become an advisor to the company. Moorman joined Amtrak in September 2016 as a transitional CEO tasked with improving the company's operations, streamlining the organizational structure, and helping recruit his successor.

The planned Finch West Light Rail Transit project in Toronto, ON, Canada, secured a CA$333-million (US$251.4-million) federal funding commitment under the Building Canada Fund.