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At a congressional hearing yesterday, Sound Transit Chief Executive Officer Peter Rogoff called on lawmakers to continue providing federal funding for transit agencies.

Testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Rogoff said he was encouraged by President Donald Trump's stated goal to rebuild U.S. infrastructure. However, Rogoff said he's disappointed by the administration's fiscal-year 2018 budget proposal that would undermine those goals.

U.S. railroads posted a 6.3 percent increase in carload and intermodal traffic for the week ending Oct. 7 compared with the same week a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Total carloads for the week rose 2 percent to 269,336 units, while intermodal volume soared 10.8 percent to 285,490 containers and trailers compared with last year's data, according to an AAR press release.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved Minnesota's state rail-safety oversight (SSO) program — making it the second state to achieve such certification, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced yesterday.

Federal law requires states with transit-rail systems to establish an FTA-certified SSO program by April 15, 2019. If they fail to meet the deadline, states risk losing federal funding for transportation agencies until certification is achieved, FTA officials said in a press release.

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida East Coast Railway, LLC, Jim Hertwig was unanimously elected chair by the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver (DTI) board of directors.

Hertwig will bring 46 years of freight transportation experience and leadership knowledge to DTI. Prior to joining his current company, Hertwig served for six years as president of CSX Intermodal, Inc., and previous to that he spent nearly nine years as president of Landstar Logistics, a transportation services company.

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida East Coast Railway, LLC, Jim Hertwig was unanimously elected chair by the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver (DTI) board of directors.

Hertwig will bring 46 years of freight transportation experience and leadership knowledge to DTI. Prior to joining his current company, Hertwig served for six years as president of CSX Intermodal, Inc., and previous to that he spent nearly nine years as president of Landstar Logistics, a transportation services company.

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida East Coast Railway, LLC, Jim Hertwig was unanimously elected chair by the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver (DTI) board of directors.

Hertwig will bring 46 years of freight transportation experience and leadership knowledge to DTI. Prior to joining his current company, Hertwig served for six years as president of CSX Intermodal, Inc., and previous to that he spent nearly nine years as president of Landstar Logistics, a transportation services company.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) along with officials of the City of Shaker Heights will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the newly upgraded Lee-Shaker Station on the authority's Green Line.

The $1.7-million upgrade to the station, located at the intersection of Shaker Boulevard and Lee Road in Shaker Heights, Ohio, took 11 months. Work by Schirmer Construction of North Olmsted included demolition of the existing station and platform, and the construction of a waiting platforms and tactile surfaces, station waiting shelters, new lighting, signage, railings, sidewalks, landscaping and a new safety security system with cameras and emergency call boxes.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) along with officials of the City of Shaker Heights will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the newly upgraded Lee-Shaker Station on the authority's Green Line.

The $1.7-million upgrade to the station, located at the intersection of Shaker Boulevard and Lee Road in Shaker Heights, Ohio, took 11 months. Work by Schirmer Construction of North Olmsted included demolition of the existing station and platform, and the construction of a waiting platforms and tactile surfaces, station waiting shelters, new lighting, signage, railings, sidewalks, landscaping and a new safety security system with cameras and emergency call boxes.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) along with officials of the City of Shaker Heights will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the newly upgraded Lee-Shaker Station on the authority's Green Line.

The $1.7-million upgrade to the station, located at the intersection of Shaker Boulevard and Lee Road in Shaker Heights, Ohio, took 11 months. Work by Schirmer Construction of North Olmsted included demolition of the existing station and platform, and the construction of a waiting platforms and tactile surfaces, station waiting shelters, new lighting, signage, railings, sidewalks, landscaping and a new safety security system with cameras and emergency call boxes.

NJ Transit is utilizing its two AquaTrack machines to clean fallen leaves off its rails.

The AquaTrack equipment is a high-pressure power-washing system that removes leaves and oily residue from the tracks in an effort to prevent train delays caused by slippery rail conditions.

NJ Transit is utilizing its two AquaTrack machines to clean fallen leaves off its rails.

The AquaTrack equipment is a high-pressure power-washing system that removes leaves and oily residue from the tracks in an effort to prevent train delays caused by slippery rail conditions.

NJ Transit is utilizing its two AquaTrack machines to clean fallen leaves off its rails.

The AquaTrack equipment is a high-pressure power-washing system that removes leaves and oily residue from the tracks in an effort to prevent train delays caused by slippery rail conditions.

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For Lisa Stabler, being career driven and family oriented aren't mutually exclusive.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has installed 11 new mobile device charging kiosks at six of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson's (PATH) busiest stations.

Three kiosks are located at PATH's Newark Penn Station facility, while the remainder are spread between the Journal Square, Hoboken, 33rd Street, Exchange Place and Newport stations.

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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 7, 2017.

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) yesterday began a series of public hearings on a draft environmental report for a proposed higher-speed rail line between Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia.

Released last month, the draft report recommends infrastructure improvements that would allow for nine additional daily passenger-rail trips between the two cities.

Fly-ash supplier Charah LLC has opened a storage rail terminal in partnership with OmniTRAX Inc. in Kelim, Colorado.  

The new terminal is part of Charah's expanding network of sourcing locations across the county, which supply Class C and Class F fly ash for concrete producers.