Kansas City Southern yesterday announced two new appointments to its business units in energy and short-line relations and intermodal operations.
Ginger Adamiak has been named vice president sales and marketing for energy and short-line operations, while Darin Selby has been named vice president intermodal operations. Selby will succeed Morris Godwin, who announced his retirement effective Sept. 1.
Kansas City Southern yesterday announced two new appointments to its business units in energy and short-line relations and intermodal operations.
Ginger Adamiak has been named vice president sales and marketing for energy and short-line operations, while Darin Selby has been named vice president intermodal operations. Selby will succeed Morris Godwin, who announced his retirement effective Sept. 1.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the $14 million in funds from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant the city of Springfield received for phase two of the rail improvement project.
In a release from U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-18), LaHood said that he along with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) recently met with federal transportation officials urging the timely release of the grant.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the $14 million in funds from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant the city of Springfield received for phase two of the rail improvement project.
In a release from U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-18), LaHood said that he along with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) recently met with federal transportation officials urging the timely release of the grant.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the $14 million in funds from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant the city of Springfield received for phase two of the rail improvement project.
In a release from U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-18), LaHood said that he along with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) recently met with federal transportation officials urging the timely release of the grant.
The first trainset is slated to enter revenue service in 2021.Photo – Hitachi Rail Italy
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has awarded a $400.5 million contract to Hitachi Ansaldo Baltimore Rail Partners LLC to provide 78 new subway cars and a communications-based train control (CBTC) system.
Hitachi Ansaldo Baltimore Rail Partners, LLC, has been awarded a contract from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to provide a Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system for the Baltimore Metro Subway Link.
Hitachi Ansaldo Baltimore Rail Partners, LLC, has been awarded a contract from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to provide a Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system for the Baltimore Metro Subway Link.
Hitachi Ansaldo Baltimore Rail Partners, LLC, has been awarded a contract from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to provide a Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system for the Baltimore Metro Subway Link.
The first train service rolled through the San Gabriel trench earlier this week.
While full train service from Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak has yet to begin, the trench's inaugural train signals the nearing completion of a five-year project that sought to mitigate the impact of rail line traffic on the community.
The first train service rolled through the San Gabriel trench earlier this week.
While full train service from Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak has yet to begin, the trench's inaugural train signals the nearing completion of a five-year project that sought to mitigate the impact of rail line traffic on the community.
The first train service rolled through the San Gabriel trench earlier this week.
While full train service from Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak has yet to begin, the trench's inaugural train signals the nearing completion of a five-year project that sought to mitigate the impact of rail line traffic on the community.
Union Pacific Corporation elected Bhavesh "Bob" V. Patel to the company's board of directors.
Patel is chief executive officer and chairman of the management board of LyondellBasell Industries. He joined LyondellBasell in March 2010. Prior to being named CEO, Patel held a variety of senior leadership roles including senior vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; senior vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia and International, based in the Netherlands; and executive vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia and International. Patel was named CEO and chairman of the company's management board in January 2015.
Union Pacific Corporation elected Bhavesh "Bob" V. Patel to the company's board of directors.
Patel is chief executive officer and chairman of the management board of LyondellBasell Industries. He joined LyondellBasell in March 2010. Prior to being named CEO, Patel held a variety of senior leadership roles including senior vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; senior vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia and International, based in the Netherlands; and executive vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia and International. Patel was named CEO and chairman of the company's management board in January 2015.
Union Pacific Corporation elected Bhavesh "Bob" V. Patel to the company's board of directors.
Patel is chief executive officer and chairman of the management board of LyondellBasell Industries. He joined LyondellBasell in March 2010. Prior to being named CEO, Patel held a variety of senior leadership roles including senior vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; senior vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia and International, based in the Netherlands; and executive vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia and International. Patel was named CEO and chairman of the company's management board in January 2015.
Job description: Gordon has been involved in railroading since 2000. In 2014, he joined the NTSB, where he participates in or leads investigations into high-profile rail accidents, then presents the findings to the board. He also conducts outreach for the NTSB and provides training and guidance to the rail industry.
Education: Electrical apprenticeship, post high school; railroad industry training and education
Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) 'Fleet of the Future' rail cars are scheduled to begin carrying passengers in late September.
Since November 2016, the agency's 10 pilot cars have completed 42 weeks of testing on the main tracks during non-business hours. That was preceded by months of runs along test tracks at BART's Hayward Maintenance Facility beginning in April 2016.
Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority (ACE) representatives and other civic and private-sector officials gathered earlier this week to mark the opening of train service in a newly built trench in San Gabriel, California.
Construction began on the $313 million project in 2012 and final completion is scheduled for early next year.
During the first two weeks of Amtrak's emergency repairs at New York City's Penn Station, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail system carried an average of more than 22,000 additional weekday riders.
Most of those riders normally use New Jersey Transit's Midtown Direct service but are being diverted to the Hoboken Terminal for the duration of the repair work, according to a PATH press release.
An SUV driver's actions are the probable cause of a fatal 2015 collision between the vehicle and an MTA Metro-North Railroad train at a grade crossing in Valhalla, New York, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced yesterday.
The collision resulted in the deaths of the SUV driver and five passengers on the train in the Feb. 3, 2015, accident. The passengers were killed when 343 feet of the third rail, which powers the train, penetrated the floor of the first rail car and struck passengers, NTSB said in its final report on the accident investigation.