Still more Tuesday morning rail news: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Florida county’s appeal of Brightline case The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal brought by Indian River County, Fla., over use of tax-exempt private activity bonds to fund Brightline’s expansion to Orlando, Fla. As is generally the case, the justices […]
Tuesday morning rail news: Surfrider Foundation, residents file opposition to transit district’s request before STB The environmental group Surfrider Foundation has filed its opposition with the Surface Transportation Board to the North County Transit District’s request for an order protecting its right to perform track maintenance along the Pacific Coast, saying the order would “result […]
Tuesday afternoon rail news: Miami-Dade delays vote on preferred station locations for Brightline commuter operation A planned vote on station locations for Miami’s proposed commuter rail service between downtown and Aventura, Fla., using Brightline’s route was put off Tuesday, after Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez exercised his right to delay last-minute legislation. The Miami Herald reports the […]
More Tuesday morning rail news: LA Metro sets online meeting on Union Station project LA Metro will hold an online meeting as part of the scoping process for the Link US project — which would turn LA Union Station into a run-through facility for passenger and commuter trains, instead of the current stub-end terminal alignment […]
New subway cars from a U.S. plant of Chinese manufacturer CRRC will be delayed by at least a year, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials said Monday. MassLive.com reports the cars for the MBTA’s Orange Line are now expected to be delivered by April 2023. The agency has received 24 cars from a 152-car contract awarded in 2014, […]
DC Metro has selected Hitachi Rail to build its next generation of railcars, ending a two-year search for a manufacturer. The Washington Post reports Metro officials sent Hitachi a notice of intent to award the contract — for 256 cars, with options that could boost the total order to 800 — on Sept. 30. If all options […]
Longtime Trains and Classic Trains staffer J. David Ingles died Oct. 4 near his home in Waukesha, Wis., after a short illness. He was 79. The son and grandson of railroaders, Ingles was a lifelong rail enthusiast. He grew up in Homewood, Ill., and Dearborn, Mich. After college and a stint as a newspaper reporter in Springfield, Ill., he […]
Monday afternoon rail news: Watco to develop storage facility, launch new switching operation Shortline and transportation services company Watco plans to create a storage-in-transit yard near Joliet, Ill., and provide switching services for the facility and adjacent customers under a newly formed subsidiary, Elwood, Joliet & Southern. The facility will make use of a former repair […]
Monday morning rail news: Department of Transportation turns down labor request for national mask rule The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday turned down a request by a coalition of labor unions to require passengers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and other forms of transportation, a decision the group called “unfathomable.” Rolling Stone reports the DOT […]
Pennsylvania rail news: Court ruling could lead to change of shortline operators (updated) A Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision could change who operates five short lines in the state. PennLive.com reports that the decision means a 2015 vote by the Susquehanna Economic Development Assocation-Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority, or SEDA-COG JRA, should have awarded a seven-year contract […]
More Monday morning rail news: CN sets Canadian grain record for seventh straight month Canadian National moved a record amount of Canadian grain for the seventh straight month, transporting 2.43 million metric tons of grain in September. The railroad moved 7.76 million metric tons in the third quarter of 2020. As is the case with […]
WASHINGTON – A Canadian pension fund is teaming with shortline holding company Jaguar Transportation to acquire five shortline railroads totalling more than 450 miles, according to a regulatory filing. The railroads involved in the transaction, which is expected to take effect on Nov. 1, include: ● The 245-mile Cimarron Valley Railroad, which operates in Kansas, […]
