Latest Rail Industry News
Don Orseno, executive director and chief executive officer of Metra, which provides commuter rail service in the Chicago area, has announced plans to retire in December, after 43 years of service.
Reading & Northern Railroad has appointed William (Bill) Clark senior vice president coal, responsible for managing the company’s anthracite coal business, as well as its freight car fleet of more than 1200 cars.
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, an engineering and consulting services firm, has appointed Elia Nunez as an assistant vice president in its Miami office.
CSX Corporation has announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Ward and President Clarence W. Gooden will retire, effective May 31, 2017. Fredrik J. Eliasson, current chief sales and marketing officer, has been appointed president, effective February 15, 2017.
In 2016, Seattle area's Sound Transit saw a 23.1 percent system-wide increase over 2015, with nearly 43 million people riding Sound Transit trains and buses.
Canadian Pacific (CP) has named John Brooks senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective immediately.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Board awarded a $42.9 million contract to Clark Construction Group to upgrade three substations that provide power to all eight CTA rail lines.
Ronnie Hakim, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) interim executive director, has named Darryl C. Irick acting president of MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), responsible for overseeing the MTA agency that operates subways, buses, and paratransit services.