Archive for August 5, 2020
Senior vice president of operations and mechanical at Norfolk Southern abruptly leaves company
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 4, 2020) NEW YORK — After a year of leading NS’s “clean sheeting” initiative in a consulting role, Michael A. Farrell was named senior vice president transportation in Nov. 2018, then appointed senior vice president of operations and mechanical in Aug. 2019. Yesterday, NS president, chairman and chief executive…
Read MoreFTA awards grant for TOD plan along proposed TriMet light-rail route
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/05/2020) The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the SW Equity Coalition a $1.2 million grant to fund transit-oriented development (TOD) along a proposed light-rail route in Portland, Oregon’s Southwest Corridor. The grant was awarded as part of the FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning. The funding will allow the coalition to take actions to address…
Read MoreL.A.-Vegas high-speed rail line obtains additional funding
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/05/2020) XpressWest, a proposed project to construct a high-speed rail line that would operate between Southern California and Las Vegas, has been awarded $200 million in private activity bonds from the Nevada State Board of Finance, a business newsletter reported yesterday. The Nevada award comes after a California committee, overseen by California Treasurer…
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