NEW YORK — California’s Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) has selected Sumitomo Corp. of America and its car builder partner, Nippon Sharyo, to supply 18 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs).
WASHINGTON — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed closing documents and has finalized the closing in escrow, clearing the way for the transfer of the CSX-owned SunRail corridor right-of-way to the state of Florida, U.S. Rep. John L. Mica, R-Fla., said late last month.
WASHINGTON — Big Four Terminal Railroad (BFTR) has filed a verified notice of exemption to operate roughly 5.2 miles of rail line between Connorsville, Ind., and Beesons, Ind., according to a notice in the Federal Register.
WASHINGTON — The Wichita, Tillman Jackson Railway Co. has filed a notice of exemption to acquire slightly more than 61 miles of a rail line known as the Western Branch.
WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration said it is advancing $182.4 million in New Starts funding for seven transit projects already under construction in New York, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Northern Virginia.
DALLAS — Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff joined state and local officials for the opening of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Green Line.