New York

Amtrak has awarded design-build contracts and begun pre-construction activities for three rail yard modernization projects on the Northeast Corridor, which officials said will help improve service reliability and enable more efficient, world-class train maintenance.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the engineering and design phase of the Interborough Express has started, the next step in the development of the transit project.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that Justin Vonashek has been appointed president of MTA Metro-North Railroad. Vonashek will succeed Catherine Rinaldi.