Posts by David C. Lester
David C. Lester
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FDOT Will Contribute Funding to Commuter Rail Line
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced it will help fund a new commuter line between Fort Lauderdale and Aventura.
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Watch: Brightline Train Testing Video Feast
Brightline has been conducting high-speed testing on its new line to Orlando for the past several weeks.
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Plasser American Acquires DPR
Plasser American has announced the acquisition of DPR, a rail inspection technology company.
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MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Resigns
Steve Poftak on Nov. 1 announced that he would step down as General Manager of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), effective Jan. 3, 2023.
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Rolling Into Orlando
RAILWAY AGE, OCTOBER 2022 ISSUE: Brightline realizes its dream to connect Miami and Orlando while continuing to look ahead.
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Rail Group On Air: 2022 RT&S Engineer of the Year John Cech
RT&S Managing Editor David Lester talks with the 2022 RT&S Engineer of the Year John Cech from BNSF about challenging projects, the technological movement, what it takes to work in…
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OmniTRAX Seeks to Acquire SLRG
OmniTRAX, the short line railroad holding company that owns and operates more than 20 Class III railroads in the U.S., has signed a letter of intent to purchase the bankrupt…
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BNSF’s Cech named RT&S 2022 Engineer of the Year
BNSF Vice President Engineering John Cech is the recipient of the 2022 Engineer of the Year Award from Railway Track & Structures.
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Amtrak, UP M/W Machine Collision
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its initial report on a July railroad collision.
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RailWorks Acquires H&H Engineering Construction
RailWorks announced it has acquired H&H Engineering Construction to expand its rail infrastructure services.
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L.B. Foster Expands Precast Concrete Business
L.B. Foster is expanding its precast concrete business. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, CXT Incorporated, has acquired the operating assets of VanHooseCo Precase, LLC, a privately held business based in…
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L.B. Foster Divests Track Components Business
L.B. Foster, a long-time supplier of rail spikes and anchors for the railroad industry, is selling this line of business, located in Quebec, Canada, to another Canadian company.
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Transport Canada Invests in Saskatchewan
Canada’s supply chain is still feeling the impacts of the pandemic, and the Government of Canada says it “is committed to addressing this by strengthening Canada’s supply chains and trade…
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VTA’s BART Phase II Extension Community Collaboration
As work to bring BART service and four new stations to Silicon Valley moves forward, VTA is entering a more robust collaborative phase on the biggest transportation infrastructure project in…
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FTAI to Spin Off Infrastructure Business
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (FTAI) on July 12 announced that its Board of Directors has approved the details and timing of the spin-off of its infrastructure business.
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FTA Issues Safety Directives to MBTA (UPDATED)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) have been called out by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for safety violations.
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Amtrak Launches Procurement Phase for B&P Tunnel Replacement Program
Amtrak is working toward replacement of B&P Tunnel in Baltimore.
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Amtrak Increasing Acela Speeds in New Jersey
Amtrak passengers can now travel even faster on Acela as recent infrastructure improvements along a 16-mile segment of the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey between South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) and…
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SEPTA Issues RFP for King of Prussia Rail
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the final design phase of the King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) project.

















