HDR Fronts FrontRunner Double-Tracking

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has selected a team led by HDR and including WSP USA to provide program management services for its $966.2 million FrontRunner Strategic Double Track Project, which will add at least nine new segments of double track along the 82-mile, 16-station Ogden-Provo regional/commuter rail system and update signaling systems.

Pictured, left to right: Dana Salloum, Alstom; Lee Caragiale and Mike Washington, HDR; and Michael Coleman, International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers.

People News: Alstom, HDR, SMART

Alstom elevates Dana Salloum to Chief Communications Officer. Also, HDR adds Lee Caragiale and Mike Washington to its Transportation Equity and Environmental Justice team; and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) elects Michael Coleman as General President.

HDR Tapped to Complete Design of Omaha’s Modern Streetcar System

HDR announced May 8 that it has been selected by the Omaha Streetcar Authority to deliver the final design for the city’s 3.2-mile streetcar project, connecting downtown Omaha to the University of

The Port of Long Beach has extended HDR's contract to create the final design for the $1.567 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility through 2027.

Intermodal Briefs: Port of Long Beach, Northwest Seaport Alliance, EFL Global

The Port of Long Beach selects HDR to complete the final design for the $1.5 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. Also, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) launches Rail Cargo Incentive Program in the Pacific Northwest; and EFL Global acquires Locher Evers International (LEI).

HDR's Transportation BIM Program Manager Alexa Mitchell

HDR’s Mitchell Elected to buildingSMART International Infrastructure Committee

HDR announced April 11 that Alexa Mitchell, the company’s Transportation BIM Program Manager, has been elected to the steering committee of buildingSMART International’s Infrastructure Room, effective April 1.

Commentary

Rail Fleet Decarbonization Opportunity: What Does it Mean for You?

It’s an exciting time for rail fleets and operations. Society’s decarbonization efforts around the globe have created impetus in the rail industry to further reduce its carbon footprint. Technology is improving to make zero emissions a realistic goal. Yet, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to transitioning rail operations to achieve net zero emissions.

Marcin Taraszkiewicz (pictured) has joined HDR as Rail and Transit Vehicle Technology Lead.

People News: New Orleans RTA, HDR

Alex Z. Wiggins will retire as CEO of the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA), effective Dec. 31. Also, Marcin Taraszkiewicz joins HDR as Rail and Transit Vehicle Technology Lead.

Paul Wiedefeld, Northeast Region Transportation Director, HDR (left) and Chris Dillon, Vice President, Government Affairs, North Carolina Railroad Company.

People News: HDR, NCRR

Paul Wiedefeld joins HDR as Northeast Region Transportation Director. And North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) appoints Chris Dillon as Vice President, Government Affairs.

Union Pacific has selected its design firm for a key segment of the CREATE project.

UP Selects HDR for Final Track Design, Engineering Services on CREATE Project

Union Pacific (UP) has selected HDR to provide final track design and engineering services for the UP-led portion of the 80th Street Junction Replacements (EW2) project, a major component of CREATE’s 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project.

HDR’s Transportation Market Strategy Director Christopher LaTuso, PE

People News: HDR, Port of Long Beach, COMTO

HDR appoints Christopher LaTuso Transportation Market Strategy Director. Also, the Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners elects Harbor Commission Vice President Sharon L. Weissman Board President; and the Conference of

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