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The CTA Board on May 10 signed off on an ordinance that makes permanent recent part-time student and tiered-pricing pilot programs for the agency’s U-Pass Program. (CTA Photograph Courtesy of the Federal Transit Administration)

May 11, 2023
Passenger

Transit Briefs: CTA, Metrolinx, Washington Union Station

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) makes permanent two discounted fare-pass programs for students at participating high-education institutions, and releases its monthly service/operations “scorecard.” Also, Ricardo will provide safety assessment support for Metrolinx’s Ontario Line project in Toronto; and Washington, D.C.-area legislators seek federal funding and an expedited timeline for the multi-billion-dollar Washington Union Station Expansion Project.

Ricardo's new Folsom, Calif., office will be led by North America Ricardo Rail President Kirk Klug.

November 10, 2022
News

Supply Side: Ricardo, Duos

Ricardo opens first North America office dedicated to the rail sector. Also, Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Duos) expands catalogue with release of five artificial intelligence (AI) detection models for rail customers.

The O-Train Line 2 (the Trillium Line) is a five-mile diesel light-rail service, running from Greenboro Station in the south to Bayview Station just west of downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It forms part of the city’s two-line O-Train system. It opened in 2001, serving five stations. In 2017, a south extension was approved to add eight stations and 10 miles of track, including a spur to Ottawa’s international airport. (Photograph Courtesy of Ricardo)

August 31, 2022
News

Supply Side: Ricardo, ClearBlade/Pennsy Digital

U.K.-based Ricardo will provide systems integration support for Ottawa’s O-Train Line 2 extension project. Also, ClearBlade has teamed with Pennsy Digital on rail asset monitoring.

Kari Gonzales of MxV Rail (center) and members of the Ricardo team visit the H2ICE test cell at Ricardo’s Shoreham Technical Center. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of Ricardo)

June 17, 2022
Freight

For Ricardo and MxV Rail, a Strategic Alliance

U.K.-based Ricardo and MxV Rail (formerly Transportation Technology Center, Inc., or TTCI) have signed a strategic alliance agreement that will bring together the two company’s engineering and testing capabilities.

Pictured: Elias Rafoul, SCC Accreditation Services Vice-President (left), and Marko Kroenke, Ricardo Director of Business Development, Canada.

December 08, 2021
Passenger

Ricardo Named Canada’s First Accredited ISA for Rail

The Standards Council of Canada (SSC), a federal Crown corporation, has accredited Ricardo Certification Ltd. to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 under its new Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for Railway Systems Accreditation Program.

Kirk Klug, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Passenger Rail, United States, Ricardo PLC (left); and Marko Kroenke, Director of Business Development, Canada, Ricardo PLC.

June 23, 2021
Passenger

Ricardo Appoints Two Leaders for North American Rail Market

Kirk Klug and Marko Kroenke have been named as the business development directors for the U.S. and Canada for Ricardo Rail Division.