DALLAS — Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff joined state and local officials for the opening of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Green Line.

BERLIN, Germany — Bombardier Transportation has received an order for 36 Bombardier TRAXX locomotives from the German leasing company Railpool GmbH (Railpool).

WASHINGTON — Washington Metro said it is seeking a business partner to help develop the next generation of electronic fare payment to create more options for customers, make using the transit system easier and encourage new ridership.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration has provided a $150 million grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to replace Washington Metro’s “1000-Series” rail cars.

WASHINGTON — The Metro Transit Police on Dec. 21 began random inspections of carry-on items at Braddock Road and College Park Metrorail stations.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth & Western Railroad said that Steven George will retire in the first quarter of 2011 as president and chief executive officer of the Fort Worth-based 276-mile regional railroad.

WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board said it has completed its work in the multiparty effort to preserve freight train service in northern Maine.

MONTREAL — CN said that Donald J. Carty has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of CN. Carty will join the Board on Jan. 1, 2011.

PITTSBURGH — L.B. Foster Co. and Portec Rail Products Inc. announced the closing of an Asset Purchase Agreement with Koppers, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc.

CHICAGO – The state of Illinois, Amtrak and Union Pacific will work together to develop a high-speed Chicago-St. Louis passenger rail corridor, Amtrak said.