Our weekly appointments wrap includes Paul Larsen, Stephen Daly, Jodie Perram, Leigh Dyson, Scott Lowe, Bianca Sandri, Felicity Gooding, Shelley Cable and Michael Keenan.
Murray Cook will take the reins at freight rail network operator Arc Infrastructure early next year as chief executive Paul Larsen steps aside after 12 years in the role.
An arbitration process has declared tier three rail lines in Western Australia's Wheatbelt are not economically viable, nearly a decade after industry groups and the state government agreed to shut the lines down.
SPECIAL REPORT: A move to secure federal cash for road upgrades ahead of a new outer harbour port development is one possible funding fix for a state government battling budget issues.
Rio Tinto's long-running project to fully automate its Pilbara rail operations has achieved a milestone, with the first unmanned train journey successfully completed over a distance of nearly 100 kilometres.
New ports, better planning and increased use of technology are in the sights of transport industry leaders preparing the state's freight network for coming decades, according to a panel of experts at a recent Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch.
Brookfield Rail has changed its name to Arc Infrastructure as it looks to diversify its business beyond the state's rail freight network into related assets like ports and intermodal terminals.
West Perth-based Sirona Capital has signed a memorandum of understanding with Brookfield Rail to ascertain the viability of a new intermodal freight hub in Bullsbrook.
CBH Group signed an interim access agreement with Brookfield Rail "under protest" late on Friday, allowing CBH to start running its rolling stock on Brookfield's rail network, but the two companies
A decision on the future of the state's Tier 3 lines could be made as early as June, with grain handling cooperative CBH Group and network operator Brookfield Rail currently in arbitration through the Economic Regulation Authority.
Brookfield Rail has won the corporate excellence and innovation award at the 2014 Australasian Rail Industry Awards, after undergoing a significant business transformation over the last three years.
