CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Board authorized an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Illinois Department of Transportation for funding for the future Forest Park Branch track design work.
ATLANTA –– Kudos to Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific for a Horseshoe Curve performance that will be remembered for decades.
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MILWAUKEE –– King was a versatile and popular writer whose railroad career included stops at Norfolk & Western, Seaboard Coast Line, Rock Island, Chicago & North Western, and CP Rail.
Repentigny, QUÉBEC- After the July 5 derailment in Repentigny, Québec, CN issued an incident response.
SAN SABA, Texas –– OmniTRAX rail management company has rolled out an automated track inspection system.
PUEBLO, Colo. –– FRA-led collaborative initiatitive meeting on rail neutral temperature. Railway Track and Structures, “TTC Operated by ENSCO,” July 2026.
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Exodigo, a subsurface intelligence and AI-engineering company, acquired V&A, Inc., a civil engineering consulting firm.
ATLANTA –– The July 2026 issue of Railway Track and Structures is now available to read online.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Transportation is about to open a high-volume freight corridor in Savannah on July 15, 2026, to provide a more efficient route for trucks arriving and departing from the terminal.
SAN JOSE, Calif. –– In order to successfully complete repairs to the Guadalupe River Bridge, Caltrain has suspended select weekend service along the line from July – September.
NEWARK/NEW YORK – The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board of Commissioners approved a change order to the Hudson River Ground Stabilization (HRGS) project contract.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– I can’t seem to shake a simple question a mentor recently asked me: “When you look at a situation or activity, would you put your mother, wife, or daughter in it?”
ATLANTA –– RT&S is very pleased and excited to recognize these accomplished women rail professionals not only for the rigorous work they do each day, but also for their encouragement of and guidance to budding professionals who will lead rail engineering in the future.
ATLANTA –– If you haven’t yet registered for tomorrow’s RT&S Track Geometry and Rail Flaw Detection virtual conference, there is still time!
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics recently reported that the transportation sector unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in June.
ATLANTA –– Railway Track and Structures has several annual features that honor different segments of rail engineering, and our work on these is among the most important we do –– Railway Track and Structures “Editor’s Notebook,” July 2026.
NEWARK – Skanska has signed a $87 million contract for the Dock Bridge rehabilitation project with Amtrak.
ATLANTA –– A Fresh Perspective ~ Railway Track and Structures “From the Dome,” July 2026
NASHVILLE –– There is only one correct path forward for a real rail growth future, and it is still not a Class I merger, or mergers of any kind.
NEW YORK CITY – Richard Carney returns to RailWorks as Executive Vice President for Track Branch as of July 6.
