While labor issues are not usually within the purview of RT&S coverage, this strike vote impacts a major transit agency in Toronto, and includes agency maintenance workers. Therefore, we think it’s important to report this to our readers.
L.B. Foster, a long-time supplier of rail spikes and anchors for the railroad industry, said it is selling this line of business to another company.
One of the widest bridges in the world is finally opening its arms for light rail transit.
The MBTA announced that the Medford Branch of the Green Line Extension (GLX) is anticipated to open in late November.
The top news stories of the week.
The MTA will definitely be working on the railroad this weekend.
Crews made significant progress on the Finch West light rail transit (LRT) line throughout spring 2022, including vehicle testing work, installation of tracks and other key railway infrastructure and the final electrical substation delivery.
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission issued a statement this week claiming that WMATA “did not follow through on all safety commitments made in April and May 2022.”
My son came off looking like an unlucky racoon sprawled across the pavement.
Residents in Palo Alto, Calif., have been waiting long enough for high-speed rail, and if plans go accordingly motorists will be waiting for high-speed rail long into the future.
RT&S reported Monday that MBTA had announced that it would reschedule work on the Orange Line planned for next month.
At approximately 7 a.m., Aug. 3, Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) identified an intermittent IT network connection issue that impacted communications between systems.
Watco’s newest short line, the Texas Coastal Bend Railroad (TCBR), unveiled two locomotives emblazoned with the Port of Corpus Christi logo at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.
Crews for the Hurontario LRT project are working to connect a creek near Port Credit GO Station.
Calgary is moving forward with the Green Line project.
NJ Transit and Amtrak are replacing the century-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey with a higher bridge that will not have to open and close for river traffic.
Free buses will support BART track shutdowns in Union City on 10 weekends in 2022, with the next shutdown scheduled for Aug. 13–14.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) announced that Denton Avenue and Tanners Pond Road in Garden City have reopened to vehicular traffic.
Last week, the MBTA rescheduled work that was set to begin this past weekend.
Last week, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved safety upgrades at rail crossings in Columbiana, Lorain, Tuscarawas and Union counties.
