Bells & Whistles—MTA needs $12 billion … stat
Watch: Tawatina Rail Bridge in Edmonton now connected MTA sends notice to major suppliers; needs $12 billion in fed funds BUILD grant will help decompress most congested rail junction in Calif. BNSF
Watch: Drone footage of Canadian National derailment in British Columbia
Drone footage of a Canadian National train in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley shows railcars tangled and piled on top of each other. Canadian National says 60 cars slipped off the track Sept.
Video: As Green Line work in Minnesota chugs along, last piece of funding is approved
Metro Transit (Minn.) is getting ready to receive the last batch of federal funding for the Green Line extension project. The Federal Transit Administration approved over $928 million in federal money for
Katie Farmer named president and CEO of BNSF
BNSF today announced that Executive Vice President Operations, Kathryn M. Farmer, will become President and Chief Executive Officer on Jan. 1, 2021. She will continue her role on and assume leadership of
RT&S 2020 Engineer of the Year Ed Boyle: Running with the bull
Ed Boyle is a calculated bull in a china shop … with riders on his back. Norfolk Southern’s vice president of engineering sees a target and he charges full speed. He is
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Watch: Tawatina Rail Bridge in Edmonton is now connected
A milestone was reached at the Tawatina Bridge project in Edmonton, Canada, when the gap between the north and south banks was filled. For approximately three hours crews poured concrete to close
More rail arrives at DART’s Silver Line project
A new rail for Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Silver Line project has made its way to Plano. On Thursday, Sept. 17, a special train from Steel Dynamics, Inc. of Indiana delivered
New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway could have ultra-light rail
If widening is not an option for the Garden State Parkway, then lighter will be one. During a recent budget hearing, officials talked about using ultra-light rail to help solve congestion in
MTA to major national suppliers: All contracts are in jeopardy without $12 billion in federal funding
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye today sent a series of letters to the Authority’s 11 largest suppliers, warning that without an immediate injection of $12 billion in
Norfolk Southern dealing with Savannah derailment and Sally clean-up
Ed. Note: Norfolk Southern had a tough day yesterday, with a derailment in Savannah and resuming operations in the hurricane-stricken areas of the Gulf Coast. Two service alerts, reproduced below, were issued
NTSB: Alcohol, PTC restricted mode caused Ohio train accident
The National Transportation Safety Board is once again calling for federal railroad regulators to mandate the use of inward- and outward-facing cameras on train locomotives after investigating an Ohio collision between two CSX trains.
Advanced Rail Systems (ARS) breaks ground on new headquarters
Advanced Rail Systems, ARS, recently hosted the Ground Breaking Ceremony for a new international headquarters on Friday, September 11, 2020. The 20-acre campus, located near Waco TX, will accommodate all administrative and
NARSTCO hits major safety milestone at Texas facilities
NARSTCO, North America’s leading manufacturer of steel ties and turnout sets, marked a major safety milestone, successfully completing 1-million-manhours without an OSHA recordable injury at its Texas facilities. At its Midlothian and
Report: Amtrak has improved, but more needs to be done to cut service disruptions
Amtrak has built a more disciplined process to plan and coordinate major track outages, but more steps could be taken to reduce service disruptions and maximize the amount of time it has
