WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – After a 4.8 earthquake, Amtrak implements speed restrictions and performs track inspections. CSX inspected bridges and related structures.
LOS ANGELES – The Metro Source focuses on Eleanor Sillerico, Construction Manager for Tunnels Section 3 of Metro’s Purple (D) Line Extension Transit Project.
Harsco Corporation on April 5 reported that its Rail division has been awarded a five-year, more than $130 million stoneblower operation and maintenance (O&M) contract from Network Rail, which owns, operates and
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced Dec. 19 that $2.5 billion through 19 procurements will be invested to “combat climate change, expand accessibility and improve service,” following MTA Board approval.
Fifty years after Burlington Northern consolidated the traffic of two predecessor routes onto a single line featuring a nearly mile-long bridge near Sandpoint, Idaho, successor BNSF has opened its long-anticipated second bridge. The first train to officially cross the new structure was an empty coal train at 9:00 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2022.
RT&S has reported often on the ongoing debate/battle between BNSF and the Friends of the Rail Bridge, a local preservation group trying to save the old BNSF bridge in the Bismark-Mandin area.
The MBTA announced local artists have begun painting murals beneath the East Cottage Street and Norfolk Avenue bridges as part of a public artwork installation.
Two workers were hit and killed by a Port Authority Transit Corp. (PATCO) train on the Ben Franklin Bridge Friday night.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Oct. 14.
It was no surprise that track relocation was a hot-button topic during a recent forum of those running for Del Mar (Calif.) City Council.
In less than a month, WMATA will begin significant construction to repair the Yellow Line tunnel and bridge, as well as advance critical improvements needed to open the future Potomac Yard Station later this fall.
The U.S. DOT has awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in eight states to improve and modernize vital intercity passenger rail service.
One of the widest bridges in the world is finally opening its arms for light rail transit.
Residents of the Chinatown-International District showed up in force at a recent public meeting held by Sound Transit to voice objection over a light-rail tunnel project that is planned to run through the neighborhood.
The New York City region’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has kicked off several projects recently in order to maintain their infrastructure in a state of good repair and to add some new service. Here are three of the rail projects the agency is working on.
You do not have to dig too deep to find commuters in and around the San Fernando Valley who prefer tunneling over a system that runs on the surface.
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will use $8 million in federal funding to replace a timber bridge that was built back in 1917.
Metro announced that it has broken ground on a project that will finally build a bridge for freight and passenger trains over the busy intersection of Rosecrans and Marquardt avenues in Santa Fe Springs.
As part of Women’s History Month, BART showcased the contributions of three of the women on their engineering team.
It just took one lunch to put a bridge raising in motion in the town of Lafayette, Wis.
