Delay in rail shipping center construction stinks for onion shippers
Onion shippers in Oregon have joined together to make moving their product quicker on the rails, but recent developments might make them cry.
Author: RT&S Staff
Tunnel track work set to begin in downtown Pittsburgh
Light-rail improvement work is coming to downtown Pittsburgh. The Port Authority is ready to begin two projects worth $30 million.
Calif. high-speed rail project preserved, restored over 2,300 acres of habitat over last year
As California kicks off Climate Week 2021, the California High-Speed Rail Authority released its latest Sustainability Report: Building an Equitable Future, detailing how this first-in-the nation project positively contributes to the climate change struggle and helps build the most technologically advanced, electrified, and equitable transportation system in California.
Taking no heat: Rail underpass in Springfield, Ill., finishes early
With fall right around the corner there will not be any heat put on United Contractors Midwest Inc. for the completion of the Laurel Street underpass in Springfield, Ill.
Agency provides update on 948-mile-long Mayan Train project in Mexico
Progress continues on the Mayan Train project in Mexico as the first shipment of ballast arrived over the weekend.
Eye-popping milestone is achieved at Merchants Bridge site
It takes a milestone whenever you are dealing with the mighty Mississippi River, and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and contractor Walsh Construction hit one over the weekend.
Bells & Whistles—Tracks unstable along California cliff
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.
Group decides new I-5 bridge will not accommodate high-speed rail
When a new crossing emerges to connect the states of Washington and Oregon via I-5, there will not be any sight of high-speed rail.
Money starts to move on Austin’s Project Connect light-rail project
Over $312 million has been approved for the Project Connect venture in Austin, Texas.
Now it will not be until 2022 when new Purple Line contractor is active
Officials behind the Maryland’s Purple Line project are going to take even longer to have a new design-build contractor in the dirt.
Stalled work on California Gold Line may need federal funds to get going again
The Gold Line extension in California was paired with the wrong partner, so Washington was called in to see if more officials could work together to get it done.
FRA: Proper safety checks by BNSF could have prevented December derailment
A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report says vandalism may have caused the derailment of a BNSF train in Custer, Wash., back in December. The FRA, however, has not cleared BNSF of any wrongdoing.
TriMet’s ‘A Better Red’ mission expected to kick off in the fall
Called “A Better Red,” Portland’s TriMet is getting ready to make better use out of plans to extend the Red Line that have been in the works for years.
Century-old Norfolk Southern bridge set to be repaired in the coming months
The 100-year-old Cobb Street railroad bridge in Lula, Ga., keeps on slipping in and out of consciousness … or in this case serviceability.
What a find: Archaeologists uncover medieval church while excavating for high-speed rail project in England
The scope of our coverage does not go beyond North America, but I found something the other day that I could not help but share … so consider this the exception.
Another seawall set to go up on Del Mar bluffs; next phase to include storm-water drainage improvements
The final stage of emergency construction on the Del Mar bluffs begins this month.
Bells & Whistles—Is REM behind sinkholes in Montreal park?
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 10.
Baltimore admits it is not doing enough to inspect rail infrastructure, vows again to do better
For the second time in as many days, a deteriorating CSX bridge is making headlines.
Woman convicted of attempting to use shunts to disrupt signal system, derail trains
The U.S. District Court in Seattle convicted a woman on Sept. 9 who used shunts on BNSF railroad tracks near Bellingham, Wash.
Is Montreal’s REM light-rail project behind the sinkholes?
Birdwatchers in Montreal are regretting that the Reseau express metropolitain (REM) ever got off the ground.