Will the BART/Millbrae deal force California high-speed rail underground?

The city of Millbrae, Calif., announced an agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to return several downtown parcels of land that both give the city new opportunities to develop significant mixed-use housing and commercial units and to further leverage its demands that California high-speed rail tracks be under-grounded.

Historic Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge one step closer to demolition

The Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge was struck hard on April 5. That’s when the Burleigh County Commission voted to end a partnership with Friends of the Rail Bridge.

‘Inherently dangerous’ Illinois railroad crossing could be wiped out soon

When federal transportation officials call a railroad crossing “inherently dangerous,” a town or city should take note.

Will Biden’s infrastructure plan save California’s high-speed rail project?

A massive dose of federal funding in the coming years could save California’s high-speed rail line. However, that injection has not been made available yet, and may never get congressional approval.

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Maryland DOT provided testimony against light-rail project

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is not in favor of a pair of bills that grants funding to the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project.

Rail Group On Air: Squeezing a third track in the existing right-of-way

In this episode of Rail Group On Air, RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with the leaders behind the LIRR Mainline Expansion Project.

MTA trains have more zip thanks to signal upgrade

More Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway trains are on schedule, and that has to do with a massive effort to replace train signals.

How much more? Cost of crash wall on Southwest line in Minnesota spikes 356%

The Metropolitan Council knows who is going to pay for this wall, but the new price is staggering.

Sound Transit’s Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project hits the home stretch

Crews have completed track work on Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, marking 75% completion of the project. More than 22,000 linear feet of track is now installed.

Illinois looks to improve safety at almost 500 railroad crossings

The Illinois Commerce Commission approved its annual five-year Crossing Safety Improvement Program to begin implementing highway-rail safety capital projects for local roads across the state.

SFMTA tries to figure out transit congestion on 4th Street Bridge

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is trying to come up with a solution to congestion with its T Third Line on the 4th Street Bridge in San Francisco.

Bells & Whistles—LIRR project stopped after worker electrocuted

Ambitious capital plan of New York’s MTA is now back on track thanks to federal relief MTA launches safety investigation after LIRR third track electrocution Washington Metro puts workers in danger during

Senate bill would inject additional billions into biggest transit projects

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give some of the biggest transit projects in the country a big financial boost.

Watch: Brightline executes box-jacking method under S.R. 528

This week construction crews have been working on a railroad underpass under S.R. 528 in Brevard County, Fla, using the box-jacking method.

Ambitious capital plan of New York’s MTA is now back on track thanks to federal relief

With federal relief on the way, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is firing up its $51.5 billion capital plan.

MTA launches safety investigation after LIRR third track electrocution

The accident that left a worker in serious condition on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) third track expansion project has led to an investigation on safety practices.

RT&S March issue is now digital

The March issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine is now available in a digital format.

Washington Metro puts workers in danger during re-powering maneuver to speed up process

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is calling out the Washington Metro once again.

Derailment forces MBTA to take new trains out of service, repair infrastructure

When it’s new and shiny, the last thing you want to see is dents and dings.

Red Line is ‘never going to happen’ in N.C. so officials are against sales tax increase

The plan to expand transit in the city of Charlotte, N.C., and the surrounding areas may never make it off the drawing board.

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