Back in August, RT&S reported on column cracks the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) was experiencing, which were found four years ago. The rail line will be opening soon, and the cracks still remain a concern.
Part of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor is finally getting some attention.
Brightline is continuing high-speed testing on its new line to Orlando. Here are some details from their press release.
Metrolink riders in the Inland Empire can now use the new Arrow passenger rail service to travel between the cities of San Bernardino and Redlands.
RT&S reported on Oct. 10 that data from TransitMatters, a transit advocacy agency, indicated speeds on the MBTA Orange Line were slower than before a work shutdown occurred. Looks like speed restrictions will now last into December.
Date for opening now rests with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission concurrence on both Silver Line certification and new 7K Return to Service Plan.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) crews will complete a signal cutover near Queens Village as part of the modernization of the LIRR during the weekend of Oct. 29 and 30.
RT&S reported on Oct. 4 that Hurricane Ian had devastated the Seminole Gulf Railway, and the degree of damage might keep the railroad shut down until early 2023.
Koppers announced that it is acquiring Gross & Janes Co., and the transaction is scheduled to close within the next 30 days.
In an increasingly dangerous cyber world, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued additional cybersecurity directives for U.S. railroads.
RT&S reported Monday that a PATCO train hit and killed two workers on the Ben Franklin Bridge. Now, we learn that the bridge was supposed to have been shut down.
The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has been plagued with erosion problems this year and is again having trouble.
With the overall future of intermodal rail looking strong, South Carolina has decided to build a new near-dock rail and an inner-harbor barge operation to improve workflow and capacity for southeast supply chains.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been in hot water with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for months.
Metrolink, also known as the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, is embarking on a system-wide track, signal, and structure rehabilitation program.
Two workers were hit and killed by a Port Authority Transit Corp. (PATCO) train on the Ben Franklin Bridge Friday night.
OmniTRAX’s purchase of the San Luis & Rio Grande (SLRG), a former Iowa Pacific shortline, is essentially complete.
The Iowa Transportation Commission this week approved $6.3 million in funding for six rail infrastructure and related rail development projects under the Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant (RRLG) Program.
Elsie and Phyllis, two huge tunnel boring machines named after distinguished ladies in British Columbia history, are set to work on the metropolitan Vancouver Broadway Subway Project. Elsie has already started tunneling, and Phyllis is expected to begin in early 2023.
Readers may recall that MARTA has been without a permanent General Manager & CEO since the untimely death of the previous CEO, Jeffrey Parker, on January 14. In the interim, Collie Greenwood has served as the interim CEO.