Siemens Mobility battery hybrid streetcars enter revenue service in Charlotte

Here’s another story that’s a little off of our beat, but Simens Mobility battery hybrid streecars are now entering light rail service in Charlotte is an important story.

General Accountability Office says U.S. Army rail readiness is lacking

While this story is somewhat “out of range” for our normal reporting, the gravity of the GAO’s report on rail readiness for the U.S. Army is such we thought it appropriate to report on it.

MBTA completes E Branch construction

MBTA has completed a marathon work effort on the Green Line E Branch.

New York governor slams power outage and train disruption

Gov. Kathy Hochul reacted to her first major event after having been in office for a week.

Just for fun – sort of – Big Boy flexes its muscles with positive train control

The current tour of Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” locomotive is exciting rail enthusiasts and rail professionals across the country.

NJ Transit awards first contract for the Meadowlands “innovation challenge” project

The NJ Transit Board of Directors this week approved a contract with HNTB Corporation of New York for the concept phase of the “Innovation Challenge” Meadowlands Transitway Project.

FRA to fund grants for rail improvement opportunities

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration today announced a notice of funding opportunity, making available nearly $362 million through its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program.

Caltrain grade-separated East 31st Avenue to open

The grade separated crossing at East 31st Avenue in San Mateo will open on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.

Sound Transit has opened South 216th Street in Des Moines

Sound Transit crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension have reopened South 216th Street in Des Moines.

Metra to hold virtual meeting on UP North bridge project

Metra will hold a virtual public meeting on Sept. 9 to introduce the next phase of its project to replace 120-year-old bridges along the Union Pacific North Line on the North Side of Chicago.

HDR Engineering

People news at HDR

HDR has promoted two individuals in the transportation arena.

Florida’s Broward County considering commuter rail line in FEC corridor

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four and Broward County are performing a PD&E Study for the Broward Commuter Rail (BCR) along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway from Aventura in Miami-Dade County to Deerfield Beach in Broward County.

COVID-19 cases spiking once again – several passenger agencies requiring employee vaccinations

With COVID-19 spiking again, several transit and rail passenger agencies have issued vaccination mandates for employees.

Metrolinx crews prepare for excavation

Construction at the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue East and McCowan Road is in full ‘drill mode’ as crews make progress on expanding the TTC’s Line 2 subway service almost eight kilometres further into Scarborough. Here’s where those crews are at, and where they’re going.

Sound Transit

Link light rail service will temporarily single-track between Tukwila International Boulevard and Rainier Beach stations Aug. 21 and 22

Due to scheduled rail replacement, Link light rail will experience service disruptions between Tukwila International Boulevard station and Rainier Beach station late evening Saturday, Aug. 21 and all day Sunday, Aug. 22.

MBTA continues 28-day E Branch accelerated construction

Track replacement and other improvements are on schedule for completion by Aug. 29.

Wired Tight: Planning, communication help BNSF employees fight Dixie Fire

The impact of wildfires on U.S. western railroads has been a continuing news item this summer.

Sound Transit receives U.S. DOT financing assistance for building critical transit expansions

Last week, U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg led a news conference in Redmond to announce that U.S. DOT will approve expanded financing assistance for Sound Transit that will create more than $500 million in savings for regional taxpayers.

Proposed Newark Liberty AirTrain wins key environmental approval

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed AirTrain replacement at Newark Liberty International Airport, keeping the project on track and sustaining the Port Authority’s commitment to creating world-class AirTrain systems across its airports.

Kansas Governor Kelly announces 10 short line rail improvement projects

Funding for ten Kansas short line projects was awarded this week.

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