Sound Transit Suspends Service to Repair Cracked Rail
SEATTLE – Sound Transit closed four stations Sunday November 16 to allow crews to repair cracked rail.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit closed four stations Sunday November 16 to allow crews to repair cracked rail.
WUHAN, China – Pandrol China signed an agreement to expand its reach and ‘technological influence’ in the Chinese rail industry.
NEW YORK CITY – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) completes upgrades at St. Albans LIRR station in Queens.
PITTSBURGH – Michael Baker International appoints Kevin Reed, P.E., as President and Chris Peters, P.E., S.E., as Chief Operating Officer.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A groundbreaking for the Alexandria Fourth Track Project, VRE Alexandria Station improvements, the King & Commonwealth Streetscape improvements, and the King & Commonwealth bridges replacement was held November 12.
PHILADELPHIA – Along the 14.2-mile main line, crews are working overnight to perform rail grinding and profiling as part of PATCO’s maintenance program.
PISTOIA, Italy – Progress Rail signed a contract with Ch. Thawee-AS Construction Joint Venture to provide signaling and telecommunications for phase two of the double-track project in Thailand.
BALTIMORE – Jacobs and Kittelson secure a planning contract with Maryland Transit Administration to support planning, design, development, and environmental and urban planning needs.
BOSTON – Joined by MassDOT, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, and Rail Passenger Association leaders, Amtrak celebrated the start of construction on a train maintenance facility in Boston.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved funds for the Gessell Road rail crossing near Kinmundy and at the 100 East Road rail crossing in Galesburg, Knox County.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved more than $1.4 million in rail crossing upgrades across three Ohio counties.
COLUMBUS/TOMAH, Wisc. – Amtrak celebrates upgrades made at two stations in Wisconsin.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit advances testing on the floating bridge.
CHICAGO – CN has completed project work in the Chicago region, with trains traversing on upgraded track from Liberty to Montgomery.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Amtrak, along with PennDOT, announced it has completed the North Platform reconstruction at Lancaster Station, the second busiest Amtrak station in Pennsylvania.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – RailPros announced it has opened an office in Kansas City, Missouri. This comes after the opening of an office last month in Toronto.
PITTSBURGH – Koppers Holdings Inc. has elected Laura Posadas as director of the company, increasing its Board of Directors to nine members.
CHICAGO – The Heico Companies has acquired Kershaw, a rail maintenance and vegetation management equipment company.
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NEW YORK CITY – Forte Construction, a general contracting firm, replaced two elevators at the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue subway station.