MBTA Celebrates Natick Center Station Upgrades
NATICK, Mass. – The MBTA has completed major accessibility upgrades at Natick Center Station on the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line.
NATICK, Mass. – The MBTA has completed major accessibility upgrades at Natick Center Station on the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA announced three modernized elevators are now open at the Queens Plaza EMR Subway Station.
HANOVER, Md. – The Maryland Department of Transportation awards $500,000 in Purple Line small business grants. More than 40 businesses receive awards ranging from $5,000 to $40,000.
PITTSBURGH – Jennifer Wood, P.E. will join Michael Baker International as its Regional Practice Lead for Bridge and Transportation in the Western Region.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, PUCO, approved rail crossing upgrades in Muskingum and Warren counties.
PHILADELPHIA – SEPTA finished its work on trolley tunnel on August 11 as part of the 2025 Trolley Tunnel Blitz.
TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx awarded a $1.4 billion fixed-price contract to North End Connectors for the Yonge North Subway Extension Advance Tunneling project.
MONTREAL – CN shares a video on the progress made on projects in the Western Canada Corridor.
BOSTON – MBTA and Keolis announce temporary commuter rail schedule changes to allow for emergency work to take place on the Franklin/Foxboro Line and Providence/Stoughton Line.
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern is using goats to control the kudzu growth at Inman Yard in Atlanta.
DENVER – Union Pacific’s Equipment Shop has rebuilt its 100th tamper machine.
NEW YORK CITY – Six new escalators were installed at two MTA subway stations. Entuitive, an engineering firm, served as the designer for the escalator replacement project.
FRESNO, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority has completed the Tulare Street Grade Separation project in Fresno’s Historic Chinatown.
PHILADELPHIA – Urban Engineers, Inc., a multidisciplinary firm, announced James Bilella, PE will step into the role of Interim CEO, and Christopher Bobrowski, CPA, will be promoted to Interim CFO.
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia – TransLink will replace all of the original elevators on its Expo Line.
PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia – CN is investing in work at the Port of Prince Rupert, namely the Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project.
ATLANTA – Managing Editor Jennifer McLawhorn spoke to and compiled the perspectives of construction company executives. These perspectives encompass safety culture, collaborative partnerships, and how innovative delivery methods pave a path forward.
ATLANTA – The August 2025 edition of Railway Track and Structures is available to read online.
QUEBEC – CPKC recognizes its Dorion Subdivision maintenance-of-way team for achieving three years without injury.
ATLANTA – On Sept. 8, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will suspend streetcar service to allow for underground utility repairs.