NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Services was chosen to receive NRC’s Small Project of the Year Award for its six-mile siding extension project between Wells and North Berwick, Maine for CSX.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The city of Columbia received $204 million in federal funding for a separation project.
SACRAMENTO – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is inviting feedback on draft contract documents for the upcoming Construction Manager/General Contractor for Track and Overhead Contact System construction on the 171-mile Early Operating Segment from Merced to Bakersfield.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit is getting closer to completing light rail stations in Kent and has begun testing and operations.
BREMO BLUFF, Va. – CSX is rerouting trains temporarily due to a 25-car derailment in Bremo Bluff, Virginia.
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) railcar fell into the Marys River after a trestle bridge in Oregon collapsed.
MONROVIA, Calif. – The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority announced it has completed its $1.5 billion, four-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project on budget and on time.
KERN COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority kicked off its Railhead Project in Kern County.
SELMA, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority recognized more than a dozen students that completed the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program.
ATLANTA – The January 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures is now available to read online.
PITTSBURGH – Along with Michael Baker International, Norfolk Southern has released the designs of four projects in Pittsburgh to allow for double-stacked freight cars.
BETHESDA, Md. – In the Purple Line Newsletter, Purple Line Senior Project Director, Ray Biggs II shared construction updates in both Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.
SUGAR LAND, Texas – HCSS, a provider of construction management software, announced it has partnered with Propeller to integrate Propeller’s mapping and data visualization capabilities with HCSS’s suite.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) released that it has finished its Downtown Metrorail construction early.
HONOLULU – Hitachi Rail has sued Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) over project delays.
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Regional Transit announced two rail projects will begin January 2nd that will help improve reliability and safety.
DECATUR, Ill. – Norfolk Southern’s Engineering team has completed major infrastructure upgrades in 30 hours across two states last November.
PERRYVILLE, Md. – Amtrak has removed the 10th and final remnant pier from the river, completing another construction milestone for the Susquehanna River Bridge Project.
CHICAGO – Metra has finished its Homewood Station project after crews spent 20 months to rebuild the station and improve ADA accessibility.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA announced the award of a contract for constructing ADA-accessibility upgrades at five subway stations. The package is called ADA Package 6 and will include the Middletown Road subway station in the Bronx.