Blue Line Extension Preliminary Design Plans Approved
MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council announced the cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Cry. star, and Hennepin County have approved Preliminary Design Plans for the Blue Line Extension.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council announced the cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Cry. star, and Hennepin County have approved Preliminary Design Plans for the Blue Line Extension.
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Regional Transit District announced Swanston Station construction will be completed ahead of schedule on October 18, 2024.
CHICAGO – Metra passengers who are boarding inbound trains at five Metra Electric stations will need to use temporary platforms from October 14th to 27th to accommodate track closures during a major construction project.
DECORAH, Iowa – The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $5.1 million under the Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant (RRLG) Program.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission approved stipulated agreements for rail crossing safety upgrades in St. Clair, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson Counties.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved safety upgrades at the Columbia Street rail crossing.
BETHESDA, Md. – In a video, Maryland Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs II provides a progress update on the Purple Line project.
ATLANTA ––If you were to view a segment of track as a spine, you could argue railroad ties are similar to vertebrae.
TORONTO – Construction has begun on two new bridges located in the northern segment of the Ontario Line, according to a release from Metrolinx.
BOSTON – The MBTA has announced its Green Line service between North Station and Union Square and between North Station and Medford/Tufts has resumed after a derailment on October 1st.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit and partners celebrate the beginning of heavy construction on the Kent Station Parking and Access Improvements project.
ATLANTA –– From the October 2024 Issue of Railway Track & Structures
TORONTO – The TTC will begin work to restore streetcar service between Shaw and Dufferin Streets on October 6th.
BALTIMORE – The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) announced that its Metro Subway stations will be closed from October 4th to October 7th at 4:00 a.m. to allow for testing of a new Communications Based Train Control system (CBTC).
DALLAS – RailPros announces its hiring of George Gorrill for the position of National Discipline Manager of Bridges and Structures.
PUEBLO, Colo. – MxV Rail has new test tracks: the Curving Performance Track (CPT) and the Suspension Resonance Track (SRT).
BOSTON – The MBTA has completed track work on its Red Line Braintree Branch and subsequently removed 37 speed restrictions.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved a stipulated agreement for automatic warning devices to be installed in Galena.
FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority recognized its 14th cohort for the Central Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program.
FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced it has created over 14,000 construction jobs through continued progress on a high-speed rail system.