MBTA Completes Red Line Track Work; Removes Nine Speed Restrictions
BOSTON – MBTA’s progress has allowed it to remove nine speed restrictions on its Red Line.
BOSTON – MBTA’s progress has allowed it to remove nine speed restrictions on its Red Line.
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Funding has been made available for the construction of a flyover for a CSX rail crossing in Massachusetts.
RUSK COUNTY, Texas – The Rusk County Rural Rail District (RCRDD) and the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) announced the project will focus on the Henderson Overton Branch rail line in Rusk County.
MITCHELL, S.D. – In June, parts of South Dakota experienced heavy rainfall, causing flooding that impacted Ringneck & Western Railroad’s Chamberlain Subdivision.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal project moves to phase four.
PITTSBURGH – Beginning spring 2025, Pittsburg Regional Transit plans to close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for five months to allow for rehabilitation.
NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT’s first phase of the Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement project won 2023 Project of the Year within the $10M – $60M category. The award comes from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey chapter.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission approved a grant on July 25th of $1 million to Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY) to go toward addressing vertical clearance concerns.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Camp Hall Rail project is in phase two of five in South Carolina. The project is still expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
ATLANTA – The August 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures is available online.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The VTA continues work on its light rail system to bring it to a state of good repair.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Rail Division will invest $1.8 million to match funding that will improve rail infrastructure on three short lines.
HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) plans to award a contract to build the elevated rail line through Honolulu’s city center in August.
DALLAS – DART has finished repairing the overhead catenary system after a major accident incurred damage to the system on July 21, 2024.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – After tornados in Missouri, a Union Pacific employee processed downed trees to turn into rail tie-ready logs for local mills.
DENVER – RTD continues rail repairs on its E, H, and R lines. On the E and R lines, it has removed southbound speed restrictions between Orchard and Arapahoe at Village Center stations.
SAN FRANCISCO – Crews will work on replacing track switches in Oakland during the weekend of August 17th and 18th.
SACRAMENTO – SacRT celebrated the beginning of construction on the Watt/I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project.
BOSTON – The MBTA announces its Red Line Braintree branch service will be suspended for 24 days to allow for improvements.
BOSTON – The MBTA announced service changes on several lines so it can continue its work in maintaining track infrastructure across its system.