PUCO Approves Safety Upgrades in Allen and Fayette Counties

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, or PUCO, has approved safety upgrades in Allen and Fayette Counties.

Texas North Western Railway Receives $7.3M CRISI Grant

DALLAS, Texas – The Texas North Western Railway Company announced in a release that it has received a federal grant totaling $7.3 million.

ICC Approves Highway-Rail Safety Project in Alexander County

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission, or ICC, has approved a highway-rail safety project in Alexander County.

Toronto: TTC Finishes First Phase of Streetcar Track Renewal Early

TORONTO – The TTC announced it will resume service along a section of Broadview Avenue after the first phase of its streetcar track renewal finished early.

Caltrain Seeks to Repair Rail Bridge After Storm; Repairs to Start Next Year

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Caltrain is trying to repair a rail bridge after it was damaged from a storm in late December 2022.

‘Construction of Tunnels Means Sacrifice’: Meet Eleanor Sillerico, Civil Engineer and Construction Manager

LOS ANGELES – The Metro Source focuses on Eleanor Sillerico, Construction Manager for Tunnels Section 3 of Metro’s Purple (D) Line Extension Transit Project.

Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line Mudslide: Crews Worked 43 Hours to Clear Debris

SCARBOROUGH, N.Y. – The MTA Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line experienced a mudslide on October 21st and crews worked for 43 hours to clear the soil and debris.

Pre-fabricated Rail Ties on MBTA’s Green Line Extension Made to Incorrect Specifications – UPDATED

BOSTON – Pre-fabricated rail ties were made to the wrong specifications and then installed on MBTA’s Green Line extension.

Metrolinx to Install East Bridge Span

TORONTO – Metrolinx announced Bloor Street West (between St. Helens Avenue and Ruttan Street) will be closed from October 23-28 for bridge installation.

OSU Researchers work with ENSCO, Inc. to Develop Railroad Track Monitoring Methods

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University researchers have worked with ENSCO, Inc. and the FRA since 2019 “toward developing state-of-the-art railroad track monitoring methods using advanced sensor technologies.”

WMSC Releases Safety Audit of WMATA Roadway Maintenance Machine Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, or WMSC, released its 44-page safety audit of WMATA’s Roadway Maintenance Machine Program.

South Dakota Railroad Board Approves Applications for Special Transportation Circumstances Grants

PIERRE, S.D. – There are $58.8 million in Special Transportation Circumstances grants available from the FRA, and these are provided to states that don’t have regular passenger train service.

Metro-North Debuts Newly-Wrapped ‘Laser Train’

NEW YORK CITY – Metro-North Railroad announces a rebranded ‘laser train’ design for fighting “leaf slime” that can damage train wheels.

Portal Bridge Construction has a New Chief of Construction Management

SEACAUCUS, N.J. – NJ Transit’s chief of construction management for the new Portal Bridge construction, Mohammed Nasim, was fired and replaced with Frank Corso.

HDR Selected to Lead Next Phase of LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project

SAN DIEGO – HDR announced that it will provide “environmental clearance and advanced conceptual engineering for SANDAG’s San Diego LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project.”

UPDATE: NTSB Releases Memo for Determination of BNSF Minnesota Derailment 

RAYMOND, Minn. – On Monday, October 16th, NTSB Newsroom announced via Twitter that it has opened a docket “for its investigation of the March 30, 2023 derailment of a BNSF Railway freight train on the Marshall District in Raymond, Minnesota.”

Union Pacific Issues RFQ for CREATE Project EW2

CHICAGO – Union Pacific has issued a Request for Qualifications, or RFQ, to provide property acquisition services for UP and NS’s part of CREATE Project EW2.

California High-Speed Rail Authority Recognizes Central Valley Training Center Graduates

SELMA, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority recognized 17 students from the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprentice program.

CTA’s Forest Park Branch Blue Line Reopens; Racine Station Under Construction

CHICAGO – Chicago Transit Authority announces its Forest Park Branch Blue Line Track has fully reopened.

BNSF’s Triple Track Addition in California

FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF gave an update on capital projects its engineering teams have been working on since spring.

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