Sound Transit Announces Six-Week Period of Link 1 Line Disruptions for Track Maintenance

SEATTLE – Starting May 12th, Sound Transit will have a six-week period of service disruptions to its Link 1 light rail service.

Metrolinx Restoration of Small’s Creek Included in Lakeshore East GO Line Construction

TORONTO – Metrolinx will begin construction on a new boardwalk to connect a neighborhood in east Toronto to a local ravine.

STV Group, Inc. Acquires MEHTA and Associates, Inc.

NEW YORK CITY – STV Group, Incorporated, announced it has acquired MEHTA and Associates, Inc., an engineering and construction engineering inspection firm.

Audit Report: Portal North Bridge Project Progressing, but ‘Opportunities to Improve’ Exist

WASHINGTON, D.C. – From the Officer of Inspector General, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, it has found the Portal North Bridge project is on budget and on schedule.

UP Petitions FRA for Waiver of Compliance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a petition for waiver of compliance.

AmeriStar Rail and Others Send Letters to Amtrak and MDE to Halt Historic Bridge Pier Demolition

PERRYVILLE, Md. – AmeriStar Rail, the town of Perryville, and the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association are trying to stop Amtrak’s demolition project along the Susquehanna River.

NTSB Investigating UP Track Maintenance Manager Fatality in Arkansas 

MCNEIL, Ark. – The NTSB is investigating a Union Pacific Railroad employee fatality that occurred in April in McNeil, Arkansas.

29th Annual AAR Research Review Round-Up

PUEBLO, Colo. – As one of the sponsors for the 29th Annual AAR Research Review hosted by MxV Rail, RT&S headed to Pueblo.

WATCH: Amtrak’s Laura Mason Tours Harrisburg Track Renewal Project

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Laura Mason, Amtrak Executive and Railway Age 2024 Influential Leader, tours the Harrisburg Track Renewal Project in Pennsylvania.

Sand Nourishment, Rock Revetment Among Coastal Rail Resiliency Solutions

ORANGE COUNTY – For coastal rail resiliency, OCTA looks to sand nourishment, rock revetment, and a wall as potential solutions.

Met Council to Release Anti-Displacement Plan for Blue Line Extension

MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council announces it is collaborating to develop a draft Anti-Displacement Coordinated Action Plan.

Construction Begins on Lower Don Bridge on Ontario Line

TORONTO – Major construction has begun on the new Lower Don Bridge for Ontario Line subway.

CTA and Site Design Group Will Present Preliminary Designs for Area Below Red and Purple Line Tracks

CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will announce concepts for area under new Red Line tracks in Edgewater during public meetings.

Transit Integrators BC Selected for Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project

SURREY, British Columbia – The Surrey Langley SkyTrain project is moving forward with the selection of a team that will design and build the systems and trackwork.

MBTA’s Blue Line Restriction-Free After ‘Critical’ Track Work

BOSTON – The MBTA has removed 19 speed restrictions after critical track work on its Blue Line.

Sound Transit Receives Sustainable Infrastructure Award From ISI

SEATTLE – The Federal Way Link Extension was awarded with an Envision Platinum Award from The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).

FRA and AAR Report: Design and Testing of EPC Ties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads collaborated to investigate the design and testing of engineered-polymer (EPC) ties.

Amtrak

Amtrak Details Great Lakes Stations Improvement Program in FY 2025 Grant Request

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Amtrak’s General and Legislative Annual Report & Fiscal Year 2025 Grant Request, it details a Great Lakes Stations Improvement program.

Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project Moves to Phase 2

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project moved to Phase 2 on April 29th.

WATCH: ‘Rexy’, One of Two TBMs for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, Breaks Through the Final Wall

TORONTO – One tunnel boring machine (TBM) excavating for the western underground segment of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension has broken through the final wall.

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