KC Streetcar Reopens Downtown After Track Repairs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – KC Streetcar crews performed track maintenance and repairs after a streetcar operator noticed a failed rail on July 4th.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – KC Streetcar crews performed track maintenance and repairs after a streetcar operator noticed a failed rail on July 4th.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Along the NEC, Amtrak will invest $124 million in track maintenance which includes updating track and replacing switches.
WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A CSX train derailed on a Norfolk Southern Line due to a sinkhole opening.
BISMARCK, N.D. – After BNSF has started construction on its Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge, Friends of the Rail Bridge have appealed to the North Dakota Supreme Court over bridge ownership.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas Department of Transportation’s call for projects for its Rail Service Improvement Program ends September 1st.
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Construction continues for Caltrain’s electrification project between Hillsdale and Palo Alto stations.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Part of the $400 million in state grants given to Minnesota will be used for grade separation projects.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a news release from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), two Orange Line stations re-opened today after track maintenance.
SAN FRANCISCO – Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has announced a safety initiative in which it would remove fallen trees from trackway during severe weather.
CICERO, Ill. – At its Cicero facility, BNSF expanded track 803 to include an additional 4,200 feet a month ahead of schedule.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Railway Supply Institute released their RSI Quality Newsletter with an article on blast cleaning/profile.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Southwest Light Rail project’s contractor responded to the report given by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
HOUSTON, Texas – After cancer clusters were found in Houston neighborhoods nearby a Union Pacific rail yard, the city plans to spend millions of dollars on relocation.
BISMARCK, N.D. – BNSF works on its rail bridge over the Missouri River with the current rail bridge still in use during construction of its replacement.
PHILADELPHIA – SEPTA announced its final phase of SCIP to start this month with an expected completion date of August 26th, and train service will be impacted.
NEW YORK CITY – Metro-North Railroad re-opens between Albany and New York City after severe weather and subsequent track repair.
TORONTO – VIA Rail has begun construction of its Toronto Maintenance Centre in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.
LANSING, Mich. – A rail grade separation bill package was signed into law that would allow for the creation of a grant program for crossing projects.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Crews work on the Mary Fix Creek bed and the new Eaglewood Bridge on Metrolinx’s Hazel McCallion Line.
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority announces the completion of its Elkhorn Avenue crossing and celebrates the graduates of its construction program.