Degradation model and bridge management

PRESS RELEASE: New Jersey Transit’s Portal North Bridge Construction Reaches Milestone

NJ TRANSIT, with support from Amtrak, has completed an early action construction contract that included five major construction elements for the Portal North Bridge Replacement Program.  This contract broke ground in October 2017

Rendering of Westwood/VA Hospital station

Tutor Perini wins L.A. and NYC transit contracts

Tutor Perini has won contracts for high-profile transit projects in Los Angeles and New York City.

Harsco Rail

Harsco Rail predicts rise in income

Harsco is predicting a surge in revenue in its rail unit for 2019, driven by a backlog and growing demand for maintenance-of-way equipment.

BNSF 2019 capex

BNSF details 2019 capex plans; $405 million for Texas, $245 million for California; $80 million for New Mexico

BNSF Railway Company will spend $650 million of its planned $3.57 billion capex for 2019 in Texas and California, as the Class 1 looks to boost capacity and efficiency in key routes.

Railway Interchange and Simmons-Boardman

PRESS RELEASE: Simmons-Boardman Rail Group Named Official Media Partner for Railway Interchange

Railway Interchange, the largest exhibition and technical conference in North America, today announced that Simmons-Boardman Rail Group, publisher of Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures (RT&S) and International Railway Journal (IRJ), is

Norfolk Southern

Pittsburgh and Norfolk Southern spar over maintenance; Politician seeks investigation

A Pittsburg politician has suggested that Norfolk Southern fails to follow up when its own inspections show damage to tracks or bridges.

Honolulu rail

Feds subpoena Honolulu rail agency

Federal authorities have issued a subpoena seeking documents related to the ongoing construction of a light-rail line in Honolulu, after a local politician implied that fraud has taken place.

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Former head of MTA Capital Construction to helm NYU Innovations Hub

Hoping to improve safety and efficiency in the construction industry, New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering has created the Institute of Design and Construction (IDC) Innovations Hub and selected railroad construction veteran

Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)

Honolulu councilwoman seeks audit of rail project

Suggesting that fraud may be the cause of cost overruns, City Council newcomer Heidi Tsuneyoshi is demanding a forensic audit of contracts tied to a plan to build a transit system for

California governor nixes SF-LA high-speed train

Gov. Gavin Newsom, citing budget pressures, says the state will not move forward with plans to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco by a high-speed rail link.

Buffalo Metro Rail DL&W terminal

Buffalo’s Metro Rail could get new, long-term funding for maintenance

New York State legislators are eyeing a plan to set aside $100 million to fund maintenance work in Buffalo’s light-rail system.

Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern operating ratio targeted at 60 percent; Job cuts planned

Norfolk Southern plans to hold its capital expenditures between 16 percent and 18 percent of revenues through 2021, as the railroad targets an operating ratio of 60 percent by that year.

SANDAG rail projects

Construction, maintenance projects to close San Diego rail corridor this weekend

A series of track building and maintenance programs in the San Diego area will cause major headaches this weekend for four railroads when all train traffic is suspended on the San Diego

CSX annual report yields new details on capital spending

CSX has filed its annual report with securities regulators, and the document contains some items of interest to railroad contractors and vendors.

VHB lands contract for environmental review of proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector

A proposal to build the Brooklyn Queens Connector, a streetcar line linking the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, took a step toward reality today as the city’s Economic Development

G&W

Genesee & Wyoming to increase capex slightly

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. is expected to increase its capital spending slightly this year after earnings beat analyst estimates. That’s the takeaway from G&W’s earnings report, released today, and a

R.J. Corman track work

R.J. Corman launches track upgrade in South Carolina

R.J. Corman Railroad Company is upgrading 9 miles of track in South Carolina to allow for faster freight service on the former Carolina Southern Railroad. The company and local officials announced over the

AFL buys IMPulse

AFL buys catenary hardware maker IMPulse

AFL has acquired IMPulse NC LLC, a manufacturer of overhead electrification systems and catenary hardware, as AFL expands its offering for rail transit systems. Headquartered in Mount Olive, North Carolina, IMPulse makes power

TECO streetcar

Tampa transit agency chooses Benjamin Limmer as CEO

The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Agency (HART), which operates public transportation services around Tampa, named Benjamin Limmer as its next CEO. Limmer has spent the past three years as assistant general manager at Atlanta’s

Harsco Rail

Harsco Rail to close Michigan plant

Harsco Rail will close its manufacturing facility in Ludington, Mich., as the company consolidates production operations in Columbia, South Carolina. Some 134 workers will be affected, according to local media reports and social-media

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