Caltrain, BART, and other San Francisco Bay Area transit agencies could come under one umbrella

Public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area needs some help attracting riders as the nation slowly recovers from the pandemic.

With affordability gap at a whopping $11.5B, Sound Transit asks public for input

Through April 30, regional residents are encouraged to provide input to the Sound Transit Board of Directors on priorities for managing an unprecedented financial environment in its work to advance voter-approved transit projects that are not already under construction.

Las Vegas is not all about high-speed rail as officials look at local light-rail option

Las Vegas is connected to one of the hottest rail topics over the past year, a high-speed line connecting the gambler’s paradise with Los Angeles, but the city knows it also needs to take care of its own.

Is MARTA’s second look at Beltline project a sign the agency might back away?

MARTA says there are gaps in a proposed 22-mile light-rail transit route on the Atlanta Beltline, but some are worried the agency will end up leaving a big hole in transit for the city.

Rail Group On Air: Europe’s Rail with Shift2Rail Executive Director Carlo Borghini

IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith is joined by Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of Shift2Rail, to discuss the successor to the Shift2Rail European railway research program, Europe’s Rail.

NTSB no longer looking for PTC

When one hears the name “most wanted list,” thoughts immediately go to the FBI’s most wanted list that hangs in every U.S. post office.

Federal legislation proposes permanent funding for Amtrak

Amtrak will celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 1, 2021. For the entire time the agency has been operating, funding has come from annual congressional appropriations that rose and fell based largely on which political party was in power.

Biden announces huge infrastructure investment today

Most Americans, regardless of political party, have lamented America’s crumbling infrastructure for nearly two decades.

MTA trains have more zip thanks to signal upgrade

More Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway trains are on schedule, and that has to do with a massive effort to replace train signals.

Sound Transit’s Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project hits the home stretch

Crews have completed track work on Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, marking 75% completion of the project. More than 22,000 linear feet of track is now installed.

SFMTA tries to figure out transit congestion on 4th Street Bridge

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is trying to come up with a solution to congestion with its T Third Line on the 4th Street Bridge in San Francisco.

Senate bill would inject additional billions into biggest transit projects

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give some of the biggest transit projects in the country a big financial boost.

RT&S March issue is now digital

The March issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine is now available in a digital format.

Washington Metro puts workers in danger during re-powering maneuver to speed up process

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is calling out the Washington Metro once again.

Derailment forces MBTA to take new trains out of service, repair infrastructure

When it’s new and shiny, the last thing you want to see is dents and dings.

U.S. Department of Transportation details the American Rescue Plan’s benefits for transportation

Today the U.S. Department of Transportation highlights the transportation elements of the historic American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP).

Heavy rail or monorail? L.A. Metro has a big decision to make for Sepulveda Transit Corridor

Will the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project be heavy on the minds of L.A. Metro Board members, or will it be a monorail?

Things looking brighter at Amtrak with passage of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

As part of its COVID-19 recovery efforts, Amtrak announces full restoration of daily service for 12 long distance routes following pandemic-related schedule reductions in 2020.

With BNSF out of the picture, Minneapolis officials come up with new answers for Blue Line extension

After failing to come to terms with BNSF, Minneapolis officials are breaking off on their own for alternative route options for the Bottineau Blue Line light-rail project.

Demolition of building, part of third track expansion, traps LIRR signal workers

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is trying to figure out what happened when a building partially collapsed onto another building and trapped workers.

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