Met Council Launches Blue Line Extension Video Series
MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council will launch a video series that seeks to explain the Blue Line Extension project as it moves through the design and engineering process.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council will launch a video series that seeks to explain the Blue Line Extension project as it moves through the design and engineering process.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is seeking applicants for its Minnesota Highway Freight Program funding.
ATLANTA – The July 2025 issue of Railway Track and Structures is now available to read online.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –– Wheel Rail Seminars named Mike Roney, Principal of Iron Mustache Consulting, and retired General Manager, Track and Structures and Chief Engineer with Canadian Pacific, the recipient of the 2025 Worth Award.
POMONA, Calif. – After the dedication of four new stations from Glendora to Pomona, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority has issued the first of two Request for Proposals, or RFPs, for the final project segment from Pomona to Montclair.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal and Mike Lawler reintroduced the Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Through its subsidiary, American Track, North American Rail Solutions acquires Georgia-based Rapid Track.
PITTSBURGH – Koppers has released its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report in which it details the progress of its Sustainability Plan.
BALTIMORE – Maryland Transit Administration will host an Industry Day for the Light Rail Modernization Program on Thursday, June 26th.
SELMA, Calif. – Since 2020, the Central Valley Training Center (CVTC) has served as a 10-week pre-apprenticeship program. The Authority recognizes 17 of its newest graduates.
PITTSBURGH – Michael Baker International has announced Tanya Currie will join the firm as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) will launch ENS Sign Awareness Day on June 24th as a way to shine a light on the importance of Blue and White Emergency Notification System (ENS) signs at railroad crossings.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or VTA, BART Silicon Valley Phase II staff have recommended that the VTA move forward with a different tunnel contractor to better meet the budgetary needs of the project.
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicagoland for our much-anticipated third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry.
MONTREAL – WSP will acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Ricardo for 430 pence per share.
ATLANTA – From the June 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures, Editor-in-Chief David C. Lester writes about transcontinental mergers in the monthly column, “From the Dome.”
ATLANTA – From the June 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures, Interface Journal Managing Editor Jeff Tuzik writes about friction modifiers based on a presentation made at the Wheel/Rail Interaction conference in 2024.
ATLANTA – The annual Top Projects awards for 2025 have been selected and featured in the June 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. – The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) announced 31 recipients of its 2025 Railway Heritage Grants. These organizations will receive a combined $150,000 to support historical preservation.
PUEBLO, Colo. – From the June 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures, MxV Rail’s Principal Investigator II, Engineering Services, Steve Wilk discusses lateral track strength.