PUCO Approves Safety Upgrades in Scioto and Butler Counties
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Sept. 6th, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, or PUCO, approved safety upgrades totaling $1.7 million for rail crossings in Scioto and Butler counties.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Sept. 6th, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, or PUCO, approved safety upgrades totaling $1.7 million for rail crossings in Scioto and Butler counties.
CHICAGO – Over the weekend, the Chicago Transit Authority, or CTA, announced that its Red Line Extension Project is now entering its next phase.
BOSTON – Yesterday, the MBTA released its track maintenance audit and published an internal safety review.
PUEBLO, Colo. – MxV Rail has welcomed its new Vice President of Engineering, Maureen Werner.
ATLANTA – Railway Track and Structures Editorial Board Member Gary Wolf, president of Wolf Railway Consulting, will conduct a derailment investigation seminar in Atlanta on November 8-9.
CHICAGO – East Chicago Rail Terminal announced it has completed a track expansion.
LOS ANGELES – Union Pacific finishes repairs in three California subdivisions after flooding caused by torrential rainfall.
STOCKTON, Calif. – In a press release, the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, or SJRRC, announced an Industry Day to be held on September 14th.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – The NTSB has released a report on the accident that killed an employee last month in Massachusetts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Work on a rail bridge over the Potomac River begins this Fall. The rail bridge, costing $2.3 billion, will expand passenger rail capacity over the next ten years.
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern (NS) on Sept. 1 announced that it is “substantially complete” with a root-cause analysis of the system outage that occurred on Aug. 28, impacting all rail operations and resulting in nationwide train delays.
Finalists have been selected for historic preservation award.
What a difference a year makes! That’s a cliché, for sure, but it’s also an accurate assessment of the state of the railway industry. Much has changed since we gathered last January for the NRC 2023 Conference.
WAYCROSS, Ga. – CSX suspended operations along its I-95 route through Georgia and South Carolina due to impacts from Hurricane Idalia.
HAMPSHIRE, Ill. – Yesterday, TiEnergy announced that Chris McGill will move to the position of Strategic Account Manager, Contractor Implementation.
MIAMI – Brightline has again delayed the start of its much-anticipated Miami to Orlando service.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved safety upgrades at a rail crossing in Auglaize County.
OMAHA – The Class 1 put out two news releases in which it details the work completed to resume service in California.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – The FTA, with NJ Transit, announced it will rescind a NOI to prepare an EIS for restoration of rail service in Northern Branch Corridor Project.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The CEO Report for California High-Speed Rail Authority was released last week and details two grant applications.