Metrolinx Crews Complete Structural Work on Finch West Station
A new structure has has been completed at the intersection of Finch Avenue West and Keele Street: the new LRT portion of Metrolinx’s Finch West Station.
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Caltrain Advances Guadalupe River Bridge Replacement Project
Caltrain on Jan. 31 will host a virtual community meeting on the $63.3 million Guadalupe River Bridge Replacement Project in San Jose, Calif., which will replace the northbound wooden trestle bridge built in 1935 and extend the southbound concrete bridge built in 1990.
LA Metro Selects Anser Advisory to Oversee STC Development
LA Metro, in its Oct. 27, 2022, Board of Directors meeting, “unanimously approved” the selection of Anser Advisory to provide program management and pre-development agreement oversight services for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor (STC) project, the nation’s “largest alternative delivery transit project.”
Pettibone Upgrades Speed Swing Crane
Pettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC has rolled out the Speed Swing 445F2, an updated version of what it calls “the industry’s original do-it-all rail crane,” which was “developed with customer feedback in mind” and
BMWED Passenger-Rail Groups Merge
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) has announced that members of its Chicago Passenger Federation (CPF) have voted to merge with its United Passenger Rail Federation (UPRF).
Maryland’s Purple Line Work Disrupts Downtown Traffic
The partial closure of the The Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland Transit Administration Silver Spring Transit Center in mid-January gave commuters a sense of the anticipated disruptions that will result from renewed Purple Line work, a local news outlet reported.
Gov. Parson Requests Funding to Improve Rail Crossing Safety After Fatal Collisions
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson requested a new line item in the fiscal year 2024 budget to increase safety measures at railroad crossings during his State of the State address on Jan. 18.
Rhode Island’s Pawtucket-Central Falls Station Launches Service
The new Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center opened for service on Jan. 23.
HART to Take On Rail Repairs in Coming Weeks
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Executive Director and CEO Lori Kahikina told the board of directors on Jan. 20 that the delay in trial runs of the Hitachi Rail trains will end only when a “communications software issue” is resolved.
WMATA Plans Summer 2023 Reliability Upgrades, Service Outages
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced on Jan. 24 that the focus of project work this summer will be system maintenance and modernization.
Norfolk Southern Celebrates Record Infrastructure Improvements of 2022
Last year, Norfolk Southern’s Engineering team completed a variety of enhancement projects aimed at increasing service reliability, productivity, and volume growth while connecting customers to the U.S. and global economies.
MARTA to Suspend Service for Track Replacement Work
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will be suspending rail service south of the Atlanta-area agency’s Medical Center Station in order to carry out track replacement work from Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. through the end of service Feb. 22.
SPECIAL REPORT with videos and photographs: OCTA Stabilizes Tracks in San Clemente Allowing Some Weekend Service Set to Restart Feb. 4.
Now that the heavy rains have subsided, the Orange County Transportation Authority has been successful in stopping slope movement and stabilizing the tracks in South San Clemente, clearing the way for weekend service to resume.
Altamont Corridor Trains Resume Operating After Mudslides Disrupt Service
Altamont Corridor Express trains resumed normal operating service Jan. 22 after mudslides the previous week left more than 200 passengers stalled on the tracks and disrupted rides two days in a row.
Debris in Sespe Creek Could Have Undermined Rail Bridge Supports Amid Storms
The California storms that that knocked out a section of train bridge in early January over the Sespe Creek may cost $1.5 million to replace, according to a local news report.
Union Pacific Rail Yard Crew Celebrates 20-Plus Years of Safety
For more than two decades, Jerry Rhea and his crew of California-based Union Pacific railway workers have called the Roseville Rail Yard home.
MTA to Perform Switch Replacement, CBTC-Related Work on Multiple Lines
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that the agency will complete switch replacement and Communications-Based Train Control related work along the A, C, and E8 Avenue line during Presidents’ Day weekend.
BART Celebrates 19th Street Station Renovations
Bay Area Rapid Transit commemorated the completion of a multi-year upgrade project at Oakland’s 19th Street Station with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 21.
RFQ for $16B Hudson River Tunnel Delivery Partner Seeks Candidates
The Gateway Development Commission says at least 80 companies plan to attend an informational meeting related to its Request for Qualifications about the planned $16.1-billion Hudson River tunnel project, according to a report by ENR.
Researchers Identify Subway Station Air Quality Degradation Near River Crossings
A new study from New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine has found that subway stations near river tunnels can have much greater quantities of potentially harmful particles, a phenomenon known as the “river-tunnel effect.”