REMSA introduces its 2022 Innovation Award
The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has announced a new award program to recognize organizational achievement by a REMSA member.
The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has announced a new award program to recognize organizational achievement by a REMSA member.
SEPTA released its proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget and 12-Year Program. The proposed Capital Budget is a record-breaking plan – the first to break the billion-dollar mark, while the proposed 12-Year Program represents SEPTA’s largest-ever investment in the system at $11.4 billion – almost twice as large as the current program.
Expanding GO Train service along the Barrie Line is on track as construction starts at Maple and King City GO Stations, and work gets underway to install a second set of tracks.
We only cover steam and heritage activities when something truly special is happening, which is pretty rare. However . . .
America celebrated the 1976 bicentennial in many ways. The railroad industry celebrated in a big way by painting locomotives in bicentennial schemes.
The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision, approving the planned Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, a Port of Long Beach project designed to enhance the flow of cargo by rail.
Starting April 19, Link light rail trains will be single tracking at the Roosevelt, U District and UW Stations from 11 p.m. until end of service for rail maintenance work.
Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014 is set to return to the tracks this summer for its “West Coast Steam Tour.”
Heads up – construction for an important part of the Scarborough Subway Extension, called a headwall, is now underway. Keep reading to find out why this work is so critical for the tunnelling that will start soon.
After navigating some choppy air during the past several years, the Maryland Purple Line project received a much-needed boost from the U.S. DOT.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has initiated “Fix It! Week” to catch up on track and equipment maintenance.
Last month, a Caltrain commuter train collided with three stopped hi-rail vehicles on mainline track near San Bruno, Calif.
It seems that transit construction stories abound these days. This reflects a commitment of local government and transit agencies to provide strong transit infrastructure to efficiently move passengers in and around cities, providing passenger convenience and environmental benefits.
BART continues its work on replacing old power cables throughout its system. The latest news is that there will be single-tracking in Orinda for two weekends in April so this work can continue.
Track repair for the A (Blue) Line and E (Expo) Line near Pico Station in downtown Los Angeles will continue through the close of service on Saturday.
The City of Portland is suing TriMet for what it says is slipshod work on a streetcar platform performed by a third-party contractor hired by TriMet.
As part of Women’s History Month, BART showcased the contributions of three of the women on their engineering team.
Last week, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (R19C0015) into the 2019 derailment of two locomotives and 99 cars of a 112 car grain train, in which the three crew members were fatally injured near Field, B.C. CP disputes aspects of the report.
In this news release, Sound Transit discusses station depths for a new light rail tunnel.
Last week, SEPTA’s Board approved an amended Capital Budget for the current fiscal year to add approximately $95 million in funding that has been made available through the recently enacted federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).