EllisDon, a construction services and infrastructure development company, announced that they have formed a partnership to advance the development of high-speed rail connecting Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary in Alberta, Canada. EllisDon and its team took the initiative to propose the project within the Government of Alberta’s Unsolicited Proposal Guidelines and Framework.
Texas Central makes a major decision to move it’s high-speed project forward.
HDR announced that Wulf Grote, P.E., has joined HDR as a senior transit engineering advisor, bringing over 40 years of experience in public transportation.
Lawmakers worried about giving the IRS more money and power may have weakened the chances of a major infrastructure bill passing by the August recess.
The “blame game” around the recent wildfire at Lytton, B.C. has started.
SFMTA has been working on the railroad.
The New Jersey governor and NJ Transit have teamed up to build a transit oriented development project.
WMATA begins a significant tunnel ventilation project this weekend.
The wildfire challenges in British Columbia continue to be major headaches for CN and CP, and are having an economic impact due to the resulting backlog of traffic at the Port of Vancouver.
Northeast Corridor Commission looks ahead to improvements.
Two Amtrak employees have allegedly accepted gifts from a construction contractor.
In late June, about 100 transit and SEPTA supporters gathered in near 100-degree heat on the steps in of the Pennsylvania state Capitol to meet with lawmakers and staff to lobby for continued funding of SEPTA and other public transit.
Trimble has announced a new laser scanning system for rail applications.
The cause of the wildfire in Lytton, British Columbia is now under investigation.
CP and CN operations must shut down near Lytton for 48 hours.
Union Pacific and the courts continue to spar over Palestine car repair shop.
No firefighting technology handy? Hire some goats!
SEPTA crews will work around-the-clock for 17 days, tackling critical track and power maintenance, station upgrades, and intensive cleaning as part of the 2021 Trolley Tunnel Blitz.
The July/August Senate session will focus on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that Democrats hope to pass in the fall.
Whether it’s climate change or a string of bad luck, Union Pacific is getting hammered at several points along its lines.