MTA completes replacement of 10th Avenue Bridge in Mount Vernon

MTA’s work on vehicle and pedestrian bridges that cross Metro-North’s New Haven commuter line is underway. Tenth Avenue Bridge is complete.

REMSA hires TGA Association Management Solutions for association management and government affairs

REMSA posted news on Monday, June 1, 2021

California High-Speed Rail Authority No. 2 executive departs suddenly

Major news from the CHSRA this week.

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Watco strengthens its Louisiana network

Watco continues to grow its network of short line railroads.

NTSB concludes that failure to adhere to restricted speed requirements caused fatal Arizona train collision

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the Kingman, Arizona BNSF train collision in 2018.

Sound Transit completes new light rail base in Bellevue

Sound Transit is ready to open its new Operations and Maintenance Facility: East (OMF East), a key component of upcoming Link extensions to Northgate, Lynnwood, Federal Way and Redmond.

L.B. Foster launches new low temperature traction enhancer, Alleviate LT

L.B. Foster announced the commercial launch of a Low Temperature (LT) version of their proven ALLEVIATE traction enhancer product for top-of-rail use.

Union Pacific suffers two train derailments over weekend

This was not a good weekend for Union Pacific. The railroad experienced two significant derailments, one on Saturday and one on Sunday.

TTCI freight rail research hits major milestone

TTCI freight rail research has achieved a significant new milestone.

Watch: Final phase of TriMet’s MAX Blue Line Improvements project coming May 15-23 in northeast Portland

Editor’s Note: TriMet is making some significant improvements to their MAX Blue Line. Below is a press release prepared by Tyler Graf of TriMet outlining major parts of the project. DCL

TTC doing track work and signal maintenance this weekend

This weekend, Sat. May 15 and Sun. May 16, there will be no subway service on the portion of Line 1 between Sheppard-Yonge and St Clair stations due to track maintenance.

Port NOLA issues RFP for Louisiana International Terminal preliminary design

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) issued a Request for Proposals this week for design and permit-support services for development of the Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

U.S. DOT details ongoing efforts to help mitigate impact of pipeline outage

While this is not a typical RT&S story, the U.S. DOT’s efforts to reduce the impact of the Colonial Pipeline outage are worth reviewing.

MTA ridership continues to rise, reaches new pandemic record

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that the New York City Subway, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad have reached pandemic ridership records, with 2,239,500 trips on the New York City Subway (including 3,823 on the Staten Island Railway), 101,600 LIRR, and 83,100 Metro-North trips recorded on Friday, May 7. New York City Buses reached a pandemic high one day earlier, on Thursday, May 6, of 1,245,629.

Rock Island and Kansas City Southern restore rail service to Bernard Bayou industrial park

Although it’s a different company and a short line now, the grand old name of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad is associated with news headlines.

New digital tools will help crews operate MBTA commuter trains more effectively

The MBTA commuter rail network is currently rolling out new digital tools to help train operations.

HNTB selected by Utah Transit Authority for bus and rail services

Utah Transit Authority has selected HNTB to consult on program management services.

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Watco opens rail and transloading facility in southeast Texas

Watco continues to grow with the addition of a rail and transloading facility.

Senceive acquired by Eddyfi/NDT

Two technology companies have announced their intention to merge.

SEPTA faces possible budget cut because of uncertainty of state funding

SEPTA is facing a possible significant cut in its Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Budget.

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