STV Leads Design for Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard Upgrades
WASHINGTON, D.C. – STV will lead design services for the Ivy City Yard upgrades in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – STV will lead design services for the Ivy City Yard upgrades in Washington, D.C.
SAN FRANCISCO – STV celebrated the recent award recognition from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Francisco Section.
ATLANTA – The October 2025 issue of Railway Track and Structures is now available to read online.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The federal government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1, 2025, after both Republican and Democratic funding proposals failed in the Senate.
PUEBLO, Colo. –– Association of American Railroads’ subsidiary MxV Rail, announced this week that Lee Nelson has been selected as Executive Director of the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC). Nelson brings over two decades of hazardous materials emergency response expertise and returns to SERTC during a period of transformative growth and modernization.
ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED) American Rail System Federation members on the UP-owned Alton & Southern Railway (A&S) ratified a 5 year collective bargaining agreement.
NEWARK/NEW YORK – The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board of Commissioners has authorized the use of the delivery partner model to deliver the Hudson Tunnel Project on schedule and on budget.
JACKSONVILLE –– In a move that surprised most of the railroad industry, CSX announced today that CEO Joe Hinrich’s has “departed” the company.
BALTIMORE – CSX reopened the expanded Howard Street Tunnel on September 26 in Baltimore.
MINNEAPOLIS – Metropolitan Council says it is working to minimize impacts to property during construction of the Blue Line Extension project.
PALMER, Mass. – A proposed new Amtrak station located between Springfield and Worcester is part of the “Compass Rail” plan for more intercity passenger service in the Commonwealth.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit is weighing growing costs on the Everett Link light rail extension.
TORONTO – Metrolinx takes a look at the types of cranes used for subway construction in downtown Toronto.
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ST. LOUIS – A MetroLink Green Line that would traverse north to south is cancelled for St. Louis.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission has approved more than $2.3 million in grant funding for five projects throughout Ohio.
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released the September 2025 Purple Line newsletter. It includes construction updates, a business spotlight, and an interview with a systems oversight engineer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Readers will remember the collapse of the Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge last year after it was struck by an ocean vessel. The debris from the bridge collapse blocked container ships from accessing the Port of Baltimore’s busiest terminals.
LAS VEGAS – HNTB has expanded its Las Vegas office to meet a growing demand for infrastructure services.
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