ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has acquired Seminary Yard, a rail yard offering strategically-located infrastructure in Alexandria, Va., just outside of Washington, D.C.
NEWTON, Mass. – The MBTA is planning Newtonville Station accessibility improvements to take place from November 2026 to June 2029.
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. – The California Transportation Foundation (CTF) has selected the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Windsor Station as its Rail and Transit Project of the year.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has finished the latest Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) work on the Green Line E Branch.
ATLANTA – Here are the Top Projects for 2026, as featured in RT&S’ June 2026 issue.
BOSTON – MBTA officials and government leaders celebrated the completion of upgrades made at Foxboro Commuter Rail Station ahead of this summer’s World Cup matches at Boston Stadium.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Amtrak completed some station and platform improvements at Saratoga Springs Station.
CHESTERTON, Ind. –– The South Shore Line is a commuter rail line that runs between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago to South Bend Airport Station in South Bend, Ind. This is an historic line on which the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District operates commuter rail service today. This week, South Shore announced that it will begin service on its new Monon Line on March 31.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is addressing a third rail power issue on the Orange Line.
DALLAS – Rail and transit consulting firm RailPros has completed its acquisition of Diverging Approach, Inc., a railway system contractor based in Williamsburg, Va.
NEW YORK –– Governor Kathy Hochul last week announed that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) made a record amount of capital commitments in 2025.
NEWARK, N.J. – Construction on the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), a key component of the Gateway Program, will “pause if disbursements of federal funds do not resume in the coming days,” the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) reported
PALM BEACH, Fla. –– The continuing story of transit agencies running low on funding has a new chapter in South Florida.
CHICAGO –– Metra announded this week that reduced schedules will be in place today (Fri., Jan. 23) in preparation for sever cold.
NEW YORK –– Changes will be coming to train schedules on New Jersey Transit (NJT) during the second half of February and the first half of March, as the agency and Amtrak
BOSTON – MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services announced commuter rail at North Station will be suspended during select weekends from January through April.
BOSTON – MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services have finished a rail replacement project on the Fairmount Line.
SAN CARLOS, Calif. –– Just months after the celebration of electric service on its Peninsula Line, Caltrain faces the fiscal cliff that has plagued most transit agencies this year. Elimination of weekend service and the end of half-hourly trains could be required to reduce budget shortfalls despite strong ridership recovery and high rider satisfaction.
FRANKLIN, Mass. – MBTA’s Franklin Station has been upgraded with accessibility improvements.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) celebrated the new accessible North Wilmington Station on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line.
