A six-year, $12.62-billion construction program in Illinois has been put in place, which includes public transit and rail projects throughout the state.
On April 20 and 21 in Southern California, North County Transit District (NCTD)’s COASTER commuter rail service, Amtrak and BNSF will cease operations for track maintenance.
Bombardier Transportation signed a contract with the Florida Department of Transportation to provide operations and maintenance services for Central Florida’s SunRail commuter rail project.
A cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been made, which will save taxpayers and transit riders $111 million.
President Obama released his fiscal year 2014 budget on April 10 and included $77 million for the U.S. Department of Transportation. The figure is six percent above the FY 2012 enacted levels and the administration says the budget provides immediate transportation investment in key areas.
Sandhogs working on the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) East Side Access megaproject have concluded major blasting under Grand Central Terminal, where they are building two caverns 160 feet below street level that will house eight tracks for Long Island Rail Road trains.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) named Paul Worley director of the Rail Division.
President Obama pushed his plan, the Rebuild America Partnership, to encourage private investment in public infrastructure while in Miami, Fla., touring Port Miami’s tunnel project, which provides a direct connection between the port and major highway.
U.S. Department of Transportation released a third round of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) storm-related reimbursements through the FY 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act.
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) of Denver, Colo., has determined that a confidential unsolicited proposal for the North Metro Rail Project has technical merit. The proposal was submitted Feb. 22 by a team led by Graham Contracting Limited.
New York Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens/Nassau) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn and Queens) have joined state Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) in the effort to restore the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line.
Canadian National closed the sale of a segment of rail line principally used by GO Transit commuter trains in the Oakville-Burlington, ON, Cananda-area west of Toronto to Metrolinx for CA$52.5 million (US$51.4 million).
U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) appointed Jim Billimoria to lead the committee’s communications and public relations efforts in the 113th Congress.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) will enter its 150th year on May 8, 2013. BLET notes that it is the oldest transportation labor organization in North America.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its “2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure” on Tuesday, March 19. The report is an assessment of 16 infrastructure categories in the United States that takes place every four years.
The second allocation of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) storm-related aid through the FY 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act has been released.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board of Directors approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB) to enhance the rail corridor between San Francisco and San Jose.
Marking the end of post-Sandy interim rail schedules and reflecting improvements made possible by the restoration of a key power substation, New Jersey Transit’s electric-powered trains will resume service to Hoboken Terminal starting Sunday, March 24.
Major repair work will begin this spring on the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad bridge over the Croton River.