Caltrain electrification delayed to 2024
Caltrain has announced that the launch of electrified service has been delayed until late 2024.
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Sound Transit looks at later project completion dates to help temper affordability gap
Buying time is not going to impact Sound Transit’s embattled budget.
MTA Inspector General ‘alarmed and appalled’ by reports of track inspectors’ malfeasance
Something stinks at MTA, and the agency’s Inspector General is furious.
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.
With one big veto, Maryland governor chooses roads over rail
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has rejected a bill that would have provided millions of dollars a year to rail and bus systems.
American Public Transportation Association calls for passenger rail trust fund
APTA is arguing for a national passenger rail trust fund.
Work stabilizing Del Mar bluffs wins Project of the Year
HNTB was awarded Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association for the design and implementation of Phase 4 of the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project.
Rail Group On Air: 2021 RT&S Top Projects, Part 1
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with those behind one of the projects on the 2021 RT&S Top Projects list.
Ontario awards advance tunnel contract for the Scarborough Subway Extension
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded a $757.1 million contract to Strabag to design, build and finance the tunnel for the Scarborough Subway Extension.
GoTriangle flips the script, now focused on commuter rail line
The Triangle is still in need of a line.
Bells & Whistles—UP derailment causes mess for sensitive area
Crews working non-stop to clear UP derailment in environmentally sensitive area California high-speed project gets some money, but misses out on the lottery Purple Line project wins final lawsuit; expect major construction
California high-speed project gets some money, but misses out on the lottery
California’s high-speed rail project will get some much-needed money, but it will not be included in the winning lottery group.
TTCI freight rail research hits major milestone
TTCI freight rail research has achieved a significant new milestone.
Bells & Whistles—Canada provides update on key rail bypass project
Bids rejected for South Shore Line Double Track project Stage A of CTA’s modernization project is ready to begin The government of Canada provides an update on Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project It’s
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.
Brightline CEO: Congress needs to do more to encourage high-speed rail projects
President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have been pushing high-speed rail since January, but Congress needs to really pull for it.
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.
BART construction project begins in southern Alameda County
BART’s southern Alameda County track replacement project has begun.
Texas Central Railroad finds the power source behind high-speed rail project
The high-speed rail line project that will connect Dallas to Houston is literally powering up.
Orange County updates Next 10 Delivery Plan
Orange Country seems well-positioned for transportation infrastructure improvements during the next couple of decades.