The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that for nine days of traditionally low ridership between the Christmas and New Year holidays, the 53rd Street Tunnel, which carries the and train lines between Queens and Manhattan, will be
A $237 million highway/rail grade separation project on what is described as “the busiest, most congested at-grade rail junction and rail bottleneck in California” has been awarded a $100 million TCEP (Trade
Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Vi Lyles hopes her region can capture the momentum of successful major referendums for transportation in the U.S. Lyles believe a major investment in transportation is needed, and is
The South Shore Line Double Track project is advancing as planned. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Board of Trustees approved a contract on Nov. 30 for demolition work in Michigan City.
Operations for the Purple Line project in Maryland will soon be back to normal. The Maryland Department of Transportation reached a $250 million settlement with three companies connected to the public-private partnership.
The Metra Board of Directors [last week] backed a Cook County initiative to improve transit service on the South Side of Chicago and in the south suburbs, starting with a 50 percent
The Charlotte Moves Task Force wants the Charlotte City Council to move on a recommendation for a sales tax and property tax increase to help pay for new light rail in the
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) [yesterday] released its proposed 2021 budget and four-year financial plan amidst the worst financial crisis in agency history. The plan includes devastating service cuts, a drastic reduction
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), in conjunction with Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will upgrade the signaling and train control system between Paoli and Overbrook, along the Harrisburg, Pa.,
If the state of Maryland and Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) cannot reach a deal in the coming weeks, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) will be looking for another investor to take
Editor’s Note: We have reproduced the FRA’s report, released this morning, regarding the status of PTC implementation on the required railroad mileage in the United States. The report devotes a paragraph to
Officials in California want more money to go to potholes, not towards filling a hole in the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line. The Valley Transportation Authority, however, has a different take,
If Texas Central still plans on breaking ground on a high-speed rail project by the first half of 2021, some paperwork needs to be pushed through. The $20 billion project still needs
With Oregon voters turning down Measure 26-218 on Election Day, the SW Corridor Light Rail Project has now been officially laid to rest. TriMet General Manager Doug Kelsey told the steering committee
APTA: Commuter rail industry on track to meet year-end PTC deadline Severe drought may have caused track collapse in Maryland Washington Metro safety improvement report not complete There is still a chance
With all of the news about politics, the election, and COVID, stories about PTC have moved to the inside pages of newspapers, so to speak. However, the final deadline for implementation of
Back in September, RT&S reported on the safety audit that was conducted for the Washington Metro transit system (WMATA) by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. We reported the following: “When the commission
Update on 11/18/2020 RT&S ran this story one week ago today, which was Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada. Since then, we’ve learned that the American Short Line
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has announced three new modified build alternatives have been added to the Palmdale to Burbank Project Section. The new routes will reduce potential impacts to sensitive aquatic
Ed. Note: The work outlined in this statement from LIRR is part of the LIRR Expansion Project, which is outlined in the last two paragraphs at the bottom of the page. DCL