MBTA’s Red Line Slow Zone-Free For First Time in Two Decades
BOSTON – After track work on the Red Line, the MBTA reports the line has no speed restrictions for the first time in twenty years.
BOSTON – After track work on the Red Line, the MBTA reports the line has no speed restrictions for the first time in twenty years.
KEARNY, N.J. – The first of three arches was delivered for the Portal North Bridge in New Jersey.
NEWTON, Mass. – Newtonville Station will be the first fully accessible MBTA station for Newton, Massachusetts.
TORONTO – The Ontario government has begun excavating the launch shaft for the Ontario Line subway tunnels at Exhibition Station.
PHILADELPHIA – To celebrate the completion of the SEPTA Airport Line Platform Upgrade Project, the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) held a ribbon cutting on November 15th.
NEWARK, N.J. – Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT joined state officials to share progress on the infrastructure improvements made along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC).
SEATTLE – Sound Transit shared results of studies conducted on the Chinatown-International District (CID) station options.
ATLANTA – Brookhaven rail station reopened on November 16th after a six-week construction project.
HOBOKEN, N.J. – PATH Hoboken Station will close for 25 days in February 2025 to allow for track improvements and station rehabilitation to take place.
SAN CARLOS, Calif. –– Caltrain’s newly electrified service has attracted new riders, as the agency reports its best ridership numbers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW YORK CITY – During the MTA’s Rockaway A and S Train Line Resiliency Project, Governor Hochul announced a plan to help support passengers with shuttle buses.
CHICAGO – The CTA has announced plans for changes at its Clark/Lake Loop Elevated Station.
BOSTON – The MBTA has completed track work on its Red Line, and, as a result, it has removed five ‘critical’ speed restrictions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – WMATA has released plans for its Blue, Orange, and Silver lines construction work this December.
BOSTON – With the completion of this ‘critical’ track work by the MBTA, the passenger authority reports this is the first time in almost 15 years the Orange Line is restriction free.
NEW YORK CITY – Two new elevators have opened at 14 St 123 Subway Station as part of accessibility upgrades made by the MTA.
PHILADELPHIA – For the first of three, Amtrak awards HNTB a construction contract for the Zoo to Paoli Electrification Transmission Line Program. The contract is for construction management support the substation at Bryn Mawr and Bryn Mawr to Paoli segment.
ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will stop service to Indian Creek Station to allow for a pedestrian bridge installation from December 8-9, 2024.
WESTPORT, N.Y. – Amtrak, the FRA, the town of Westport, and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) have completed accessibility improvements to the Westport Station in New York.
TORONTO – Metrolinx has finished accessibility upgrades at Eglinton GO Station.