MARTA to require weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees

While MARTA has not joined the ranks of those companies requiring all employees to be vaccinated, the agency now requires weekly testing.

MTA Metro-North Railroad to resume regular Hudson Line service levels Monday, Sept. 20

Metro-North is back in operation on the Hudson Line after Hurricane Ida.

Metrolink faces nightmare with unstable track in south Orange County – service suspended in the area for at least two weeks

Metrolink has undertaken emergency track work in south Orange County through Oct. 4.

Stalled work on California Gold Line may need federal funds to get going again

The Gold Line extension in California was paired with the wrong partner, so Washington was called in to see if more officials could work together to get it done.

Pedestrian bridge work to impact Metra Electric and South Shore lines this weekend

Construction of a pedestrian bridge at 43rd Street in Chicago will shut down a portion of the Metra Electric Line this weekend, Sept. 18-19, requiring some late night and early morning Metra and South Shore trains to be canceled or replaced with free CTA shuttles between the 51st Street and Millennium stations.

TriMet’s ‘A Better Red’ mission expected to kick off in the fall

Called “A Better Red,” Portland’s TriMet is getting ready to make better use out of plans to extend the Red Line that have been in the works for years.

TTC to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees

Richard J. Leary, CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced last week that employee vaccinations will be required of employees.

BART announces additional cable and rail replacement

BART has announced additional work and maintenance on the railroad.

HNTB names Doug Allen president of Southeast Division

Doug Allen will now lead HNTB’s Southeast Division, based in Atlanta.

What a find: Archaeologists uncover medieval church while excavating for high-speed rail project in England

The scope of our coverage does not go beyond North America, but I found something the other day that I could not help but share … so consider this the exception.

Purple Line may have a contractor lined up in the next few months

After a year, it appears that the Maryland Purple Line project will finally have a new contractor lined up in early 2022.

FRA releases PTC Safety Advisory

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a Safety Advisory on a Positive Train Control (PTC) issue recently identified during testing of ACSES II (Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II) and I-ETMS (Interoperable Electronic Train Management System) technology.

LIRR crews to perform switch work as part of Main Line Expansion Project

Long Island Rail Road crews will be working on the railroad over the next two weekends.

Repair work begins on BART’s traction power cables between El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte stations

BART has been working on its planned rebuilding program, but an electrical line failure has expanded the scope of the work.

High-Speed Rail celebrates 6,000 construction jobs while helping train for the future

In celebration of Labor Day, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today announced it has crossed another milestone with 6,000 construction jobs created to date across 119 miles of active construction in the Central Valley.

Greater Cleveland RTA awards rail grinding project management contract to Advanced Rail Management

Advanced Rail Management has been awarded a rail grinding project management contract.

What was left of Hurricane Ida walloped northeast rail service

Heavy rains left from Hurrican Ida walloped New York City and most of the northeast last night.

Two signal structures installed on Metrolinx transit network in Toronto

PNR RailWorks installed two large signal bridge structures, spanning nine tracks each, and a cantilever structure on a critical piece of Metrolinx transit network in Toronto.

Siemens Mobility battery hybrid streetcars enter revenue service in Charlotte

Here’s another story that’s a little off of our beat, but Simens Mobility battery hybrid streecars are now entering light rail service in Charlotte is an important story.

Land critical for high-speed maglev route in Baltimore-Washington area just became unavailable

The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail’s attempt to condemn land in Baltimore’s Westport neighborhood has officially been struck down.

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