Metropolitan Council Proposes Steps To Limit Disruption from Blue Line Construction
MINNEAPOLIS – Metropolitan Council says it is working to minimize impacts to property during construction of the Blue Line Extension project.
MINNEAPOLIS – Metropolitan Council says it is working to minimize impacts to property during construction of the Blue Line Extension project.
PALMER, Mass. – A proposed new Amtrak station located between Springfield and Worcester is part of the “Compass Rail” plan for more intercity passenger service in the Commonwealth.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit is weighing growing costs on the Everett Link light rail extension.
TORONTO – Metrolinx takes a look at the types of cranes used for subway construction in downtown Toronto.
MILLBRAE, Calif. –– It seems like only yesterday when Caltrain began electrified commuter service from San Francisco to San Jose. However, the agency this week celebrated the first anniversary of electric service on the Peninsula.
ST. LOUIS – A MetroLink Green Line that would traverse north to south is cancelled for St. Louis.
MANHASSET, N.Y. – The MTA replaced the 128-year-old Webster Avenue Bridge in Manhasset, New York.
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released the September 2025 Purple Line newsletter. It includes construction updates, a business spotlight, and an interview with a systems oversight engineer.
PETALUMA, Calif. – Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) has awarded the construction contract for the Healdsburg extension.
LOS ANGELES – LA Metro’s nine-mile extension of the A Line opens September 19 at noon.
DALLAS – DART will hold a celebration to mark the arrival of the Silver Line on October 25.
PORTLAND, Ore. – TriMet announces a two-part MAX improvements project will start in October 2025.
IRELAND’s Planning Commission has approved a planning order for the Dart+ Coastal North project, which will extend the electrified Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart) commuter network by 37km from Malahide to Drogheda.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit began testing Sept. 8 with its first powered light rail vehicle crossing the I-90 floating bridge.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – , NJ Transit, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and city officials kicked off a rehabilitation project on Tuesday, Sept. 9 to make modifications to the New Brunswick Station.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. –– Hitachi announced this week that it has opened a new factory in Maryland, which it calls a “lighthouse digital factory.”
SAN JOSE – VTA recounts its summer maintenance efforts across its light rail system.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) will begin maintenance projects on its TRAX Red and Blue lines through September and October.
PHILADELPHIA –– Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania has given a reprieve to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority teetering on the edge of the fiscal cliff with authorization to access $394 million earmarked for future capital funding so it can continue operations for two years.
ATLANTA –– The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) recently announced it will, along with the City of Atlanta, fund a study of alternatives for relocating Atlanta’s Amtrak Station.