Dallas City Council approves DART D2 subway resolution
On Wednesday, March 24, the Dallas City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) D2 Subway project.
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U.S. Department of Transportation announces $30.5 billion for nation’s public transportation systems
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $30.5 billion in Federal funding.
L.A. Metro awards contracts to two companies to develop their proposals for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
Earlier this month, Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson reported on the decision the L.A. Metro board needs to make around monorail or heavy rail for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Here is more news about this story.
High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopts 2020 business plan
The California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopted the revised 2020 business plan [this week].
Miami-Dade wants commuter rail on Brightline tracks
The Transportation Planning Organization Governing Board for Miami-Dade has been considering options for a mass-transit project.
RailWorks to perform track upgrades in Baltimore for MTA
RailWorks is set to kick off a significant track maintenance and upgrade project for the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) in Baltimore.
Metra names McCann as chief operating officer
Metra has promoted Kevin McCann, who rose through the ranks to become head of the agency’s Mechanical Department, to be its next chief operating officer.
Riders will likely return to Metrolink
While many predicted COVID would be the death of commuting, a new Metrolink survey says otherwise.
MTA trains have more zip thanks to signal upgrade
More Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway trains are on schedule, and that has to do with a massive effort to replace train signals.
Sound Transit’s Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project hits the home stretch
Crews have completed track work on Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, marking 75% completion of the project. More than 22,000 linear feet of track is now installed.
Wabtec going underground
Wabtec Corporation secured an order to supply Siemens Mobility with several products for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Upgrade Program.
Rail Group On Air: Riyadh Metro—Building the world’s largest single-phase Metro
The first lines of Riyadh’s six-line, 176-km metro network are due to commence operation in the final quarter of 2021.
SFMTA tries to figure out transit congestion on 4th Street Bridge
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is trying to come up with a solution to congestion with its T Third Line on the 4th Street Bridge in San Francisco.
Senate bill would inject additional billions into biggest transit projects
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give some of the biggest transit projects in the country a big financial boost.
Historic day for transit funding in Georgia
The Georgia Legislature [yesterday] took the historic step of establishing a mechanism to annually fund capital transit projects that support economic development priorities throughout the state.
Sound Transit East Link to close between UW and SODO each weekend in April
Yesterday, Sound Transit announced upcoming power and signal work on the East Link.
RT&S March issue is now digital
The March issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine is now available in a digital format.
Washington Metro puts workers in danger during re-powering maneuver to speed up process
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is calling out the Washington Metro once again.
Derailment forces MBTA to take new trains out of service, repair infrastructure
When it’s new and shiny, the last thing you want to see is dents and dings.
U.S. Department of Transportation details the American Rescue Plan’s benefits for transportation
Today the U.S. Department of Transportation highlights the transportation elements of the historic American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP).