Watch: Eglinton Crosstown LRT project progress in Toronto
A virtual open house showing the progress of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project was recently held, and attendees were able to watch a video highlighting some of the milestones over the last
A virtual open house showing the progress of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project was recently held, and attendees were able to watch a video highlighting some of the milestones over the last
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled many railroad projects in 2020, but the railroad crossing intersection improvement project in Decatur, Ga., now seems ready for a jumpstart. City officials met with the public
If you’ve ever been around railroads in the Washington, D.C. area, you’ve seen the trains of two commuter rail lines—Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) service. Yesterday,
The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services announced today that, due to low employee availability because of COVID-19 absences, Commuter Rail will temporarily operate a Reduced Service Schedule starting Monday, December 14. Regular
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the Transit app [Tuesday] released the APTA Ridership Trends dashboard, a new resource providing up-to-date, week-by-week estimations of public transit ridership for agencies across the
NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett says his agency will meet the Dec. 31 federal deadline for the successful installation of Positive Train Control (PTC). In fact, he’s so confident he is willing
On Monday, RT&S reported on the dire situation public transit agencies find themselves in due to loss of ridership caused by the pandemic. Yesterday, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) held
Still in the testing-the-water phase, officials in Washington State, Oregon and British Columbia had another study to wet their appetite about a high-speed line that would zig-zag between the U.S. and Canada.
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) was awarded two state grants by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to continue work on the Light Rail Modernization Project, which will improve access, reliability and
As Honolulu’s first light-rail line remains unfinished, details are emerging in regards to the final leg of the project … and the bidders behind it. According to officials there were two private
Amtrak, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) recently completed a $71.2 million project to increase capacity between Wilmington and Newark, Del. on the Northeast Corridor. This
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) last Friday announced forthcoming track and accessibility work along the Flushing line and on the 42 St , detailing the alternative service changes that will accommodate customers
Maintaining efficient railroad operations while ensuring overall safety is an essential part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) mission. Automation-aided technologies have the potential to save lives and improve safety while improving
“[We’re experiencing] the longest, most severe period of supressed ridership for any of the nation’s public transit systems” is how the New York Times characterized the situation facing U.S. public transit in
A U.S. DOT grant will help complete the South Central light-rail extension project in Phoenix, Ariz. The project will receive an additional $638 million, with $530 million coming from the Federal Transit
Six transit projects receive federal grants to help with safety, track maintenance Work ready to crank up on first phases of Indiana’s South Shore Line Double Track project MBTA looks to cut
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
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently refurbished a section of the Green Line E Branch in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. Now the agency is going to preserve it, but not necessarily
While COVID-19 has been with us since the beginning of 2020, and transportation leaders devoted thousands of hours to determine how to make public transportation safer during the pandemic, the autumn and