Some are wondering if another person needs to die before the Metro Blue Line extension in Minneapolis area is complete. According to Robbinsdale Council Member George Selman, nine people have passed on
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule, launching the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) to support an increasing standard of safety for the nation’s freight railroads.
On January 31, RT&S reported that a New Jersey state auditor report questioned whether NJ Transit would be able to meet the December 31, 2020 deadline for the installation operation of positive train
Missouri lawmakers want to Hyperloop rail passengers. California high-speed rail authority releases 2020 business plan. Switch may have caused train derailment in Italy. Canadian National forced to shut down rail lines due
Missouri lawmakers are ready to go tubing. The Missouri House of Representatives passed a measure that calls for the creation of a tube travel system. The endeavor is likely to be funded
Sound Transit scored a victory in court on Feb. 13, but Initiative 976 is still in play.
Indiana’s South Shore Line is going to have a new addition. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) now has the line’s double track project in final engineering phase, which essentially means it has
Advancing California’s leadership in building a modern, clean, and sustainable transportation system, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued its Draft 2020 Business Plan for public review and comment. The Draft 2020
Canadian National announced that it will be forced to shut down significant parts of its Canadian network imminently unless the blockades on its rail lines are removed.
So what will happen if I inch just a little closer? Will I see a camera flash? Will sirens start blaring? Will I instantly become a cloud of dust? I’m a little
Washington State Sen. Marko Liias is trying to sell at the Kelley Blue Book price. The lawmaker has drafted a bill that could help Sound Transit remove some of the sting of
Lawmakers in the state of Utah favor shiny and new over dusty and old. Many are calling for an investment in new infrastructure, which will cost millions of dollars, instead of upgrades
The hope that Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line may run a little deeper in the future has not faded one bit. The CTA Board has decided to look into extending the
Problems at a switch might have caused the deadly Frecciarossa train derailment in Italy last week.
Just months away from retirement, Walter Burrows was working on Sound Transit’s light rail line to Redmond, Wash., attempting to secure a beam. Burrows lost his balance and fell 35 ft to
Our sister magazine, International Railway Journal, reports on a high-speed derailment that occurred in Italy this morning. This story was written by IRJ Editor Kevin Smith.
It ends at Whittier. After a 13-year battle between South El Monte and Whittier over where the Gold Line light rail from East Los Angeles should end, LA Metro staff announced on
Politico is reporting that there will be a hearing on railroad grade crossing safety in the House today, and representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Norfolk Southern, Operation Lifesaver, and some from
The Honolulu Rail Transit (HART) now has a line running right through the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Any plans to renovate the civic center have been killed, at least for this year.
Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, a career transit and transportation professional who has led some of the largest transportation agencies in the country, joined HNTB as national transit and rail market sector leader and
