RICHMOND, Va. –– Amidst the uncertainty surrounding potential federal spending cuts, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has just unveiled a draft improvement plan totaling approximately $7 billion dollars over six years.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Penn Station Reconstruction project, for which MTA has served as the leading organization overseeing the project, will now be overseen by the Federal Railroad Administration, according to Sean Duffy, U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
HOUSTON – The FRA pulls $63.9 million in federal funds from the proposed Texas High-Speed Rail project that sought to add a high-speed rail route from Houston to Dallas.
TORONTO – Crews have begun digging the tunnels to connect the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT at Mount Dennis Station.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has directed WMATA to not expand the use of Automatic Train Operation beyond the Red Line for the time being. OUR ORIGINAL STORY FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK HAD A COUPLE OF ERRORS AROUND REFERENCES TO AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATION AND AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL. WE REGRET THE ERRORS AND APPRECIATE WMATA POINTING THEM OUT. THESE ERRORS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AND THE STORY UPDATED. MOST READERS LIKELY KNOW THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL AND AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATION. FOR A FULL DEFINITION OF EACH, READERS ARE REFERRED TO THE INTERTECH RAIL WEBSITE LISTED AT THE END OF THE STORY. DCL
PORTLAND, Ore. – On April 15th, TriMet began the first phase of a major renovation on the NE 82nd Ave MAX Station. Crews will construct a temporary MAX platform that will be open to the public this summer.
COLD SPRING, N.Y. – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Highlands Fjord Trail Inc. (HHFT) announced the Breakneck Ridge station will close on April 21st for two years to allow for construction on the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail.
DENVER – RTD announced it suspended service on its L Line to allow crews time to complete track circuit repairs on the Welton corridor.
NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT announced it has awarded a contract to replace two escalators at Hamilton Station, one of the busiest stations along the NEC.
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The MTA announced a plan to protect the Metro-North Hudson Line infrastructure from the future effects of climate change, including stormwater runoff and flooding.
HAMILTON, Ontario – The Ontario government announces it has finished construction at the West Harbour GO Station. This includes an upgrade to reduce travel time for more than 250,000 commuters in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.
TORONTO –– RT&S has reported on progress along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Ontario for the past couple of years. This week, Ontario began construction of the last tunnel segment on this line.
LOS ANGELES – From Metro’s The Source, Mey Lyn Mitteenn writes about Amanda Cordova and Gabriela Reynoso, two women who work construction on Metro’s D Line Subway Extension Project.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Worcester Union Station Accessibility Improvements Project has won the 2025 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Recognition Award and the ACEC/Massachusetts Engineering Excellence Award.
NEW YORK –– The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) announceed that Catherine Ridaldi, who served as President of MTA’s Metro-North Railroad from 2018 until last month, will be GDC’s first Executive Vice President effective today.
DENVER – RTD announces it has updated its maintenance timeline and expects to lift all current light rail speed restrictions next month.
YAPHANK, N.Y. – The MTA broke ground on the new Yaphank Long Island Rail Road station. It will be relocated, closer to East End highways and the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District seeks to open its branch to Dyer sometime in later summer to early fall.
PHILADELPHIA – HNTB celebrates the opening of Franklin Square Station along with Delaware River Port Authority and Port Authority Transit Corporation.
BRONX, N.Y. – Forte Construction Corp. has replaced two escalators between the underground B/D trains and the elevated 4 train at Yankee Stadium subway station.