Multiple washouts caused by Hurricane Matthew along Norfolk Southern and CSX lines have suspended services of both freight and passenger trains as rail operators in the southeast hustle to assess damage and fix infrastructure.
Federal and state elected officials joined local residents and Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (Metro Transit) to celebrate the completion of the Eads Bridge rehabilitation project on Oct. 7.
Caltrain’s Modernization Program is set to receive Prop 1A funding allocated during the 2012 budget process following California Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent signing of Assembly Bill 1889.
Kevin Riddett has been appointed president and CEO of RailWorks Corporation effective Oct. 10.
Granite Construction Incorporated has received a $39 million sub-contract by Absher Construction Company to build Sound Transit’s Northgate Station in Seattle, Wash.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is now taking letters of interest from contracting firms for its Green Line Extension (GLX) project.
The Chicago Transit Authority published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its proposed Red Line Extension (RLE) to 130th Street.
Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm, is making its way to the southeast of the U.S. and is expected to bring torrential rain, damaging wind and potential devastation. The Weather Channel said the storm could strengthen to a Category 5 and is the strongest hurricane to hit Florida’s east coast in 24 years.
San Francisco area voters will decide the fate of Measure RR, a $3.5-billion ballot initiative, in November that would fund upgrades to Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s (BART) aging systems.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is requesting public input on proposed changes to its hours of operation in response to federal directives and to provide adequate time for maintenance to ensure the system’s safety.
New Jersey officials announced an agreement on Sept. 30, reauthorizing the state’s Transportation Trust Fund at $2 billion a year for the next eight years.
Extending light-rail to Virginia Beach Town Center from Newtown Road, Va., could total $243.1 million in capital costs, transit officials say.
Metra, a commuter railroad that serves the Chicago suburbs, today announced a revised schedule for its BNSF Line schedule that is set to go into effect Oct. 9.
The San Diego Association of Governments awarded Mid-Coast Contractors a $921.8 million construction manager/general contractor contract to build the Mid-Coast Trolley, construction and development firm Skanska announced today.
U.S. Congressman Pete Visclosky announced this week that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has given the West Lake Corridor (WLC) extension of the South Shore Line (SSL) expansion the green light to move into the project development phase.
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority’s board of directors approved advanced conceptual engineering (ACE) plans for the Foothill Gold Line light-rail project from Glendora to Montclair, Calif.
The Expo Line Phase 2 Extension has become the first transit project to receive Envision™ Platinum certification from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).
The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) approved the Blue Line Extension Light-Rail project’s final scope and budget and the project’s environmental reviews are now complete.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has announced that its $203 million Wilson Station Reconstruction Project is more than 50 percent complete.
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $1.595 billion infrastructure plan Sept. 27 to develop a new train hall serving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Amtrak.