Advance Construction on CTA’s Red Line Extension This Summer
CHICAGO – The CTA announced the start of advance construction on the Red Line Extension over the summer.
CHICAGO – The CTA announced the start of advance construction on the Red Line Extension over the summer.
BARRIE, Ontario – The City of Barrie announced Mayor Alex Nuttall, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Andrea Khanjin, and Member of Provincial Parliament Doug Downey gathered on May 31st for a groundbreaking at the future site of the Barrie Allandale Transit Terminal.
BOSTON – Over the summer, the MBTA will begin work to replace the South Elm Bridge on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line.
SAN DIEGO –– The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) announced that three routes have been offered for consideration for a tunnel to provide a long-term solution to bluff erosion.
SILVER SPRINGS, Md. – The MDOT, MTA, and Purple Line partnership, and local officials commemorated the opening of the redesigned Talbot Avenue bridge.
SAN FRANCISCO – BART crews will replace interlockings at Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations starting the weekend of June 22-23.
MINNEAPOLIS – After track for the SWLRT was laid too close to an existing freight rail, crews had to go in and fix the section of track.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that eight transit systems in eight states will receive a total of $343 million in federal funding to retrofit some of the nation’s oldest and busiest rail transit systems to make it easier for Americans to access public transportation.
LOS ANGELES — Metrolink, Southern California’s regional passenger rail provider, has implemented cutting-edge ‘smart crossing’ technology known as a Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop (WCNSS) system at the Del Obispo Street crossing near the San Juan Capistrano Station in Orange County.
SAN FRANCISCO –– Most readers know that Caltrain has been working on the implementation of electric rail service since July 17 when then-Governor Jerry Brown and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi led a groundbreaking ceremony for the Caltrain Electrification Project.
MINNEAPOLIS – The MnDOT will have more involvement over Minnesota light rail projects, but it will not replace the Met Council completely.
SAN FRANCISCO – BART will develop the area around Lake Merritt BART station with housing, office, and retail space over multiple phases.
ATLANTA – MARTA is starting the Five Points transformation project in July. Service impacts are expected to last for 18 months.
BERLIN, Vt. – Amtrak will upgrade the train platform at Montpelier Junction in Berlin to make the station ADA-compliant.
ORANGE COUNTY – At a community meeting on May 30th, OCTA will seek public input on coastal rail resiliency.
TORONTO – Finch West LRT vehicles have traversed the full alignment up to 60km/h for the first time.
NEWBERN, Tenn. – Amtrak has completed $3.5 million in upgrades at its Newbern-Dyersburg Station in West Tennessee.
LOS ANGELES – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on May 24 released the final environmental documentation for the more than 30-mile segment between Palmdale and Burbank in Southern California.
TORONTO – Metrolinx announces it has started construction between connecting Bloor GO/UP Station and Dundas West TTC Station.
CAMDEN, N.J. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a Railroad Investigation Report concerning a Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) train.