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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – WMATA announced summer construction will begin on the Red Line starting June 1st.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) awarded Skanska with a $24 million contract to make track improvements to MBTA’s Red Line.
ROUSES POINT, N.Y. – The agreement reached by CN and Amtrak means trackwork will take place on the Rouses Point Subdivision and will prevent long-term shutdowns of the Adirondack Line.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FTA and the Maryland Transit Administration issued a notice that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) will be prepared for the Red Line Project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has received $17 million in state funds to go toward Capitol Heights Metro Station improvements.
COPIAGUE, N.Y. – With its first elevator and connecting sidewalk, the Long Island Rail Road Copiague Station is now fully ADA-accessible.
FRESNO, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) gives its Spring 2024 construction update.
WASHINGTON –– Amtrak President and CEO Stephen Gardner joined Amtrak EVP of Capital Delivery, Laura Mason, for a discussion of Amtrak’s infrastructure investments.
HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) could seek damages from STG due to delays in an airport segment of a project.