SEATTLE – Sound Transit has started a public comment period for Environmental Impact Statements for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the State Environmental Policy Act Supplemental Draft for the Operations and Maintenance Facility – South (OMF South).
OAKLAND, Calif. – The NTSB released a Railroad Investigation Report after a collision between Amtrak train 531 and a Union Pacific Roadway Maintenance Machine in July of last year.
LOS ANGELES – Today, The LA Metro released new photos of construction at its Transit Connector station located near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street.
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Sound Transit’s South Bellevue Station needs repairs on its broken platform tiles.
CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Authority has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Red Line Extension and four stations.
MIAMI ––Following multiple delays of the start of its much-anticipated Miami-to-Orlando service, Brightline has announced that service to Orlando International Airport will officially begin on Sept. 22
TORONTO – Metrolinx has been working on the railroad.
BOSTON – The MBTA and Keolis announce track repairs in Leominster are complete following flash floods last week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta heard arguments in an eminent domain case regarding Amtrak and Union Station.
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. – Met Council and Hennepin County approved a grant agreement and the Blue Line Extension Corridor Management Committee support the analysis of the staff-recommended light rail track route.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 18th, WMATA announces it will “begin a two-week construction project on the Red Line to perform critical safety repairs.”
Professional services and project management firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is rebranding to AtkinsRéalis on Sept. 13. “Building on more than a century of accomplishments from brands such as SNC-Lavalin, Atkins, Faithful+Gould, DTS and Atkins
BALTIMORE – Today, Amtrak announced it has awarded two contracts for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program in Baltimore, Maryland.
CHICAGO – Over the weekend, the Chicago Transit Authority, or CTA, announced that its Red Line Extension Project is now entering its next phase.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit is pushing its light-rail planning an extra couple of years until 2026. It will also spend an additional $32.8 million.
BOSTON – Yesterday, the MBTA released its track maintenance audit and published an internal safety review.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Brightline has petitioned the FRA for a waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 213.353(e).
TORONTO –Travelling between Bloor GO/UP Station and Dundas West TTC Station is about to get a lot faster and easier.
STOCKTON, Calif. – In a press release, the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, or SJRRC, announced an Industry Day to be held on September 14th.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Caltrain took a significant step forward in its electrification project this week with the energization of its second traction power substation.