MASSACHUSETTS –The MBTA [this week] announced service changes on the Haverhill Line between Ballardvale Station in Andover and North Station for 58 days from Saturday September 9 through Sunday November 5 to accommodate planned construction related to the implementation of the Automatic Train Control/ Positive Train Control (ATC/PTC) safety program.
SEATTLE – Between its Capitol Hill and SODO stations, the track near Stadium Station has sunk three inches, and repairs will cost around $750,000.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Four stations on the Perris Valley Line will close for two days to allow for the Moreno Valley/March Field Station Improvements Project.
NEW YORK CITY – Governor Hochul of New York announced that service enhancements will be coming to MTA’s C Line.
LOS ANGELES – Starting August 12th, the Metro will suspend service in order to begin the first phase of its overhead power line upgrades.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri officials will set aside funds from its $50 million budget to upgrade passive crossings across the state to reduce the likelihood of another collision, similar to the one that occurred a year ago.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit will suspend service between SODO station and Capitol Hill station due to sinking track caused by rainfall.
DEL MAR, Calif. – The saga of rail line troubles along the southern California coast continues, with opposition to a proposed remedy for the Del Mar area.
WASCO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), in collaboration with California Rail Builders and the city of Wasco, [this week] celebrated the completion of the Poso Avenue grade separation project. The underpass is now open to traffic.
ASHLAND, Mass. – The MBTA announces Ashland station on its Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line will get a $2.5 million upgrade.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA will start track replacement and other refurbishments along its F line starting next weekend.
SEATTLE – SoundTransit debuts photographs of light rail stations construction in Shoreline.
MONTREAL – The REM opened its first branch this past weekend in Montreal after a speedier construction compared to other Canadian transit projects.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The NTSB found the grade crossing design to blame for the collision that occurred last year in Missouri, and Gov. Parson will sign House bill 4 to address passive railroad crossings in the state.
CHESTERTON, Ind. – For the past two years, the South Shore Commuter Line, formally known as the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, or NICTD has been working on double-tracking its line between Michigan City and Gary, Ind.
RICHMOND, Va. – The federal funding received last month will allow Virginia to improve four grade crossings with ‘four-quad gates’.
PHILADELPHIA – SEPTA announces it has awarded a design contract for the ADA improvements to three of its stations.
CHICAGO – The industry conversation continues with Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail 2023—our first in-person Women in Rail conference covering the freight, passenger and transit rail sectors. The Nov. 2 conference, presented live at
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – Track relocation is a possibility after historic rainfall, eroding bluffs, and landslides have posed a danger to the existing line.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Metro-North announced a girder buckled on the Bronx River Parkway overpass when crews were performing maintenance work.