BROOKLYN – A major subway accessibility improvement project at the Livonia Avenue Station on the Canarsie Line in Brooklyn, NY has been named 2022 Project of the Year in the $10 – $60 million category by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey Chapter.
FORT WORTH – Trinity Metro TEXRail celebrated 2 million rides over the Memorial Day weekend, marking an ongoing trend in ridership growth. In honor of the occasion, agency employees rode the trains to visit with passengers about TEXRail and to offer colorful commemorative t-shirts for riders.
LONG ISLAND – LIRR ridership sets a post-pandemic record.
RICHMOND, BC – TransLink announces construction between Bridgeport Station and Richmond-Brighouse Station on the Canada Line.
WASHINGTON – As Sound Transit adds a station to its Lynnwood Link Extension, the NE 130th St Infill Station Design reaches final approval with construction starting this Fall.
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) yesterday announced crews completed cosmetic and functional renovations of the Pelham Bay Park subway station in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx.
PHILADELPHIA –The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on May 24 announced the reappointment of Leslie S. Richards as the agency’s General Manager and CEO. The SEPTA Board and Richards agreed to terms of a four-year contract that runs through January 2027.
PUEBLO, CO – MxV Rail and Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to work together cooperatively on future education, training, and research related to the safety, security, and innovation of rail transportation in the State of Colorado.
WASHINGTON –Beginning Saturday, June 3, Metro will begin rail replacement work on the Orange Line in Virginia.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – The rail line through San Clemente was set to reopen for passenger rail service on Saturday, May 27, as emergency work has stabilized a hillside north of the Pier that last month scattered debris into the rail right of way below.
PALO ALTO –The city of Palo Alto has been working with Caltrain to address and redesign three rail crossings owned by Caltrain.
WASHINGTON –The Federal Transit Administration requires the MBTA to submit a new safety work plan that addresses their concerns more quickly than MBTA’s original deadline.
In an MTA Press Release, it has announced a contract with Laser Precision Solutions for the use of laser-equipped trains to reduce fallen leaves on railway tracks.
MTA announced the completion of renovations at the Far Rockaway-Mott AV subway station in Queens.
SunRail begins construction on new station in DeLand, Florida, adding another 12 miles to SunRail’s current routes.
TriMet on May 24 announced that between June 18 and Oct. 21, MAX Red Line stations between Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport will be closed, allowing crews to access TriMet right-of-way and perform major construction for its “A Better Red” MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project.
Metrolinx announced May 25 that the first of two cranes has been installed in the Union Station rail corridor to support station improvements.
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) on May 22 named a shortlist of qualified teams who will receive an invitation to submit a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on May 22 announced that the $1.8 billion Regional Connector transit project, which will take riders from Azusa to Long Beach and from East L.A. to Santa Monica on one train, will officially open to the public on June 16.
Service on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Orange Line returned to normal on May 22 following a 10-day construction project during which crews worked around the clock at the Minnesota Ave. and Deanwood stations to make roofing repairs.