MBTA Completes 28-Mile Rail Replacement Project Ahead of Battery-Electric Trains
BOSTON – MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services have finished a rail replacement project on the Fairmount Line.
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MDOT MTA Purple Line Newsletter Released for November 2025
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released its Purple Line newsletter for November 2025. It includes construction updates, a business spotlight, and a message from Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs, II.
Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel to Reopen by Year’s End
PITTSBURGH – Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will open by the end of 2025.
MBTA Announce Green and Orange Line Maintenance in December
BOSTON – The MBTA will make service changes for December to allow for signal modernization on its Orange Line and replacement of overhead wire troughs on its Green Line.
HART Shares Drone Flyover Video of Āhua Station
HONOLULU – Filmed before the Skyline Segment 2 opened, the video shows the rail alignment and overhead guideway at Āhua Station.
HART Airport Guideway and Station Segment Awarded 2025 ASBI Bridge Award of Excellence
HONOLULU – The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has received the 2025 ASBI Bridge Award of Excellence by the American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) for design and construction of the Airport Guideway and Stations.
TTC Glencairn Station Now Fully Accessible
TORONTO – TTC announced two new elevators have opened at Glencairn Station on Line 1 Yonge-University. Along with other accessibility improvements made, the station is now the TTC’s 56th fully accessible station in its network.
Sound Transit Suspends Service to Repair Cracked Rail
SEATTLE – Sound Transit closed four stations Sunday November 16 to allow crews to repair cracked rail.
Upgrades Made at St. Albans LIRR Station
NEW YORK CITY – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) completes upgrades at St. Albans LIRR station in Queens.
Alexandria Fourth Track Project Breaks Ground (Updated 11/17)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A groundbreaking for the Alexandria Fourth Track Project, VRE Alexandria Station improvements, the King & Commonwealth Streetscape improvements, and the King & Commonwealth bridges replacement was held November 12.
Crews Perform Overnight Rail Grinding on PATCO’s Main Line
PHILADELPHIA – Along the 14.2-mile main line, crews are working overnight to perform rail grinding and profiling as part of PATCO’s maintenance program.
Amtrak Breaks Ground on Southampton Rail Yard Modernization Project in Boston
BOSTON – Joined by MassDOT, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, and Rail Passenger Association leaders, Amtrak celebrated the start of construction on a train maintenance facility in Boston.
Caltrain Says Service Reductions Will Take Place Without Additional Funding
SAN CARLOS, Calif. –– Just months after the celebration of electric service on its Peninsula Line, Caltrain faces the fiscal cliff that has plagued most transit agencies this year. Elimination of weekend service and the end of half-hourly trains could be required to reduce budget shortfalls despite strong ridership recovery and high rider satisfaction.
Amtrak Celebrates Improvements at Two Wisconsin Stations
COLUMBUS/TOMAH, Wisc. – Amtrak celebrates upgrades made at two stations in Wisconsin.
Sound Transit Advances Floating Bridge Testing
SEATTLE – Sound Transit advances testing on the floating bridge.
Amtrak Completes Lancaster Station North Platform Rehabilitation Project
LANCASTER, Pa. – Amtrak, along with PennDOT, announced it has completed the North Platform reconstruction at Lancaster Station, the second busiest Amtrak station in Pennsylvania.
Two Elevators Replaced at 14th Street/Eighth Avenue Station
NEW YORK CITY – Forte Construction, a general contracting firm, replaced two elevators at the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue subway station.
Amtrak and Partners to Break Ground on Ivy City Rail Yard Modernization Project in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amtrak will join partners from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), and Rail Passengers Association (RPA) this Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. to break ground on a new train maintenance facility and other rail yard upgrades that will support the introduction of new, state-of-the-art new Airo trainsets set to enter service on the Northeast Corridor in 2027.
NJ Transit Completes Mahwah Station Renovation Project
MAHWAH, N.J. – NJ Transit has completed renovations at Mahwah Station.
Alstom Announces 120 New Jobs in NY Plant
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. –– Alstom announced this week that it needs to fill nearly 120 positions at its train manufacturing site in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The company is preparing to produce 374 state-of-the-art commuter rail cars for NJ TRANSIT, and needs to beef up its workforce to do so.