TriMet’s ongoing efforts to rejuvenate and improve the MAX system in the Portland, Ore., area will continue in September and require closures of I-84 and a small section of the MAX Blue Line.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), in collaboration with contractor Tutor-Perini/Zachry/Parsons, announced the Avenue 15½ Grade Separation in Madera County is now open to traffic.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 26.
There are now more rebuilding projects happening across the BART system than at any point in the District’s 50-year-history despite the continuing impacts of the global pandemic.
There have been a lot of hands trying to reach for California’s $97 billion state surplus, and some will be slapped away.
The San Fernando Valley could be in for a pretty good haul as far as light rail projects go.
RT&S recently reported on the month-long shut down of the Orange Line, which began on Monday, Aug. 22.
Austin’s Project Connect might be in for some revisions, which could be a project in and of itself.
RailWorks announced it has acquired H&H Engineering Construction to expand its rail infrastructure services.
In less than a month, WMATA will begin significant construction to repair the Yellow Line tunnel and bridge, as well as advance critical improvements needed to open the future Potomac Yard Station later this fall.
After dominating the headlines for a long period of time due to trouble, Maryland’s Purple Line light rail project is ready to change the landscape.
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has announced the award of a contract for the relocation of utility infrastructure along Dillingham Boulevard to Nan, Inc.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors has certified the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIR/EIS) and approved the approximately 43-mile project for the San Francisco-to-San Jose section.
NRC and REMSA member company Holland, L.P., hosted Peter Danos, Suburban Outreach and Grants Coordinator for U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), on Aug. 18, for a tour of its University Park facility, which manufactures a variety of railroad track components for the railway industry.
The MBTA has announced that Green Line E Branch service resumed earlier than previously scheduled following the successful completion of track and Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) work during a 16-day closure along the line.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 19.
A variety of factors have forced a group of Sound Transit light rail projects to be delayed, pushing back the opening of the lines.
The Gateway Program’s Portal North has been in the news lately. A project south of Portal North deserves equal attention.
Railway Age’s 2011 Railroader of the Year Charles W. “Wick” Moorman IV retired as chairman, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern in 2015, then spent a year as president of Amtrak.
The U.S. DOT has awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in eight states to improve and modernize vital intercity passenger rail service.