MBTA makes major upgrades at Orange Line Wellington Yard and Maintenance Facility

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is working on significant upgrades to their Wellington Yard and Maintenance Facility, located in Medford, Mass.

The public has spoken—Montreal kills elevated track portion of light-rail project

Montreal and Quebec are taking over the REM de l’Est light-rail project, putting an end to a controversial design in downtown Montreal that was ridiculed by the public.

NRC appoints two new board members

The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) announced that two railway industry professionals have been appointed to its Board of Directors.

MTA completes replacement of Denton Avenue Bridge

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that crews have completed putting in place a new bridge carrying the Long Island Rail Road main line over Denton Avenue/Tanners Pond Road in Garden City.

Purchasing buggy whips? Minn. state senate kills passenger rail line

The Northern Lights passenger rail system has been extinguished permanently in the state of Minnesota.

$157 million for nothing; officials break down costs of failed passenger route in N.C.

The rail project that never happened in Durham and Orange counties in North Carolina still cost millions of dollars.

LAST WEEK to nominate for Top Projects

The deadline to nominate your top project in North America for the 2022 RT&S Top Projects list is May 7.

Bells & Whistles—A double-decker punch?

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending April 29.

Chicago Transit Authority modernization project sports name by elementary school students

Chicago Transit Authority and Walsh-Fluor announce the Windy City Gantry.

Environmental clearance for 400 miles of Calif. high-speed rail

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) and unanimously approved the approximately 90-mile San Jose-to-Merced project section in northern California.

Charles Stewart appointed Executive Director of St. Louis Metro Transit

Bi-State Development (BSD) President and Chief Executive Officer Taulby Roach announced the appointment of Charles Stewart as Executive Director of Metro Transit, effective April 26, having served as Interim Executive Director of Metro Transit since January 26, 2022.

LAX people mover superstructure now complete

Balfour Beatty, part of the LINXS Constructors joint venture, has successfully completed the Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) 2.25-mile Automated People Mover (APM) train guideway superstructure (APM) for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

High-Speed Rail Board and LA Metro agree on funding to improve Los Angeles Union Station

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors today approved a multi-million dollar project management and funding agreement between Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LA Metro) and the Authority to modernize the historic LA Union Station through the Link Union Station (Link US) project.

Watch: Project Connect’s Blue Line has two options, and one would demand a lot more money

Austin, Texas, residents have two options for the Project Connect Blue Line: expensive or not so expensive.

O-Train Extension is moving along at an A-OK pace

Ottawa’s O-Train East Extension project got the political ovation treatment on April 26.

Jenny Barket joins DART as chief of staff

After an extensive nationwide search, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is pleased to announce that Jenny Barket will join the agency on May 15 as the new chief of staff.

BART extension project into San Jose now facing $1.6B funding gap

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority wants the one thing that has never been done before in the U.S. to be, well, done. However, it is not a done deal.

Trinity Metro names new President and CEO

Trinity Metro announced that Richard Andreski, a public transportation veteran with 23 years of experience and more than 10 years of executive leadership, has been selected as the next president and chief executive officer for the agency.

Confederation Line builder the latest to sue over project

Ottawa’s troubled Confederation Line is now getting peppered with lawsuits.

SEPTA releases proposed fiscal year 2023 capital budget & 12-year program

SEPTA released its proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget and 12-Year Program. The proposed Capital Budget is a record-breaking plan – the first to break the billion-dollar mark, while the proposed 12-Year Program represents SEPTA’s largest-ever investment in the system at $11.4 billion – almost twice as large as the current program.

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