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.
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.
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.
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.
COLUMBUS/TOMAH, Wisc. – Amtrak celebrates upgrades made at two stations in Wisconsin.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit advances testing on the floating bridge.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Amtrak, along with PennDOT, announced it has completed the North Platform reconstruction at Lancaster Station, the second busiest Amtrak station in Pennsylvania.
NEW YORK CITY – Forte Construction, a general contracting firm, replaced two elevators at the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue subway station.
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.
MAHWAH, N.J. – NJ Transit has completed renovations at Mahwah Station.
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.
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced it has completed the. Hanford Armona Road grade separation project in Kings County, marking it the ninth structure to be completed in 2025.
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority completed the Avenue 17 Grade Separation project in Madera County.
ATLANTA – Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) finishes station platform renovations, allowing for Red and Gold Line service to resume.
OLD LYME, Conn. – Amtrak shares a video highlighting the progress on the Connecticut River Bridge project.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –– Kansas City on Oct. 24 celebrated the grand opening of the $350 million KC Streetcar Main Street Extension. The project, designed by HDR, adds 3.5 miles to the existing streetcar line, connecting downtown with the Midtown corridor, including the Country Club Plaza district, ending at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Campus.
SACRAMENTO – Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) will begin major construction work in November on a portion of the Blue Line.
ORANGE COUNTY – OCTA has opened the new San Juan Creek Bridge to train traffic.
DENVER – RTD highlights its progress in installing 32 crossing panels at Kalamath Street crossing.
FRANKLIN, Mass. – MBTA’s Franklin Station has been upgraded with accessibility improvements.
LAS VEGAS – Brightline West is beginning to make improvements to infrastructure between Eldorado Lane and Robindale Road along Las Vegas Boulevard.