Digital transformation and rail – news and commentary
The railroad industry is becoming more digital each day.
The railroad industry is becoming more digital each day.
Brightline is taking on the challenges of railroad safety and mental health.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board approved a contract to Hitachi Rail STS, USA Inc., for the creation and installation of a new signal system at a complex of switches near Queens Village.
Amtrak will soon have a new CEO.
The Government of Canada is continuing to move ahead with concrete actions which improve railway track safety to better protect those living and working near Canada’s rail corridors.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that the MTA Board approved the first of three contract awards that will extend signal modernization along the Queens Boulevard Line east of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station with Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC).
This week, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced grants for TriMet in Portland, Ore. and King County Metro in Seattle, Wash. to assist with the COVID-19 response.
Hawaii’s island of Oahu suffered a massive cyberattack on its transit system last Thursday, Dec. 9, at 1:00 am.
Small businesses impacted by Purple Line light-rail construction in Maryland might be receiving some relief soon.
Sound Transit announced this weekend that work on its Federal Way Link Extension in Kent, Wash. will require the closure of portions of 30th Avenue South and State Route 516.
The MBTA announced the completion of the Green Line D Branch Track and Signal Replacement Project, enhancing safety, reliability, and resilience.
Metrolinx has selected Bechtel as the delivery partner for its Ontario Line. Sub-vendors will be Bantrel Co. and Comtech Group Inc.
HART trains can have a negative impact on the Honolulu power grid.
A SEPTA trolley and CSX freight train collided outside of Philadelphia this morning.
The Drag in Austin, Texas, might be a strip for just light-rail cars to show off their speed.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $285.7 million award of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) extension project in California just received a significant stamp of approval.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Grant Program (Partnership Program).
BART has several projects underway to replace sections of its critical electrical network that powers their trains.
The cost of the Caltrain electrification project just went up.