HART now knows how it will fix problem, but still lacks the fixers
A plan to correct a major problem with Hawaii’s first light-rail project has been approved, but now the transit agency is having trouble finding approved workers.
A plan to correct a major problem with Hawaii’s first light-rail project has been approved, but now the transit agency is having trouble finding approved workers.
RT&S Editor-in Chief Bill Wilson has been reporting extensively on the ups and downs of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Purple Line Project over the past several months. A big issue has been the need for Purple Line Transit Partners to select a new design-build partner, and now that selection has been made.
The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act that was recently passed by Congress will put some speed into the delivery of commuter rail in North Carolina.
While medical scientists tell us that we’re nowhere near free of COVID, and there is always the threat of new variants and spiking cases, the recent improvement in the numbers of deaths, hospitalizations and cases has given some transit passengers an easier mind about returning to the rails.
When COVID-19 appeared and began to spread in the United States, many passenger operations shut down, including Brightline, which suspended service in March 2020.
The November issue of RT&S contains a feature story on BART’s rail grinding program.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority released the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIR/EIS) for the approximately 14-mile Burbank-to-Los Angeles Project Section in southern California, moving the Authority one step closer to approving its fourth environmental document in two years.
The top news stories Railway Track & Structures was following this week.
Buffalo has the second-oldest light-rail transit lines in the country, and the system will not be getting any younger in the near future if the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has any say in it.
The problems with the Ottawa light-rail system now may carry over to the budget.
Shawn Vecellio has joined TTCI as Senior Assistant Vice President–Operations & Safety. Shawn’s 26 years of experience in the rail industry provides a strong foundation to lead TTCI’s Operations and Safety teams.
For the past several decades, Penn Station in New York has been functional, but that’s about it. Given the importance of the station in the life of the city and the Northeast Corridor, the now mostly underground facility, once considered among the grandest buildings in New York, looks more like a regional airport than a classic passenger rail terminal.
Discussion about maintaining commuter rail operations may grow as pandemic continues.
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT project reached an exciting milestone this week (Nov.1), as crews laid down the last section of track along the 19-kilometre rapid transit line. Get a glimpse of this historic moment for transit in Toronto.
Sound Transit has kicked off early scoping work on the plan to bring a regional light rail extension to downtown Everett, with two virtual public meetings scheduled this month.
Texas Central, the company planning to build a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, is hoping to obtain a Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan of $12 billion.
Metrorail customers saw improved service Monday morning (Nov. 1), including the extension of Silver Line service, as a result of around-the-clock efforts by rail maintenance teams to get more trains into service.
Thousands of GO train customers were impacted this past weekend (Oct. 30 and 31) because of a major track issue on the Lakeshore West Line. Metrolinx News explains what happened, how it was fixed, and why customer safety is the key to keeping people moving.
Trinity Metro President and CEO Bob Baulsir, who has led the agency since April 2019, is retiring as of Oct. 31, 2021 because of ongoing health issues.
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