Des Plaines, Ill., decides to finally take on the cost of railroad overpass
The dollar amount for a railroad overpass has been casting a shadow over Des Plaines, Ill., officials for a while now, but it appears the fear is no longer there.
The dollar amount for a railroad overpass has been casting a shadow over Des Plaines, Ill., officials for a while now, but it appears the fear is no longer there.
Federal and local leaders are pleased to see the $158 million Capital Investment Grant (CIG) for Valley Metro’s Northwest Light Rail Extension Phase II (NWE II) advance to Congress for review.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is attempting to line up billions of dollars for a long-awaited high-speed rail line in the Southeast.
The Texas Supreme Court has changed course on a case involving the Texas Central high-speed rail project.
Last month, RT&S reported that TTC would require COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees.
Last week, RT&S reported on a WMATA derailment on the Blue Line. The suspected cause of the derailment is a failure of wheel assembly alignment.
Del Mar residents are proving to be a tough crowd, and the objects in the form of words are still flying.
On Tuesday, October 12, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors elected Michele Wong Krause of Dallas as their chair for a two-year term.
Passengers riding a Washington, D.C. Metro train at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 experienced a significant disruption to their travel plans.
NJ Transit has begun utilizing two AquaTrack machines to clean and remove leaves from the rails throughout the fall season.
SEPTA’s King of Prussia Rail Project has taken an important step forward. The project has received entry into the Project Development Phase under the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grant program.
A second passenger train has derailed in the U.S., and investigators are trying to figure out what caused the accident in North Carolina.
Cybersecurity continues to be a major threat to the integrity and stability of our nation’s railroad network, and the Department of Homeland Security is planning for the future.
Engineering excellence was recognized in New York earlier this week.
Officials in Virginia do not want the Tide to lose a wave of momentum.
Sound Transit opened the Northgate light-rail extension over the weekend.
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.
With BNSF not allowing the use of tracks for the Metro Blue Line Extension Project in the Minneapolis suburbs, officials are now in the process of going door to door.
NTSB tells the railroads they must use the new worker protection system in PTC.
SEPTA announced last week plans to develop a vision for Regional Rail through a yearlong analysis and public feedback process.