Rail Projects Are Rolling Down the Line
WASHINGTON – America is preparing to work on the railroad.
Rapid Transit/Light Rail
Tracks in the Sky: Overhead Lines Then and Now
SAN FRANCISCO – SFMTA’s transit service includes different types of vehicles, including regular buses, cable cars, and electric trolleys and buses that utilize overhead wires. Maintaining the overhead electric wires, an important part of the SFMTA infrastructure, and sometimes referred to as “tracks in the sky,” is a significant focus of the agency’s work.
WATCH: HART Delivers First Rail Segment to City of Honolulu
HONOLULU – The first segment of Skyline, HART’s future rail system, will be given to the city on Friday, June 9th.
Worry Over Seismic Event Delays Sound Transit Link Light Rail
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Sound Transit’s Link light rail service project in Federal Way, Washington is delayed until 2026.
Austin Approves ATP’s Pick for Project Connect
AUSTIN – The city of Austin voted to approve Austin Transit Partnership’s pick for Project Connect.
CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project to Begin Final Major Phase
CHICAGO – CTA will begin building four new, fully accessible stations at Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr that replace century-old stations; CTA to also begin rebuilding southbound Red, Purple tracks.
Sound Transit’s NE 130th St Infill Station Reaches Final Design Approval
WASHINGTON – As Sound Transit adds a station to its Lynnwood Link Extension, the NE 130th St Infill Station Design reaches final approval with construction starting this Fall.
Metro summer construction continues June 3, with four Orange Line station closures in Virginia
WASHINGTON –Beginning Saturday, June 3, Metro will begin rail replacement work on the Orange Line in Virginia.
Watch: TriMet’s MAX Red Line to Close for Four Months
TriMet on May 24 announced that between June 18 and Oct. 21, MAX Red Line stations between Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport will be closed, allowing crews to access TriMet right-of-way and perform major construction for its “A Better Red” MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project.
LA Metro Sets Opening Date for Regional Connector
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on May 22 announced that the $1.8 billion Regional Connector transit project, which will take riders from Azusa to Long Beach and from East L.A. to Santa Monica on one train, will officially open to the public on June 16.
CTA IDs Three Red Line Project Bidders
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has selected three prequalified teams to submit proposals for the $3.6 billion Red Line project to extend rapid transit service 5.6 miles to Chicago’s Far South Side.
For Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain, C$35MM for Running Rail Replacement
The government of Canada and TransLink are each contributing C$17.498 million to replace approximately 12.6 miles (20.2 kilometers) of running rail and some 24,000 rail pads for SkyTrain’s Expo Line in metro Vancouver.
HART Gears Up for Service Launch
The launch date has been set for the first segment of Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit’s (HART) long-awaited light metro service.
NYMTA Completes Renovation of Sutphin Blvd-Archer Ave JFK Airport Station
The New York MTA on May 8 announced that crews have completed renovation of the J/Z line section of the Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av JFK Airport subway station in Jamaica, Queens, as part of NYCT’s Re-NEW-vation campaign to bring targeted resources to rebuild components of the station within a 55-hour window.
PATH Powers a Resilient Future
The empty triangular lot tucked into a busy section of downtown Jersey City is undergoing the first stages of redevelopment. At the moment, it isn’t much to look at. But for PATH, it’s a powerhouse of a project.
NYMTA Transit Tech Lab Releases Results of Operational Efficiency, Human Capital Utilization Challenges
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Partnership for NYC Transit Tech Lab on May 9 reported the results of its Operational Efficiency and Human Capital Utilization challenges, in which 15 companies have been selected to collaborate with regional transit agencies and test technologies, such as AI (artificial intelligence), LiDAR and edge computing, to “mitigate service disruptions, automate operations and combat workforce shortages.”
HDR Tapped to Complete Design of Omaha’s Modern Streetcar System
HDR announced May 8 that it has been selected by the Omaha Streetcar Authority to deliver the final design for the city’s 3.2-mile streetcar project, connecting downtown Omaha to the University of Nebraska Medical
Second New Canopy Goes Up Over Metrolinx’s Eglinton GO Station
Innovative new technique got the customer shelter in place quickly.
First Look: BART’s MERMEC Geometry Car in Action
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District on May 3 unveiled its newly acquired rail inspection vehicle from MERMEC that will measure track position, curvature, smoothness, and alignment, as well as wear and corrugation, which contribute to train noise.
NYMTA Completes Renovation of Queensbridge Station
The New York MTA on May 1 announced that crews have completed renovation of the 21 St-Queensbridge (F) subway station in Long Island City, Queens, as part of New York City Transit’s (NYCT) Re-NEW-vation campaign to bring targeted resources to rebuild components of the station within a 55-hour window.