• December 01, 2023
• News and Opinion

Railway Age/RT&S 2023 LRT Conference Roundup

Plans for light rail technology and expansion of existing rail systems dominated a conference with a New Jersey flavor, held in Jersey City and sponsored by Railway Age and its sibling publication Railway Track & Structures (RT&S). The conference took place on Wednesday, November 15 and Thursday morning, November 16, and concluded that afternoon with a tour of New Jersey Transit Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit (HBLRT), which now operates in Hudson County with plans to expand northward into Bergen County.

• November 28, 2023
• Track Construction

Metrolinx’s Hazel McCallion Line and Port Credit GO Station Progress Update

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Metrolinx reports on its progress on its Hazel McCallion Line and Port Credit GO Station.

• November 28, 2023
• Passenger

Proposed Maryland Maglev Tunnel Project Under Westport Community

BALTIMORE – Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail is working toward a high-speed magnetic levitation train from Washington D.C. to New York by way of Baltimore.

• November 22, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Metrolinx Hamilton LRT Progress

HAMILTON, Ontario – Metrolinx has given an update on the progress on the Hamilton LRT.

• November 15, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Metrolinx Seeks Feedback on Potential Rapid Transit Extension

TORONTO – Metrolinx reports that it is seeking feedback from the community along Sheppard Avenue regarding a potential rapid transit extension.

• November 10, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

SacRT Celebrates Light Rail Modernization Project and Folsom Light Rail Service

SACRAMENTO – SacRT celebrated its Light Rail Modernization Project and held a ceremony for its Folsom 15-minute light rail service.

• October 30, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

WATCH: Metrolinx’s Fairbank Station

TORONTO – Metrolinx’s Fairbank Station is one of the underground stations along its Eglinton Crosstown route.

• September 27, 2023
• Passenger

Montreal Light Rail System Noise Issues Getting Out of Hand

MONTREAL – Noise levels on Montreal’s light rail system, REM, are grinding on the nerves of people living and working near and around the system.

• September 15, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Metropolitan Council Makes Headway on Blue Line Extension Light Rail Project

HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. – Met Council and Hennepin County approved a grant agreement and the Blue Line Extension Corridor Management Committee support the analysis of the staff-recommended light rail track route.

• September 08, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Sound Transit Extends Light-Rail Planning to 2026 

SEATTLE – Sound Transit is pushing its light-rail planning an extra couple of years until 2026. It will also spend an additional $32.8 million.

• August 29, 2023
• News and Opinion

‘Women in Rail’: Top HR Execs, Recruiters to Tackle Career Development

The 2023 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail event, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, will feature a panel of human resources and recruitment executives discussing changes in freight and passenger rail recruitment, retention,

• August 24, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Sener Selected to Participate as ICE in Montreal REM

Engineering and technology group Sener has been selected to participate as the Independent Checker Engineer (ICE) on the new Montreal REM (Réseau Express Metropolitain), whose first segment between Brossard and Gare Centrale stations opened on July 31.

• August 23, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Phase One of Project Connect; Light Rail Coming to Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – Light rail is coming to the city of Austin as the first phase of Project Connect is underway.

• August 23, 2023
• Freight

‘Women in Rail’: Ramirez, Moreno, Schrampfer to Address ERGs

The 2023 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail event, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, will feature a panel of corporate diversity leaders discussing the importance of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) within the

• August 22, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Met Council Reaches Agreement with Hennepin County to fund Green Line Extension

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have reached an agreement in how it will close the funding gap for the Green Line Extension Light Rail Transit Line.

• August 21, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Metropolitan Council Prepares SEIS for METRO Blue Line Extension Project

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Metropolitan Council issued a notice that it is one of the agencies preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for its Blue Line extension project.

• August 17, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Sound Transit Experiences Signal Issue

SEATTLE – This week, Sound Transit experiences a signal issue while crews work to repair a sinking track near Stadium Station.

• August 15, 2023
• News and Opinion

BNSF’s Carter Tops ‘Women in Rail’ Lineup

Topping the list of reasons to attend Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, is opening speaker Judy Carter, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at BNSF.

• August 14, 2023
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Proposed Blue Line Light Rail Extension Avoids Lyndale and Broadway

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Met Council Tries to Avoid Lyndale, Broadway in new, proposed Blue Line light rail extension.

• August 09, 2023
• Track Maintenance

Update on Sound Transit’s Sinking Track Near Stadium Station

SEATTLE – Between its Capitol Hill and SODO stations, the track near Stadium Station has sunk three inches, and repairs will cost around $750,000.