WATCH: Metrolinx’s Fairbank Station
TORONTO – Metrolinx’s Fairbank Station is one of the underground stations along its Eglinton Crosstown route.
Rapid Transit/Light Rail
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.
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.
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.
‘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,
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.
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.
‘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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sound Transit Addresses Sinking Track between SODO and Capitol Hill Stations
SEATTLE – Sound Transit will suspend service between SODO station and Capitol Hill station due to sinking track caused by rainfall.
New Construction Photos of SoundTransit’s Light Rail Stations
SEATTLE – SoundTransit debuts photographs of light rail stations construction in Shoreline.
Canada’s REM Light-Rail Opened First Branch After Relatively Quick Construction
MONTREAL – The REM opened its first branch this past weekend in Montreal after a speedier construction compared to other Canadian transit projects.
‘Women in Rail’ Event Set for Nov. 2
CHICAGO – The industry conversation continues with Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail 2023—our first in-person Women in Rail conference covering the freight, passenger and transit rail sectors. The Nov. 2 conference, presented live at
KC Streetcar Reopens Downtown After Track Repairs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – KC Streetcar crews performed track maintenance and repairs after a streetcar operator noticed a failed rail on July 4th.
BART Implements Safety Initiative from July to November
SAN FRANCISCO – Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has announced a safety initiative in which it would remove fallen trees from trackway during severe weather.