This continually updated staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal now shifts to the latest developments surrounding recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which
Editor’s Note: Issues at the SEPTA budget hearings this week are likely to be of interest to many RT&S readers. While the coronavirus has precluded in-person attendance at events such as this,
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) called out four transit agencies for being behind in meeting the Dec. 31 deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. NJ Transit was one of them, but
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), among the largest transit agencies in the United States serving the Greater Philadelphia region, and Lightsource BP, a global leader in the development, financing and management
Washington, D.C., Metro announced it would be closing all of the Silver Line stations this summer. The move will help with phase two of Silver Line construction that will extend the route
On the same day House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the Democrats’ next federal stimulus bill, called the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or HEROES Act, leaders in the transit
Maryland’s Purple Line might as well be called the Black-and-Blue Line. The hits keep on coming. Earlier in May the contractor building the project said he was going to quit due to
Drone video was released on the progress that is being made on Sound Transit’s new operations and maintenance facility in Bellevue, Wash. Stacy and Witbeck is a subcontractor on the project and
This continually updated staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal now shifts to the latest developments surrounding recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which
Operating a freight railroad has always been a challenge. While the North American network is generally safe and well-maintained, there are multiple headaches to deal with. Maintaining a sound right-of-way to minimize
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), a form of remote sensing, uses laser light pulses to gather information from surfaces in the form of “points” (3D coordinates). The data is processed with point
The Federal Transit Administration has requested that the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) include looking at the option of bus rapid transit along with extending the Buffalo Metro Light Rail as part
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the rating to ‘BB’ from ‘BBB-‘ on approximately $313 million of Maryland Economic Development Corporation senior private activity bonds (PABs), series 2016A-D issued on behalf of Purple Line
Austin’s Project Connect is going to disconnect from bus rapid transit on the Gold Line. Updated regional population data has the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority going with light rail instead. Travis County
This continually updated staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal now shifts to the latest developments surrounding recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which
Before the COVID-19 pandemic put a sledgehammer to the nation’s economy, Atlanta’s MARTA was planning on a big expansion. Now it might be looking at a big contraction. The Atlanta Regional Commission
You are not supposed to be able to work around something you can’t see, but the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic while still working on its
While the coronavirus is beyond horrible, and has impacted rail passenger ridership on Amtrak, commuter rail, and city transit lines, several roads have said they will use the reduced frequency of trains
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and a tighter budget, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio still seems committed to the BQX streetcar project. The mayor refused to say the project, an 11-mile
Frustrated by one delay after another, the builders currently working on Maryland’s Purple Line project say they will leave the project because the state is not paying for the delays and cost