BART continues to work on traction power cable replacement
BART crews will be working in southern Alameda County to replace 34.5 kV (kilovolt) traction power cables that provide electricity for trains.
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Wheeling & Lake Erie receives grant for bridge
On September 15, 2021, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved grant funding to Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (WLE) in the amount of $125,000 to improve the clearance of a railroad bridge over a state route in Tuscarawas County.
SNC-Lavalin wins mandate to study feasibility of potential northern railway route in Quebec
SNC Lavalin has been awarded a mandate to look at the possibility of a northern railway in Quebec.
MTA announces Siu Ling Ko to become first female head of subway car maintenance
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that Siu Ling Ko has assumed the role of Vice President and Chief Mechanical Officer of Subway Car Equipment, the division of New York City Transit responsible for maintaining and overhauling the agency’s fleet of subway cars and track maintenance vehicles.
Indiana Rail Road launches intermodal expansion
Indiana Rail Road is expanding its intermodal capacity.
MTA Metro-North Railroad to resume regular Hudson Line service levels Monday, Sept. 20
Metro-North is back in operation on the Hudson Line after Hurricane Ida.
Metrolink faces nightmare with unstable track in south Orange County – service suspended in the area for at least two weeks
Metrolink has undertaken emergency track work in south Orange County through Oct. 4.
Stalled work on California Gold Line may need federal funds to get going again
The Gold Line extension in California was paired with the wrong partner, so Washington was called in to see if more officials could work together to get it done.
FRA: Proper safety checks by BNSF could have prevented December derailment
A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report says vandalism may have caused the derailment of a BNSF train in Custer, Wash., back in December. The FRA, however, has not cleared BNSF of any wrongdoing.
Pedestrian bridge work to impact Metra Electric and South Shore lines this weekend
Construction of a pedestrian bridge at 43rd Street in Chicago will shut down a portion of the Metra Electric Line this weekend, Sept. 18-19, requiring some late night and early morning Metra and South Shore trains to be canceled or replaced with free CTA shuttles between the 51st Street and Millennium stations.
TriMet’s ‘A Better Red’ mission expected to kick off in the fall
Called “A Better Red,” Portland’s TriMet is getting ready to make better use out of plans to extend the Red Line that have been in the works for years.
TTC to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Richard J. Leary, CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced last week that employee vaccinations will be required of employees.
BART announces additional cable and rail replacement
BART has announced additional work and maintenance on the railroad.
HNTB names Doug Allen president of Southeast Division
Doug Allen will now lead HNTB’s Southeast Division, based in Atlanta.
What a find: Archaeologists uncover medieval church while excavating for high-speed rail project in England
The scope of our coverage does not go beyond North America, but I found something the other day that I could not help but share … so consider this the exception.
Woman convicted of attempting to use shunts to disrupt signal system, derail trains
The U.S. District Court in Seattle convicted a woman on Sept. 9 who used shunts on BNSF railroad tracks near Bellingham, Wash.
Purple Line may have a contractor lined up in the next few months
After a year, it appears that the Maryland Purple Line project will finally have a new contractor lined up in early 2022.
FRA releases PTC Safety Advisory
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a Safety Advisory on a Positive Train Control (PTC) issue recently identified during testing of ACSES II (Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II) and I-ETMS (Interoperable Electronic Train Management System) technology.
LIRR crews to perform switch work as part of Main Line Expansion Project
Long Island Rail Road crews will be working on the railroad over the next two weekends.
Sept. NRC column: 2022 NRC Conference will be ‘well worth the wait’
There’s no denying it. The decision to cancel the NRC’s annual conference in 2021 was painful.