Repair work begins on BART’s traction power cables between El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte stations

BART has been working on its planned rebuilding program, but an electrical line failure has expanded the scope of the work.

Two CN locomotives collide in Ontario, tearing up tracks

Investigators are trying to figure out what happened when two trains collided in Prescott, Ontario, on Sept. 2.

Look: Railroad tracks left hanging in mid air after heavy rains on East Coast

A hole-in-one in golf is usually an once-in-a-lifetime event. So is a sinkhole that leaves railroad tracks suspended in mid air.

High-Speed Rail celebrates 6,000 construction jobs while helping train for the future

In celebration of Labor Day, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today announced it has crossed another milestone with 6,000 construction jobs created to date across 119 miles of active construction in the Central Valley.

Greater Cleveland RTA awards rail grinding project management contract to Advanced Rail Management

Advanced Rail Management has been awarded a rail grinding project management contract.

What was left of Hurricane Ida walloped northeast rail service

Heavy rains left from Hurrican Ida walloped New York City and most of the northeast last night.

Two signal structures installed on Metrolinx transit network in Toronto

PNR RailWorks installed two large signal bridge structures, spanning nine tracks each, and a cantilever structure on a critical piece of Metrolinx transit network in Toronto.

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CSX back in the woodshed with OSHA

CSX is back in the woodshed with OSHA for firing two employees reporting safety violations.

Siemens Mobility battery hybrid streetcars enter revenue service in Charlotte

Here’s another story that’s a little off of our beat, but Simens Mobility battery hybrid streecars are now entering light rail service in Charlotte is an important story.

Land critical for high-speed maglev route in Baltimore-Washington area just became unavailable

The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail’s attempt to condemn land in Baltimore’s Westport neighborhood has officially been struck down.

MBTA completes E Branch construction

MBTA has completed a marathon work effort on the Green Line E Branch.

Three decades later Calif. site produces another derailment, but this time it’s not lethal

Officials are trying to figure out how a Union Pacific train derailed in Siskiyou County, Calif., at the same site of one of the worst ecological disasters in state history.

New York governor slams power outage and train disruption

Gov. Kathy Hochul reacted to her first major event after having been in office for a week.

Just for fun – sort of – Big Boy flexes its muscles with positive train control

The current tour of Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” locomotive is exciting rail enthusiasts and rail professionals across the country.

NJ Transit awards first contract for the Meadowlands “innovation challenge” project

The NJ Transit Board of Directors this week approved a contract with HNTB Corporation of New York for the concept phase of the “Innovation Challenge” Meadowlands Transitway Project.

Sound Transit has opened South 216th Street in Des Moines

Sound Transit crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension have reopened South 216th Street in Des Moines.

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Judges rule in favor of BNSF track expansion in Columbia River Gorge

The Gorge Act passed back in 1986 established the Columbia River Gorge as a National Scenic Area.

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People news at HDR

HDR has promoted two individuals in the transportation arena.

Florida’s Broward County considering commuter rail line in FEC corridor

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four and Broward County are performing a PD&E Study for the Broward Commuter Rail (BCR) along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway from Aventura in Miami-Dade County to Deerfield Beach in Broward County.

COVID-19 cases spiking once again – several passenger agencies requiring employee vaccinations

With COVID-19 spiking again, several transit and rail passenger agencies have issued vaccination mandates for employees.

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