Troubled Hawaii light rail project gets more troubling news

The first official light rail project for the state of Hawaii has been tarred in controversy for years, but the latest news has the COVID-19 pandemic dumping on the job. Honolulu Authority

Rail Group On Air—An Alaskan Reality: The White Pass Loop Project

Railway Track & Structures magazine Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks to Mark Taylor, Superintendent of Operations at White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad about the White Pass Loop Project. The White Pass Loop

CSX

UPDATED APRIL 20—Rail Group Staff Report: Global railway industry response and impacts to the COVID-19 pandemic

Following is a staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal that will be continuously updated with the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic

Purple Line

Crash wall, COVID-19 adds time, money to Maryland’s Purple Line project

What was at first lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit is now delay after delay after delay for Maryland’s Purple Line project. It will take an additional five months and over $187 million

Is Ottawa’s Trillium Line the most efficient single-track line in North America? One expert seems to think so

The new light rail line in the city of Ottawa, Canada, has finally been put on the map the way officials had hoped. For months the rail line has been criticized for

Union Pacific train derails in California

A derailment of a Union Pacific freight train in California is being investigated. The train was moving through Emeryville when six cars were knocked off the track on Sunday afternoon. Three of

COVID-19 claims New Jersey Transit’s Ray Kenny

New Jersey Transit Senior Vice President and General Manager Rail Operations Raymond P. Kenny, 69, has died of COVID-19. Kenny, who began his transportation career in 1970 as an MTA Long Island

Class 1 fuel surcharges

Bells & Whistles—4/17/20

Bonds approved for Virgin Trains USA’s rail route from Las Vegas to southern California. Third lawsuit against Maryland’s Purple Line project fails. Union says railroad companies need to use unemployed workers before

Rail property in Georgia designated as Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development Certified property

The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced with the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority that the county’s Highway 257 Rail Site is officially a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Certified property,

Listen for the horn April 16 commemorating rail workers

You need to listen for the train horn today. This is not just any train horn used for safety purposes when trains are approaching railroad crossings. This is a special horn honoring

KCS

Watch: Crews begin cleanup on railroad tracks after semi falls 30 ft onto KCS line

A crash involving a semi-tractor trailer in Joplin, Mo., has closed a Kansas City Southern line. It happened early in the morning on April 16. According to witnesses the truck was on

UPDATED APRIL 15 Rail Group Staff Report—Global railway industry response and impacts to COVID-19 pandemic

The following is a staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal that will be continuously updated with the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19

Report: California OKs $600MM for Virgin Trains high-speed project

According to a report in the Review Journal, a California finance committee unanimously approved the allocation of $600 million in tax-exempt bonds to go toward the Virgin Trains USA high-speed rail project

Norfolk Southern

Special Report—On the Front Line: Despite FRA waiver, track inspection ‘orders are in hand and moving as scheduled’

Even though the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a 60-day emergency waiver in late March for certain requirements of FRA’s rail safety regulations, it is business as usual for at least one

Amtrak

Fatal train wreck in Florida forces rail crossing to be closed for weeks

A fatal accident at a railroad crossing in Florida will keep the crossing closed for several weeks. The accident happened on Friday, April 10, at the Cypress Creek Road crossing west of

Class 1 fuel surcharges

Rail worker unions want the unemployed to get a chance before Class 1 waivers are granted

Before railroad companies are granted a pass, they need to make sure they are not taking a pass on workers currently on furlough. The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (TTD) has

April editorial: This is going to hurt rail agencies, but it’s the right thing to do

I’m preparing for the body aches. No, I do not have COVID-19 (at least I think I do not have it), but the coronavirus is partly behind it. Since all activities have

April issue feature—Destruction along the tracks by the Del Mar cliffs

The earth keeps hitting itself, harder and harder. It’s a horrible case of rhythmic abuse and sudden acts of violence. The act is both natural and uncontrollable, and it is becoming more

Special Podcast Series—The Coronavirus and the Rail Industry: Latest updates week ending April 10

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson and Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono talk about the latest developments on COVID-19 and how it is affecting the rail industry. For the latest

New Jersey governor slashes light rail service

In a bold move, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy laid down a series of orders for the transit sector on April 11 in response to COVID-19. Murphy wants public transportation agencies to

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