Some are wondering if another person needs to die before the Metro Blue Line extension in Minneapolis area is complete. According to Robbinsdale Council Member George Selman, nine people have passed on
The city of Dayton, Ohio, wants to create a multi-use trail that would connect downtown to eastern neighborhoods. However, officials have been unable to connect with Norfolk Southern when it comes to
Canadian National is supportive of the decision by Canada’s Transport Minister to amend the Ministerial Order issued on Feb. 7. That order restricted the speed of trains carrying dangerous goods on all
Canadian National announced that there have been new blockades on its network Feb. 15, one in Vancouver, B.C., and two in Vaughan, Ontario. CN has sought and obtained court orders and requested
Missouri lawmakers want to Hyperloop rail passengers. California high-speed rail authority releases 2020 business plan. Switch may have caused train derailment in Italy. Canadian National forced to shut down rail lines due
Missouri lawmakers are ready to go tubing. The Missouri House of Representatives passed a measure that calls for the creation of a tube travel system. The endeavor is likely to be funded
Sound Transit scored a victory in court on Feb. 13, but Initiative 976 is still in play.
Indiana’s South Shore Line is going to have a new addition. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) now has the line’s double track project in final engineering phase, which essentially means it has
Advancing California’s leadership in building a modern, clean, and sustainable transportation system, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued its Draft 2020 Business Plan for public review and comment. The Draft 2020
So what will happen if I inch just a little closer? Will I see a camera flash? Will sirens start blaring? Will I instantly become a cloud of dust? I’m a little
Washington State Sen. Marko Liias is trying to sell at the Kelley Blue Book price. The lawmaker has drafted a bill that could help Sound Transit remove some of the sting of
Lawmakers in the state of Utah favor shiny and new over dusty and old. Many are calling for an investment in new infrastructure, which will cost millions of dollars, instead of upgrades
For years the Tennessee Railroad track that ran from Oneida in Scott County, Tenn., to Devonia in Anderson County, Tenn., was used to carry coal from mines. Today, the line itself could
The hope that Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line may run a little deeper in the future has not faded one bit. The CTA Board has decided to look into extending the
Problems at a switch might have caused the deadly Frecciarossa train derailment in Italy last week.
Norfolk Southern suffered another train derailment on Feb. 7, the second such accident for the Class 1 railroad in less than 48 hours.
Just months away from retirement, Walter Burrows was working on Sound Transit’s light rail line to Redmond, Wash., attempting to secure a beam. Burrows lost his balance and fell 35 ft to
It ends at Whittier. After a 13-year battle between South El Monte and Whittier over where the Gold Line light rail from East Los Angeles should end, LA Metro staff announced on
The Honolulu Rail Transit (HART) now has a line running right through the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Any plans to renovate the civic center have been killed, at least for this year.