California high-speed rail project receives more grant money
The U.S. DOT has awarded a $24 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
The U.S. DOT has awarded a $24 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez this week joined officials in Phoenix to announce a construction grant award of $158.1 million to the City of Phoenix and Valley Metro for the Northwest Extension Phase II Light Rail Project.
Bossier City, La., is not the boss when dealing with railroad property, and Union Pacific let the city council know that earlier this week.
The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patty Long, an experienced and skilled association leader, as its president.
The Metra Board of Directors last week approved a 2022 operating budget of $900 million and a 2022 capital program of nearly $261 million.
The final report on the environmental impact of the project to add Metrolink service to the Antelope Valley Line is now available. Below is the press release from LA Metro on the report.
The city of Burlington, Iowa, made an emergency declaration on Nov. 15 when a sinkhole was discovered under BNSF railroad tracks.
The supply chain has been choked for months, and a long drink of water is the last thing it needs.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced a series of subway service changes for November and December on the F and G lines in Brooklyn.
Metrolinx is sowing the seeds of future transit expansion. The transit agency is planting thousands of trees and shrubs in advance of major construction for GO Expansion. Get an update on the tree planting and check out photos of saplings going into the dirt.
When it comes to one of Peel Region’s busiest streets, construction for the Hurontario light rail transit (LRT) project is a balancing act. Night construction can be disruptive to neighbours, and daytime construction can impact traffic flow. Find out how the Hurontario LRT team makes it work.
Riders of modern commuter trains and light-rail vehicles are used to smooth, comfortable rides that make their journey a pleasant one. Denver’s RTD will be working for the next month to ensure that riders on their N Line continue to enjoy a smooth trip.
No one advances in their career without some inspiration and help from others along the way.
The Ottawa city council has rejected a judicial inquiry involving the Confederation Line, but a judge may still get involved nonetheless.
As progress goes, it was a concrete effort by teams working on the new Toronto light rail transit line. We have new video of the mammoth effort to put down enough concrete to have 118 cement trucks working in rotation. Here’s what that added up to.
A plan to correct a major problem with Hawaii’s first light-rail project has been approved, but now the transit agency is having trouble finding approved workers.
RT&S Editor-in Chief Bill Wilson has been reporting extensively on the ups and downs of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Purple Line Project over the past several months. A big issue has been the need for Purple Line Transit Partners to select a new design-build partner, and now that selection has been made.
The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act that was recently passed by Congress will put some speed into the delivery of commuter rail in North Carolina.
While medical scientists tell us that we’re nowhere near free of COVID, and there is always the threat of new variants and spiking cases, the recent improvement in the numbers of deaths, hospitalizations and cases has given some transit passengers an easier mind about returning to the rails.
The November issue of RT&S contains a feature story on BART’s rail grinding program.