California city wants U.S. DOT to deny federal grant request for Skunk Train
The city of Fort Bragg, Calif., is creating a stink over the intentions of the owners of the Skunk Train.
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Palo Alto, Calif., officials endure resident complaints, pick solution for grade crossing
Not many are being neighborly in Palo Alto, Calif., these days.
South Coast Rail fall update
The South Coast Rail will offer a reliable transit connection between Southeastern Massachusetts and Boston. Phase 1 will provide riders with a one-seat trip between Boston and Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford for the first time since the late 1950s.
It is lift off for the Howard Street Tunnel expansion project
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan led public- and private-sector leaders in breaking ground on the $466 million Howard Street Tunnel expansion project, which will reconstruct the 126-year-old freight rail tunnel to accommodate double-stacked container trains to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.
Short line railroad now has the money to tame Little Bull Creek in Ohio
When Little Bull Creek changed course it was acting like a charging nuisance.
Most expensive subway extension in world history called a ‘bargain’
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul walked the abandoned tunnel under Second Avenue in East Harlem on Nov. 23.
More RAISE grant money will be delivered to more rail projects
RAISE grants continue the quest of elevating railroad lines.
Wilmington, N.C., picks preferred route for railroad realignment
Wilmington, N.C., will soon be getting a railroad line out of the way.
After maintenance, crossing in Wichita, Kan., is taking out tires and wheels
A railroad crossing in Wichita, Kan., is damaging wheels and tires at a high clip.
Five railroad bridges, rail will be upgraded in Wisconsin
A Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant has been awarded to the Wisconsin DOT to help fund a Rock County project to repair and replace railroad bridge components.