U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) met with Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan last week, and reportedly urged the Department of Defense (DOD) to focus on the construction of a new
A report from Hawaii’s state auditor suggests inadequate oversight of third-party consultant HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) may have contributed to cost overruns in the project to build a transit system for Honolulu. At
City officials in Watertown, Tenn., are predicting what they expect to be a dramatic boost to the city’s tourism with the addition of a new attraction. A railroad turntable arrived during the
A joint venture of of Mott McDonald and PGH Wong Engineering has won the contract to provide general engineering services for Phase II of the 16-mile, six-station Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Engineering giant WSP is expected to give its support to a controversial plan to repair the MTA’s storm-damaged Canarsie Tunnel without shutting down service. On Tuesday, representatives from WSP will appear before a
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has halted plans for a complete shutdown of “L” train service through the storm-damaged Canarsie Tunnel. Cuomo announced his decision in a press conference during which engineering academics
BNSF Railway’s Engineering department said it placed nearly five miles of new double-track in to service between Washougal and Mt. Pleasant, Washington on the Fallbridge Subdivision last week. That work marks the conclusion
Forest-products powerhouse Georgia-Pacific is building a rail link to connect a new plant to the mainline of the Georgia & Florida Railway, LLC (GFRR.) Construction of the new subsidiary rail line and related
Updates story to include comments from Capital Rail Constructors in fifth and sixth paragraphs. Hundreds of concrete ties set for use on Washington, D.C.’s Metro Silver Line are flawed, according to a
The pot of cash available to contractors, engineers and other rail-service providers in California just got bigger. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced last week that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) will
Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain light-rail project (REM) has reached another milestone as work begins on the first of the system’s 26 stations and elevated-track sections. According to a report in the Montreal Gazette,
Yesterday was a good day for railroaders and contractors with their eyes on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program. Programs in five states received word
It was a day to remember for public-transit backers in California. On Nov. 30 construction began on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s 4.1-mile route streetcar project in Santa Ana. And on that
A member of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure toured a railroad-tie plant in Illinois and reiterated her support for legislation sought by the railroad industry.
More than 10 years after it was proposed, construction work will begin on the Southwest Light Rail system. The 14.5-mile line will connect downtown Minneapolis to the suburb of Eden Prairie.
Proposals for a second rail tunnel beneath San Francisco Bay were discussed at a meeting of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board of directors on Nov. 15.
The 95th/Dan Ryan Terminal, one of the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) largest station improvement projects, has moved closer to completion with the installation of a steel pedestrian bridge connecting the North and
Metra has announced that the start of construction of a pedestrian bridge at 41st Street will temporarily close six of its Metra Electric Line stations while work is underway.
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) visited the New England Central Railroad (NECR) near Stafford Springs, Ct., on Oct. 22, to view progress the shortline has made to upgrade the rail line between
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Texas Pacifico Transportation, LTD. (TXPF) held a groundbreaking event Oct. 22 for the reconstruction of the international rail bridge at Presidio, Texas.