CPKC dedicates Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge
CALGARY –– Canadian Pacific Kansas City this week officially opened the Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge with a ceremonial ribbon cutting held over the Rio Grande.
CALGARY –– Canadian Pacific Kansas City this week officially opened the Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge with a ceremonial ribbon cutting held over the Rio Grande.
NEW YORK –– Frontier-Kemper-Tutor-Perini JV on Feb. 3 landed the $1.8 billion Manhattan Tunnel Project contract from the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board of Commissioners, which authorized the notice to proceed with construction. Construction is expected to begin in the coming months, with substantial completion anticipated in 2029.
BALTIMORE – CSX closes the 125-year-old Howard Street Tunnel for reconstruction.
SACRAMENTO – California High Speed Rail Authority released the 2024 Economic Impact Analysis Report that highlights the benefits of its work on the high-speed rail system.
CHICAGO – Metra will explore financing options to support repairing its bridges, including the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) program.
BALTIMORE – From Amtrak, hear more about the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, including videos from Baltimore leaders.
RICHMOND, Va. – The VPRA has selected Long Bridge Rail Partners, a joint venture of Trumbull Corp., Fay, S&B Construction, and Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc., for the Long Bridge Project – South Package.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) gave a progress update on the overhaul of its infrastructure.
AUSTIN – Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) has released a draft of its light rail plan.
CHICAGO – CN’s Sutton-Spaulding double track extension is in service.
GALESBURG, Ill. – $25 million in federal funding was awarded for infrastructure upgrades in Galesburg.
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Services was chosen to receive NRC’s Small Project of the Year Award for its six-mile siding extension project between Wells and North Berwick, Maine for CSX.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The city of Columbia received $204 million in federal funding for a separation project.
SACRAMENTO – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is inviting feedback on draft contract documents for the upcoming Construction Manager/General Contractor for Track and Overhead Contact System construction on the 171-mile Early Operating Segment from Merced to Bakersfield.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit is getting closer to completing light rail stations in Kent and has begun testing and operations.
MONROVIA, Calif. – The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority announced it has completed its $1.5 billion, four-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project on budget and on time.
KERN COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority kicked off its Railhead Project in Kern County.
PITTSBURGH – Along with Michael Baker International, Norfolk Southern has released the designs of four projects in Pittsburgh to allow for double-stacked freight cars.
BETHESDA, Md. – In the Purple Line Newsletter, Purple Line Senior Project Director, Ray Biggs II shared construction updates in both Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.
PERRYVILLE, Md. – Amtrak has removed the 10th and final remnant pier from the river, completing another construction milestone for the Susquehanna River Bridge Project.