BNSF’s capital plans call for New Mexico improvements

BNSF plans to invest an estimated $90 million on track and rail capacity improvement projects in New Mexico this year.

Expo Line Phase 2 reaches halfway point, marks safety milestone

Skanska-Rados Joint Venture (SRJV) reached the half way point in construction of the Exposition Transit Corridor, a 6.6-mile extension from Culver City, Calif., to Santa Monica. SRJV has worked one million hours worked on the project without a lost time incident.

UTA wins Hay Award at AREMA conference

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) presented the 2013 Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence to Utah Transit Authority (UTA) for its FrontRunner South Commuter Rail Project.

Obama nominates former KDOT secretary for STB

President Obama has nominated former Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Deb Miller to the Surface Transportation Board, replacing Francis Mulvey, according to a report on the United Transportation Union‘s website.

SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority working on storm damaged bridge

Work is progressing on the Loyalsock Creek rail bridge in Lycoming County, Pa., as the Susquehanna Economic Development Association Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) Joint Rail Authority continues to target a summer 2014 completion.

Tunnel boring for TTC subway extension is 90 percent complete

Tunnel boring of four tunnels that are part of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) in Toronto, ON, Canada has reached 90 percent completion.

Jim Carter reviews past year as AREMA president

AREMA President Jim Carter looks back at his 2012-2013 term at the helm of the association.

BNSF plans $110 million capital program in Nebraska

BNSF‘s Nebraska property will see an estimated $110 million in maintenance and rail capacity expansion projects in 2013.

Honolulu rail construction to resume September 16

The Honolulu City Council passed resolutions granting Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) the special management area use and shoreline setback variance permits required to resume rail construction.

CREATE Blue Island Modernization Project completed

A $9.7 million project to add freight railroad mobility and relieve congestion for the commuting public in the Chicago region has been completed in Blue Island, Ill.

SEPTA’s Bridgeport Viaduct project reaches halfway mark

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) Bridgeport Viaduct project reached the 50 percent completion point.

UP working on $10 million project on line between Minnesota and Wisconsin

Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Minnesota’s and Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructures by investing $10 million in the rail line at various locations between St. Paul, Minn., and Humbird, Wis.

CTA begins major work on Ravenswood Connector rehab project

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will begin major construction work on the $71.2 million Ravenswood Connector rehabilitation project.

Sound Transit to detail progress of Bel-Red corridor East Link extension

Sound Transit will hold an open house for community members to review the progress of the East Link extension along the Bel-Red corridor, which is now approximately 60 percent complete.

TIGER V grants $474 million to 52 projects in 37 states

Fifty-two transportation projects in 37 states will receive a total of approximately $474 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. Among these, $146 million will help fund rail projects.

Maryland to invest nearly $1.5 billion in transportation for Baltimore Metropolitan Region

Maryland plans to invest nearly $1.5 billion in transportation investments for the Baltimore Metropolitan Region that will support more than 13,000 jobs, reduce traffic congestion and revitalize communities.

Rail relocation project in western New York revitalizes former Bethlehem Steel site

The Rail Relocation Project at the former Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, N.Y., is now complete. The project entailed the installation of approximately two miles of track in the north-south direction on the site, in the process removing tracks that had hindered access to the site and opening up approximately 300 acres of land

Representative David Joyce Visits Delta Railroad Construction

Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, visited the manufacturing facility of National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) member Delta Railroad Construction in Austinburg, Ohio, August 28.

Temporary rail service to return to Lac-Mégantic

Rail service will return to Lac-Mégantic via a temporary link to be built by the end of the year, according to the province’s Premier Pauline Marois.

Vossloh plans production plant for fastening systems

Vossloh AG is stepping up its presence in North America and opening a production plant for its rail fastening systems in the U.S. The fitting out of the facility will start in the third quarter of 2013, with plant commissioning followed by regular production scheduled to begin after mid-2014. There will be 50 new jobs at the plant in Waco, Texas.

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