Baltimore Red Line Light Rail Project Would Cost $7.2B

BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Red Line Light Rail and Bus project would cost at least $7.2 billion.

Atlanta Mayor Dickens Signs Administrative Order No. 2024-01

ATLANTA – After announcing plans for four stations near the Beltline, Mayor Dickens signed an administrative order on April 11th that identifies four locations for said stations.

SANDAG Starts Phase 5 of Del Mar Bluffs Project

DEL MAR, Calif. – A seawall will be constructed at 11th street as part of SANDAG’s project to stabilize the bluffs at Del Mar.

LA Metro Releases Final EIS/EIR for Southeast Gateway Line

LOS ANGELES – The LA Metro, along with the FTA, released a final EIS and EIR for the Southeast Gateway Line, formerly known as the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor.

Camp Hall Rail Project Construction Moves Forward in South Carolina

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Palmetto Railways’ Camp Hall Rail Project continues in 5 phases before completion in spring 2026.

CSX Donates $50,000 to Restoration Fund for Key Bridge in Baltimore

JACKSONVILLE: CSX announced this week that it is donating $50,000 to the restoration fund for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Brightline West Selects Atlas Technical Consultants for Geotechnical Engineering

AUSTIN, Texas – For the high-speed rail project scheduled to open in 2028, Brightline West chose Atlas Technical Consultants to handle the engineering and design.

South Coast Rail Construction Almost Complete

TAUNTON, Mass. – Construction on the South Coast Rail project between Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts is nearing completion. Once that occurs, safety testing can begin.

Update to Brightline West Field Investigation Work

LAS VEGAS – Brightline West gives an update on the field investigation work taking place in Southern California and Nevada for the proposed rail corridor.

PANY/NJ Launches $430MM ‘PATH Forward’ Program

NEWARK – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANY/NJ) on April 5 reported kicking off a two-year, $430 million program to upgrade stations, tracks, bridges and railcars at PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.), the fifth-busiest rapid transit system in the United States.

WATCH: SMART Gauntlet Track Construction for Petaluma North Station

PETALUMA, Calif. – From April 13th to 14th, SMART will have a partial system closure to install a gauntlet track for a new Petaluma North station.

Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link Extension Launches August 30th

SEATTLE – Sound Transit will welcome riders onboard the Link 1 Line extension later this summer.

Minn. Senate Transportation Chair Dibble Supports Change of Responsibility From Met Council to MnDOT

MINNEAPOLIS – After rising costs and construction delays, Senate Transportation Chair Scott Dibble argues the MnDOT should oversee future light rail projects as opposed to the Met Council.

LA Metro Finishes 5 Years of Tunneling for D Line Subway Extension Project

LOS ANGELES – LA Metro has finished five years of tunneling. The Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) added nine additional miles to the D Line.

STB Approves Savage Tooele Railroad Company to Construct 11 Miles of Rail in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Savage Tooele Railroad Company (STR) has approval to build and operate 11 miles of rail in Utah that will connect to Union Pacific Railroad.

PANYNJ Trains NJ Small Business Owners for AirTrain Newark Projects

NEWARK – At the Rutgers-Newark campus, the AirTrain Newark Business Training & Capacity Building Initiative will come together for an 8-week curriculum to train small business owners.

Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Receives $8.4M to Double Length of Passing Track

ATLANTA – For a Norfolk Southern line between Macon and Atlanta, the Class I receives a $8.4 million grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Smart Rocks, Smart Tamper: Investigating the Mechanics of Ballast Tamping

ATLANTA – Railway Track & Structures, April 2024 Issue: There are many forces that work to deteriorate track geometry over time. These forces don’t begin and end at the wheel/rail interface; they are transmitted to the vehicles and their components and into the track structure and its components. On ballasted track, ballast absorbs these forces, and its maintenance is critical to preserving and correcting several types of track geometry defects.

SANDAG’s Draft Budget for FY2025 Includes Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization

DEL MAR, Calif. – A draft budget was approved by SANDAG and includes details about stabilizing the Del Mar Bluffs and a rail realignment plan.

RTD Selects Krische Construction, Inc. and Triunity, Inc. for Downtown Rail Intersection Reconstruction Project

DENVER – The RTD Board of Directors approved two contracts for KCI and Triunity, Inc. for reconstruction and project management support.

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