February editorial: LA Metro money request not a shoe-in

I keep telling my 11-year-old that the reason why is because Kobe Bryant is dead.

Utah county says road projects are being held ‘hostage’ by Union Pacific; House bill addresses problem

The Utah state legislature will have the opportunity to negotiate through what has been called a hostage situation involving railroad crossings.

IDOT, IAIS need to come together once and for all to get rail line construction moving

Illinois lawmakers are once again trying to rally state transportation agencies in an attempt to create a Quad Cities-to-Chicago passenger line.

Rail Group On Air sponsored by Trinity Rail: UP’s top exec talks about the state of Class 1 company

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Union Pacific President and CEO Lance Fritz about current capital projects, the labor shortage, and more.

What’s ahead for the Metrolinx Yonge North Subway Extension in 2022

Updated environmental studies and the search for teams to build new subway tunnels are signs that the pace of progress on this new transit project is dialing up another notch in 2022.

RT&S February issue is now online

The February issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine features a project update on some of the major rail construction jobs in the U.S., and product overviews of the rail grinding, winter maintenance, and hi-rail/truck markets.

Port Authority of Allegheny County closes Saw Mill Run Boulevard Bridge

A Port Authority-owned and maintained bridge that carries the South Busway over Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood will remain closed indefinitely. Engineers on Friday discovered that a portion of the bridge had shifted.

Bells & Whistles—Watch video of train derailing and striking rail bridge

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Feb. 4.

Watch: Santa Fe junction turning into a trouble spot for train derailments

A derailment in Kansas City’s West Bottoms on Feb. 2 damaged a rail bridge support beam, and crews were still busy making repairs two days later.

New York Governor Hochul announces $76.4 million in freight rail infrastructure investments

Governor Kathy Hochul announced $76.4 million in funding for 38 projects to renew and modernize New York’s freight rail infrastructure.

MARTA track replacement project to enhance safety and customer experience

MARTA plans to work on the railroad.

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BNSF back in action on Calif. line following light-rail work

After a year’s absence, freight trains are back on the track in the Los Angeles County region.

Watch: Checking in on the progress of the Merchants Bridge

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson paid a visit to the Merchants Bridge construction site in St. Louis.

President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law delivers billions in transit funding through formula grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that nearly $5 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 transit formula funding is available to transit agencies, states, and Tribal governments to support public transportation – and public transportation jobs – throughout the country.

L.A. Metro board approves initial segment route for West Santa Ana Branch Project

The Metro Board of Directors approved Los Angeles Union Station as the northern terminus of the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project.

Less than a month after barge collision work begins on Clarksville rail bridge

Repair work has begun on the Clarksville railroad bridge in Tennessee.

Watch: Take a tour over and into Toronto’s Finch West LRT route in new drone footage

There’s a lot of sides to take in, as the Finch West light rail transit project digs in and moves along one of Toronto’s most iconic roadways. And to see the state of the work, we have new drone footage that includes getting below the frost line.

Hurontario LRT sees advance ‘pre-push’ work for one of most technical parts of route

Work continues for the new light rail transit line that will soon see some impressive engineering feats. Here’s how you tackle a transit ‘push box’.

L.A. Metro Purple Line tunneling completed between Century City and Wilshire/Rodeo

A significant tunneling milestone has been reached on the L.A. Metro Purple Line extension.

Southwest light-rail project soap opera still producing shocking scenes

The saga of the Southwest light-rail project in Minneapolis is looking more and more like a soap opera series.

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