Metrolinx is planning busy nights ahead

Metrolinx has two projects going on the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor in Toronto.

TriMet’s ‘A Better Red’ mission expected to kick off in the fall

Called “A Better Red,” Portland’s TriMet is getting ready to make better use out of plans to extend the Red Line that have been in the works for years.

Century-old Norfolk Southern bridge set to be repaired in the coming months

The 100-year-old Cobb Street railroad bridge in Lula, Ga., keeps on slipping in and out of consciousness … or in this case serviceability.

BART announces additional cable and rail replacement

BART has announced additional work and maintenance on the railroad.

HNTB names Doug Allen president of Southeast Division

Doug Allen will now lead HNTB’s Southeast Division, based in Atlanta.

What a find: Archaeologists uncover medieval church while excavating for high-speed rail project in England

The scope of our coverage does not go beyond North America, but I found something the other day that I could not help but share … so consider this the exception.

Another seawall set to go up on Del Mar bluffs; next phase to include storm-water drainage improvements

The final stage of emergency construction on the Del Mar bluffs begins this month.

Brightline takes critical step forward on path for service to Orlando

Brightline construction is marching north to Orlando.

Bells & Whistles—Is REM behind sinkholes in Montreal park?

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 10.

Baltimore admits it is not doing enough to inspect rail infrastructure, vows again to do better

For the second time in as many days, a deteriorating CSX bridge is making headlines.

Bracing for impact: How BNSF prepares for recovery when hurricanes approach

Hurricanes generate some of the most destructive forces on Earth.

Link light rail service will temporarily single-track between Tukwila International Boulevard and Rainer Beach stations Sept. 11 and 12

Sound Transit will be replacing rail on a section of its line this weekend.

Purple Line may have a contractor lined up in the next few months

After a year, it appears that the Maryland Purple Line project will finally have a new contractor lined up in early 2022.

Is Montreal’s REM light-rail project behind the sinkholes?

Birdwatchers in Montreal are regretting that the Reseau express metropolitain (REM) ever got off the ground.

UP bridge designed to withstand flooding is almost done in Nebraska

Union Pacific is putting the finishing touches on a bridge in Colfax County, Neb., and in about two years a highway bridge should be in the completion phase right next to the railroad span.

Sept. Editorial: Palo Alto, Calif., officials need to hurry up and make a choice

Sometimes it is embarrassing to just sit there looking at packs, but when my mind is all twisted, my thinking turns lazy and always rests on the cheapest of the bunch.

Sept. NRC column: 2022 NRC Conference will be ‘well worth the wait’

There’s no denying it. The decision to cancel the NRC’s annual conference in 2021 was painful.

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Preliminary work advances on railroad overpass in La Porte, Ind.

La Porte, Ind., is moving closer to eliminating an at-grade railroad crossing.

Homeless camp fire under transit bridge in Calif. has engineers looking for long-term damage

Engineers were expected to return to the site of a fire in Sacramento, Calif., to check the structural integrity of a transit bridge.

RT&S September issue now available online

The September issue of RT&S features our 2021 Engineer of the Year Justin Meyer from Canadian Pacific and our 2021 Product and Innovation Showcase.

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