Caltrain grade-separated East 31st Avenue to open

The grade separated crossing at East 31st Avenue in San Mateo will open on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.

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CSX denies orphan underpass as its own, but will help with storm water drainage

You can call it the orphan underpass.

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Judges rule in favor of BNSF track expansion in Columbia River Gorge

The Gorge Act passed back in 1986 established the Columbia River Gorge as a National Scenic Area.

Metra to hold virtual meeting on UP North bridge project

Metra will hold a virtual public meeting on Sept. 9 to introduce the next phase of its project to replace 120-year-old bridges along the Union Pacific North Line on the North Side of Chicago.

Holding infrastructure bill hostage in the House sends ‘a terrible message’

The Senate is now hoping a group of moderate Democrats in the House will help move the bipartisan, $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Grade crossing solutions in Palo Alto, Calif., receive some movement, but answer might not come for a while

The short list is now a bit shorter, but a final decision could be a long process.

Florida’s Broward County considering commuter rail line in FEC corridor

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four and Broward County are performing a PD&E Study for the Broward Commuter Rail (BCR) along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway from Aventura in Miami-Dade County to Deerfield Beach in Broward County.

Metrolinx crews prepare for excavation

Construction at the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue East and McCowan Road is in full ‘drill mode’ as crews make progress on expanding the TTC’s Line 2 subway service almost eight kilometres further into Scarborough. Here’s where those crews are at, and where they’re going.

Bells & Whistles—Union Pacific does not agree with NTSB report

A look at the top stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 20.

MBTA continues 28-day E Branch accelerated construction

Track replacement and other improvements are on schedule for completion by Aug. 29.

Wired Tight: Planning, communication help BNSF employees fight Dixie Fire

The impact of wildfires on U.S. western railroads has been a continuing news item this summer.

Rail spur project will help steel pipe plant in Wisconsin ‘stay competitive’

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin of Transportation have announced the state will be providing Arntzen Corporation a WisDOT Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant for a rail project.

Sound Transit receives U.S. DOT financing assistance for building critical transit expansions

Last week, U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg led a news conference in Redmond to announce that U.S. DOT will approve expanded financing assistance for Sound Transit that will create more than $500 million in savings for regional taxpayers.

Rep. Levin pushes for tracks on the Del Mar bluffs to be moved sooner

Moving the railroad tracks off the Del Mar bluffs seems like an unreachable goal, one that would costs billions of dollars and would require tunnel construction.

Kansas Governor Kelly announces 10 short line rail improvement projects

Funding for ten Kansas short line projects was awarded this week.

MTA works to fortify Coney Island Yard complex to survive the worst of hurricanes

MTA New York City Transit announced service changes that will affect D train travelers in southern Brooklyn as the agency continues to fortify and enhance the Coney Island Yard complex.

Brightline construction crews take over downtown Melbourne, Fla.

Melbourne very well could be the railroad crossing capital of the state of Florida. That’s not a title you want to have when crews are knee deep in construction.

CP freight train derailment in 2019 caused by internal rail defect

The cause of a 2019 CP derailment has been determined.

Union Pacific continues to get hammered by floods

Flooding and washouts continue unabated on the Union Pacific.

CHSRA expected to vote on environmental report for complex high-speed rail section

Will the final environmental study and route for the Palmdale-to-Bakersfield high-speed rail section in California be approved?

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