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Maryland DOT provided testimony against light-rail project

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is not in favor of a pair of bills that grants funding to the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project.

Read and Watch: MTA announces completion of Sandy resiliency work in F Line’s East River tunnel

President of MTA Construction & Development Janno Lieber today announced that work to repair the F line’s tunnel under the East River has been completed, on time and on budget.

California High-Speed Rail Authority facing more project delays

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has been plagued with construction delays for several years.

Metro expects to finish Purple Line Extension section one tunneling this week

Some new details emerged last week on Metro’s herculean task of tunneling below Wilshire to extend the Purple Line subway.

How much more? Cost of crash wall on Southwest line in Minnesota spikes 356%

The Metropolitan Council knows who is going to pay for this wall, but the new price is staggering.

Sound Transit’s Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project hits the home stretch

Crews have completed track work on Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, marking 75% completion of the project. More than 22,000 linear feet of track is now installed.

Wabtec acquires Nordco

Wabtec Corporation announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nordco from Greenbriar Equity Group LP.

Focused Technology Solutions announces battery-operated EclipEase nearing launch

Focused Technology Solutions —a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company— has announced that the first ever battery-operated e-clip inserter/remover, the EclipEase, is coming soon.

Book review: Field guide contains ‘unbelievable knowledge’

“The Complete Field Guide to Modern Derailment Investigation” by Gary P. Wolf (Wolf Railway Consulting, 2021, spiral bound softcover, 436 pp., $75.00).

Rail Group On Air: Riyadh Metro—Building the world’s largest single-phase Metro

The first lines of Riyadh’s six-line, 176-km metro network are due to commence operation in the final quarter of 2021.

Bells & Whistles—LIRR project stopped after worker electrocuted

Ambitious capital plan of New York’s MTA is now back on track thanks to federal relief MTA launches safety investigation after LIRR third track electrocution Washington Metro puts workers in danger during

Senate bill would inject additional billions into biggest transit projects

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give some of the biggest transit projects in the country a big financial boost.

Watch: California High-Speed Rail Authority releases March 2021 construction update

Earlier this week, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) released its March 2021 Construction Update highlighting ongoing progress on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

Watch: Brightline executes box-jacking method under S.R. 528

This week construction crews have been working on a railroad underpass under S.R. 528 in Brevard County, Fla, using the box-jacking method.

Ambitious capital plan of New York’s MTA is now back on track thanks to federal relief

With federal relief on the way, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is firing up its $51.5 billion capital plan.

MTA launches safety investigation after LIRR third track electrocution

The accident that left a worker in serious condition on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) third track expansion project has led to an investigation on safety practices.

RT&S March issue is now digital

The March issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine is now available in a digital format.

TekTracking announces The Belt Railway of Chicago has selected the TekTracking TIMPS

TekTracking LLC, a railroad asset management technology development company, today announced that The Belt Railway has selected TIMPS to manage their track inspection, maintenance, and scheduling activities.

R. J. Corman appoints Eric Hosey as vice president of operations

R. J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC is pleased to welcome Eric Hosey as vice president of operations, effective immediately. Hosey, who brings an extensive and varied background into this role, will work as a counterpart to John Phillips and will report to Ray Goss, president of R. J. Corman Railroad Company.

Red Line is ‘never going to happen’ in N.C. so officials are against sales tax increase

The plan to expand transit in the city of Charlotte, N.C., and the surrounding areas may never make it off the drawing board.

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