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Editorial—The choice for 2020 is clear with new railroad bridge app

George Washington himself might as well have been on the ballot. Prefer someone who has not been dead for 200 years? OK, Bill Clinton. Oh, yeah, he served his two terms. How

Wisconsin agency orders Union Pacific to fix grade crossing in Kenosha County

Union Pacific is being ordered to tend to a grade crossing in Somers, Wis. The Class 1 railroad company needs to rebuild the area over Highway L. Kenosha County filed a complaint

Completion of Franklin Park CREATE B1 project will reduce delays to Metra and freight trains

Metra and Canadian Pacific, along with the CREATE partners, are pleased to announce the completion of the Canadian Pacific Crossover Upgrades project (B1). This project eliminates commuter and freight train delays by

North Carolina gives short line railroad infrastructure a boost

November defeat still does not kill TriMet project

Despite a defeat at the ballot box, Portland officials are still saying yes to a proposed Southwest Corridor MAX line. Voters rejected Metro’s $5.2 billion regional funding measure in November, but Metro

New rail delivered for DART Silver Line in Plano

New rail for Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Silver Line project arrived in Plano today, Friday, December 18. A total of 200, 80-foot-long rail sections, 16,000 feet of rail, were delivered by

CSX suffers derailment due to rockslide

When operating in mountainous territory, as is done by most Class 1 railroads, the threat of rock slides is ever-present. In the wee hours of Thursday morning, CSX experienced just that, and

NCRR builds for the future with new railroad bridge in Morrisville, N.C.

Construction replacing a nearly 100-year-old railroad bridge in Morrisville, N.C., is complete. The new Crabtree Creek Bridge allows for a future second track to accommodate added freight service as well as future

Extended light-rail line in Montreal will be one of the longest in the world

The original is so good it deserves a sequel … even though the first is still under construction. Officials in Montreal have decided to expand the REM light-rail project currently being built,

Columns pop up on Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link extension

Civil construction on Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link extension is now more than 25 percent complete, marking a major milestone for the project. The final drilled shaft was completed last Friday, and more

December issue of RT&S now online

The December issue of RT&S contains stories on the I-90 floating bridge in the state of Washington, best practices in 2020 and a product overview of the friction management market. Read the

MTA agency takes over project management after LIRR wastes time and money

The Long Island Rail Road has spending issues that relate to both time and money. According to a New York state audit, several infrastructure projects over the past decade or so have

Maryland to pay $250 million in Purple Line settlement

The Purple Line project in Maryland is not getting any more ugly, but the state is taking a hit or two. Maryland will pay the companies handling the Purple Line project $100

MTA to perform track and switch replacement on 1 Line

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) [Friday] announced service changes on the line to accommodate track and switch replacements along the line beginning at the end of the month. Over the course of

Bells & Whistles—NJ Transit head says his agency will meet PTC deadline

Bid teams for HART’s final leg of light-rail construction revealed, but construction still at a standstill Amtrak completes Delaware third track project NJ Transit CEO puts job on the line if PTC

Watch: Eglinton Crosstown LRT project progress in Toronto

A virtual open house showing the progress of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project was recently held, and attendees were able to watch a video highlighting some of the milestones over the last

Decatur, Ga., finalizes railroad crossing improvement project

The coronavirus pandemic has stalled many railroad projects in 2020, but the railroad crossing intersection improvement project in Decatur, Ga., now seems ready for a jumpstart. City officials met with the public

High-speed rail between Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest is being explored

Still in the testing-the-water phase, officials in Washington State, Oregon and British Columbia had another study to wet their appetite about a high-speed line that would zig-zag between the U.S. and Canada.

New Portal North Bridge across Hackensack River one step closer to reality

Construction of a new Portal North Bridge has taken a big step forward following NJ Transit’s approval of a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration. The new span

TWO DAYS left to nominate for 2021 RT&S Top Projects

It’s time to nominate your rail project for the 2021 RT&S Top Projects competition. The inaugural years was a huge success, and the program is dependent upon nominations submitted by you. You

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