Pandrol Announces New Common Interface System for Non-Ballasted Track
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Pandrol announces it has launched a new Common Interface System that allows non-ballasted track to be changed to meet performance requirements.
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RTD Resurfaces N Line Track
DENVER, Colo. – With frequent trains running each day, this leads to the ballast shifting and settling over time. In response, RTD is starting a program to resurface commuter rail track.
Caltrain Seeks to Repair Rail Bridge After Storm; Repairs to Start Next Year
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Caltrain is trying to repair a rail bridge after it was damaged from a storm in late December 2022.
‘Construction of Tunnels Means Sacrifice’: Meet Eleanor Sillerico, Civil Engineer and Construction Manager
LOS ANGELES – The Metro Source focuses on Eleanor Sillerico, Construction Manager for Tunnels Section 3 of Metro’s Purple (D) Line Extension Transit Project.
Pre-fabricated Rail Ties on MBTA’s Green Line Extension Made to Incorrect Specifications – UPDATED
BOSTON – Pre-fabricated rail ties were made to the wrong specifications and then installed on MBTA’s Green Line extension.
Metrolinx to Install East Bridge Span
TORONTO – Metrolinx announced Bloor Street West (between St. Helens Avenue and Ruttan Street) will be closed from October 23-28 for bridge installation.
Portal Bridge Construction has a New Chief of Construction Management
SEACAUCUS, N.J. – NJ Transit’s chief of construction management for the new Portal Bridge construction, Mohammed Nasim, was fired and replaced with Frank Corso.
Coal Train Derails in Colorado; NTSB Suspects Broken Rail
PUEBLO, Colo.–– A BNSF coal train traveling near Pueblo on Sunday, Oct. 15 derailed on a bridge that runs over I-25.
HDR Selected to Lead Next Phase of LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project
SAN DIEGO – HDR announced that it will provide “environmental clearance and advanced conceptual engineering for SANDAG’s San Diego LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project.”
Granite Peak Plastics Launches Triton Ties
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Granite Peak Plastics, a plastic recycling company, has launched Triton Ties. Triton Ties will “manufacture a new fiber-reinforced polymer composite tie product line.”
BNSF Trinity Bridge Replacement Update
FORTH WORTH, TEXAS – BNSF gave an update on Facebook about the Trinity River bridge replacement in Fort Worth, Texas.
Merchants Bridge Main Span Trusses & East Approach Replacement Engineers Honored at AREMA 2023 General Session
INDIANAPOLIS – The engineers who worked on the Merchants Bridge Main Span Trusses & East Approach Replacement in St. Louis, Missouri received the Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence.
Tennessee Department of Transportation Awarded $23.7M for Short Line Railroad Infrastructure
NASHVILLE – The Federal Railroad Administration awarded Tennessee Department of Transportation a $23.7 million grant to go toward short line railroad infrastructure.
Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System Receives $2M for Three Railroad Swing Bridges
GREEN BAY, Wis. – $2 million from the FRA under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has gone to the Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System in Wisconsin.
Montreal Light Rail System Noise Issues Getting Out of Hand
MONTREAL – Noise levels on Montreal’s light rail system, REM, are grinding on the nerves of people living and working near and around the system.
Metrolinx Expanding Bridges and Building Retaining Walls on Lakeshore East Line
TORONTO – Metrolinx announced crews are working to expand bridges and build retaining walls to make room for overhead line electrification and a fourth track on its Lakeshore East Line.
BNSF Ready to Help Give Salmon Bay Bridge a Lift
If you’ve been through Salmon Bay in Seattle, you’ve likely seen the iconic Salmon Bay Rail Bridge, a transportation mainstay in the Pacific Northwest for more than 110 years. And now, thanks to a federal grant and support from BNSF, it will be revitalized to serve for many more years.
MARTA Replacing Track Near Atlanta International Airport Next Week
ATLANTA – MARTA will replace track near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport starting Wednesday, October 4th.
‘Significant Drop in Condition’: CN Inspection of Bridge that Collapsed Last May
KINGSTON, ONTARIO – An inspection by CN found part of the crossing that collapsed earlier this year had seen a “significant drop in condition.”
Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge: Nonprofit Group’s Request Denied by North Dakota Supreme Court
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court denied FORB’s request that the court take jurisdiction over the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge.