BNSF’s Trinity River Bridge Opens As Part of Its Double Track Project
FORT WORTH, Texas – The first bridge in BNSF’s double track project has opened to freight and passenger trains in North Texas.
FORT WORTH, Texas – The first bridge in BNSF’s double track project has opened to freight and passenger trains in North Texas.
LOS ANGELES – The Fairway Drive Grade Separation finishes construction of a roadway underpass in Rowland Heights after eight years.
NOVA SCOTIA – Canadian National rail track suffered damage after torrential rainfall hit Nova Scotia.
The National Railway Historical Society recently entered into a new partnership with Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures to present the “Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award,” designed to recognize a railroad for its efforts in
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Metro-North announced a girder buckled on the Bronx River Parkway overpass when crews were performing maintenance work.
TORONTO – Metrolinx is working on new rail bridges, retaining walls, and noise barriers for three new stations on its Ontario Line.
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Green Mountain Railroad and the New England Central Railroad experienced moderate to severe damage after Vermont experienced historic flooding.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – KC Streetcar crews performed track maintenance and repairs after a streetcar operator noticed a failed rail on July 4th.
TORONTO – Several rail bridges in Toronto’s east end, including one on Eastern Avenue, are being replaced to support more transit, including the new East Harbour Transit Hub (EHTH), a station in
BISMARCK, N.D. – After BNSF has started construction on its Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge, Friends of the Rail Bridge have appealed to the North Dakota Supreme Court over bridge ownership.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a news release from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), two Orange Line stations re-opened today after track maintenance.
BISMARCK, N.D. – BNSF works on its rail bridge over the Missouri River with the current rail bridge still in use during construction of its replacement.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Crews work on the Mary Fix Creek bed and the new Eaglewood Bridge on Metrolinx’s Hazel McCallion Line.
RT&S, JULY 2023 ISSUE – Operating practices on North American railroads have changed within recent years. Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) and its variants, which have been adopted by most of the Class 1 railroads, have led to changes in train lengths and speeds. In some cases, railroads are running shorter and faster trains; in most cases, they’re running longer, heavier, and slower trains.
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority announces the completion of its Elkhorn Avenue crossing and celebrates the graduates of its construction program.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Through input and improvements, a UP employee-designed cart removes e-clips automatically.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a driver noticed a rail out of place on July 4th, Streetcar Authority announces a two-to-three-week repair of bridge and rails.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – After a denied federal grant application, the city of Cedar Falls and Iowa Northern Railway Company are partnering to remove seldom-used track that runs through the town.
TORONTO – Metrolinx’s Davenport Diamond Guideway project continues after the initial demolition of the Bloor Street West bridge in May.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a KC Streetcar track failure earlier this week, crews begin making repairs on portion of track between Main Street Bridge over I-670.