Ottawa committee changes design to Stage 3 LRT project to avoid townhome demo
Ottawa’s Stage 3 light rail transit project is not even out of the box yet and it is already increasing in value.
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With Pittsburgh approval, Norfolk Southern is a go for double-stacking bridge modifications
The main piece of a settlement between the city of Pittsburgh and Norfolk Southern now must be approved by the city council, and that could come as early as May 31.
Verona System construction for the Hazel McCallion LRT is a first on Canadian soil
Metrolinx is using a new construction method for the Hazel McCallion LRT.
Bells & Whistles—Residents want Metra, tracks to keep a safer distance
The top news stories RT&S reported on the week ending May 27.
Short lines to benefit from round of federal grants
A bundle of Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) awards have been announced to help short line companies maintain their lines.
Watch: Improvements in MBTA Orange Line rail yard to be completed a year ahead of schedule
Substitution of bus service for Orange Line light-rail service will enable rail yard to be completed ahead of schedule.
How close is too close? Residents not happy about future Metra track construction
If you want anything fixed, you need to fix it yourself.
Port rail projects will not solve this supply chain crisis, but possibly the next
It will not help the current global crisis, but it will make it more resilient for the next one.
NRC column: NRC is the ultimate bridge builder
Rail bridges are extraordinary works of wonder.
Future Seattle light-rail project could stop neighborhood’s cultural heart
Businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District describe Fifth Avenue as the chi to the neighborhood.
Candidate, Ottawa mayor want to see money dedicated for Stage 3 light rail
More light rail is at the center of provincial elections in Ottawa.
Report: Metro ‘puts personnel at risk of serious injury or death’ after agency keeps power on third rail in active work zone
Washington, D.C., Metro continues to put workers in life-threatening situations.
Little quit in them—Use of new material helps rail project with limited work closures
The San Juan Capistrano/Laguna Niguel Passing Siding Project added 1.8 miles of new passing siding railroad track between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Station and Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Ohio is asking for a piece of the fresh Amtrak pie
Ohio wants a link in Amtrak’s Connects US proposal, so officials are looking into passenger rail expansion in the state.
Watch: Time-lapse of accelerated construction on CP rail project
In late May of 2016, Canadian Pacific workers had exactly 20 hours and 5 minutes between trains to excavate and install a concrete underpass under an important section of CP Railway track.
Indiana town will soon know whether to go above or below grade crossings, but cost might be biggest obstacle
Officials in Elkhart County, Ind., have decided to launch a study on the construction of either an overpass or an underpass at several grade crossings.
Watch: Significant derailment takes place in Ohio
Crews were cleaning up a 26-car derailment in Mad River Township in Ohio late last week.
Prime contractor, designer chosen for mammoth Uinta Basin Railway project
Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC) has appointed firms for the final engineering and construction of the Uinta Basin Railway project in Utah.
Look: Union Pacific takes apart unique steel truss bridge in Texas
Union Pacific was hauling away a local landmark late last week in Liberty, Texas.
Bells & Whistles—A high-speed track to nowhere?
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.