Degradation model and bridge management

New animations depict completed Portal North Bridge and Hudson River Tunnels

The Gateway Program Development Corporation (GDC), noting the importance to showing and not just telling when it comes to complicated transportation projects, has released two animations illustrating what the Portal North Bridge

NYCT to replace rail along delay-prone line

New York City Transit (NYCT) is undertaking a three-weekend rail replacement project along a portion of the N/W corridor in Queens.

Amtrak to invest $370 million over 3 years in new equipment

Amtrak plans to double its engineering efforts on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) with the purchase of $370 million of new equipment over a three-year period.

TSB points to failed thermite weld as cause of CP Manitoba derailment

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has determined that a derailment last year near Dominion City, Manitoba, was caused by a thermite weld failure.

Sound Transit

East Link Bellevue tunnel excavation completed 5 months ahead of forecast

Excavation for a tunnel that will connect Sound Transit’s East Main and Downtown Bellevue stations for future East Link light-rail service was completed last week.

OSHA proposed rule to clarify, exempt rail work equipment standards

A proposed rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would exempt many types of rail equipment from the final Cranes and Derricks in Construction rule, which was published in 2010.

Grade separation is largest transportation project in Moorhead, MN history

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held July 16 for a $72.9 million grade separation project in Moorhead, Minn. It is the largest transportation project in the city’s history.

LIRR to relocate tracks to connect East Side Access tunnel to Grand Central

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will relocate tracks to to create space for an entrance to a newly built tunnel to Grand Central as part of the

CN lays out Ontario capital program for 2018

Canadian National’s Ontario network will see a CA$315 million (US$239.8 million) investment from the railroad in a bid to expand and strengthen the company’s rail infrastructures across the province.

Walsh to rebuild Merchants Bridge for TRRA

The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) has selected Walsh Construction to rebuild the Merchants Bridge.

SEPTA readies for fifth annual Trolley Tunnel Blitz

As has been the case for the past four summers, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will again close its Center City tunnel for nine days to perform a maintenance blitz.

Vossloh to provide CN with turnouts, concrete ties

Vossloh has signed a second multi-year framework agreement for the delivery of special trackwork, turnouts specifically, in its focus market North America with Canadian National (CN).

Crews nearly complete with excavation of Sound Transit East Link tunnel

Sound Transit has announced that work on its East Link light-rail tunnel is nearly complete, and crews are set to break through to the site of the future Bellevue Downtown Station in

Getzner opens first North American facility

Getzner USA, Inc., is opening its first production facility in North America, which the company explains will allow it to expand its product range domestically.

Canada invests in port, rail projects at Port of Vancouver

The government of Canada, through the National Trade Corridors Fund, is granting CA$167 million (US$128.46 million) for three projects at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia.

NYCT reopens Clark Street Tube following Fix & Fortify efforts

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit (NYCT) has completed critical repairs and work to rebuild the Clark Street Tube beneath the East River on time and on budget.

Canadian National plans CA$40 million investment into Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Canadian National detailed plans to invest a combined CA$40 million (US$29.98 million) to maintain its network in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

NYSW moves first freight on Utica line in 12 years

A rail restoration project more than a decade in the making came to a successful close on June 13 with the blast of a train horn.

CN double track

CN’s Saskatchewan investment targets expansion, maintenance

Canadian National will spend CA$210 million (US$158.2 million) on expansion and maintenance projects in 2018. The investment is part of its record capital program.

MBTA studying feasibility of building rail tunnel connecting north, south networks

A draft study by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has found connecting its north and south commuter rail networks via a rail tunnel would add up to 25 percent capacity, but

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