Metra and its freight railroad and municipal partners are taking on a wide variety of projects in 2025, including improvements to 52 stations and replacement of 43 grade crossings.

Metra’s Beverly Branch Temporarily Suspended Starting August 22

CHICAGO – Metra will shut down the Beverly Branch of its Rock Island Line from August 22 to 24 to allow crews to replace the Morgan Street Bridge. Service will return August 25.

CSX Installs Track Panels Along Blue Ridge Subdivision (UPDATED 8/18)

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. – CSX and partners are installing track panels along the Blue Ridge subdivision as part of its recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene.

IO and Metrolinx Award Yonge North Subway Extension Advance Tunneling Project Contract

TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx awarded a $1.4 billion fixed-price contract to North End Connectors for the Yonge North Subway Extension Advance Tunneling project.

BNSF’s Bismarck Bridge Construction Passes Halfway Mark

A hot summer day is best spent on the water, and in the Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota, area, boaters and anglers are safely doing that in the shadow of railroad bridge construction. For nearly two years, BNSF has been constructing a new bridge across the Missouri

CN Commits to Port of Prince Rupert’s Future With Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia – CN is investing in work at the Port of Prince Rupert, namely the Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project.

Amtrak Shares Portal North Bridge Progress

KEARNY, N.J. – Work progresses on the Portal North Bridge.

Construction Work Chugging Along at Howard Street Tunnel

BALTIMORE – CSX continues work on the Howard Street Tunnel. On July 7, FRA Officials took a tour of the tunnel project.

ERT Project Finishes Decommissioning Phase

NEW YORK CITY – The East River Tunnel rehabilitation project has finished its decommissioning phase.

UP Finishes Track Renewal Project in Less Than 24 Hours

DORRIS, Calif. – Union Pacific teams finished a track renewal project in less than 24 hours in Dorris, California.

WATCH: CSX Reconstructs Poplar Bridge in North Carolina

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. – CSX releases a time lapse video of the Poplar Bridge reconstruction from this year.

CSX Completes Chicago CREATE P3 Milestone

CHICAGO –– CSX recently completed a major milestone, known as CREATE P3, in Chicago’s rail infrastructure update known as CREATE (Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency) program by placing the final girder on the 75th Street rail flyover project.

CSX Removes and Lowers 3,400 Feet of Flooring at Howard Street Tunnel

BALTIMORE – CSX is working on the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore where it has removed and lowered 3,400 feet of flooring.

Skanska JV, VPRA Sign Contract to Build Long Bridge North in Washington, D.C.

Skanska, in a joint venture with FlatironDragados, announced on July 7 that it has signed a $658 million contract with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) to build the Long Bridge North project in Washington,

NJ Transit and State Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of Next Phase of Raritan River Bridge Construction

PERTH AMBOY, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT and State officials joined in on the groundbreaking of the next phase of the Raritan River Bridge construction.

GDC Releases Video Highlighting Workers Building Hudson Tunnel Project

NEWARK/NEW YORK CITY – The Gateway Development Commission has released a video highlighting the workers on the Hudson Tunnel Project.

Caltrain’s Tamien Station Service Suspended for Guadalupe Bridge Replacement Project

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Caltrain will suspend Tamien Station electric train service to allow for construction on the Guadalupe Bridge Replacement Project.

East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Is Underway

NEW YORK CITY – Amtrak began its first long-term track outage for the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project.

MDOT MTA Purple Line Newsletter Released for May 2025

BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released the May 2025 Purple Line Newsletter that contains construction updates for Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, a business spotlight, and grant opportunities.

Amtrak President Roger Harris Writes to Gov. Hochul, ERT Project Delayed to May 23rd

NEW YORK CITY – After N.Y. Governor Hochul wrote to Amtrak urging it to shift to a repair-in-place method for its East River Tunnel Rehab project, Amtrak President Roger Harris responded with an update on the project.

Stillwater Central Railroad Rebuilds Bridge After Oklahoma Wildfires

CHANDLER, Okla. – In Watco’s newsletter, it documented the Stillwater Central Railroad’s efforts to rebuild a rail bridge after it sustained damage from a wildfire on March 14th.

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