CSX Closes Howard Street Tunnel Ahead of Reconstruction (UPDATED 2/5)
BALTIMORE – CSX closes the 125-year-old Howard Street Tunnel for reconstruction.
BALTIMORE – CSX closes the 125-year-old Howard Street Tunnel for reconstruction.
CHICAGO – Metra will explore financing options to support repairing its bridges, including the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) program.
BALTIMORE – From Amtrak, hear more about the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, including videos from Baltimore leaders.
PITTSBURGH – Along with Michael Baker International, Norfolk Southern has released the designs of four projects in Pittsburgh to allow for double-stacked freight cars.
PERRYVILLE, Md. – Amtrak has removed the 10th and final remnant pier from the river, completing another construction milestone for the Susquehanna River Bridge Project.
KEARNY, N.J. – Amtrak has chosen Skanska, Walsh & Herzog Joint Venture to conduct pre-construction activities along with other contract opportunities in the future for the project’s full scope of construction.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Santa Clara County Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors authorized an amendment to the Kiewit Shea Traylor Joint Venture’s (KST) Tunnel and Trackwork Contract (CP2).
CORONA, Calif. – BNSF worked with the City of Corona to build a suspension bridge as a way to reduce traffic congestion in the McKinley Street intersection.
ATLANTA – Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Blue Line service resumed at Indian Creek Station this morning after the successful installation of a new pedestrian bridge connecting to Durham Park Road.
BOSTON – The MBTA has released a draft of its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project.
KEARNY, N.J. – The first of three arches was delivered for the Portal North Bridge in New Jersey.
BISMARCK, N.D. – BNSF gives an update on the construction of the bridge that crosses over the Missouri River.
TORONTO – The Ontario government has begun excavating the launch shaft for the Ontario Line subway tunnels at Exhibition Station.
ATLANTA –– Make plans now to attend the Railway Track & Structures Virtual Conference on Ballast that will be held on December 5, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. –– 3:30 p.m.
NEW YORK CITY – STV and Naik Consulting Group, PC, have announced they have received a notice to “Proceed to provide Construction Management (CM) services for Amtrak’s East River Tunnel (ERT) Rehabilitation project.”
HAMILTON, Ontario – As a major step in securing the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, Metrolinx released the Request for Qualification (RFQ) for a civil and utilities contract.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit has released photos of projects on the Link light rail extensions to connect the Eastside with the rest of its network.
OSAGE, Iowa – CN’s engineering team has finished work on replacing a bridge on the Osage line.
ORANGE, Calif. – The Orange County Transportation Authority secured essential funding [last] month from state and federal partners that will advance vital enhancements to help stabilize the rail corridor where it runs along the vulnerable coastline through San Clemente.
SAN DIEGO –– This week, SANDAG and Caltrans crews [started] construction on the Batiquitos Lagoon Double Track project.