Pandrol launches new PLA EVO aluminothermic welding process
Global rail infrastructure specialist Pandrol, has announced the launch of their PLA Evo welding process, an evolution in bonding for terminological conditions.
Track Machinery
They’re here. Tunnel boring machines for Metrolinx have arrived
After a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the mighty tunnel boring machines, which will dig the tunnels for the Scarborough Subway Extension and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, arrived in the ports of Oshawa and Hamilton this week.
Metrolinx reaches another milestone on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
As crews continue to make progress at the launch site for the tunnel boring machines that dig between Renforth Drive and Scarlett Road, Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario are moving forward with plans for a second section of tunnels for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. Read on to get the latest info.
Watch: New heights for CN and engineering team
CN received a top industry award for the McComb-Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge replacement near New Orleans, Louisiana.
NRC elects two new board members
The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) announced today that two new railway industry professionals have won election to its Board of Directors.
RR Mergers advises Platinum Track Services in its sale to GCF
RR Mergers & Acquisitions, advisor to rail service, supplier companies, and short line railroads announced the sale of its client, Platinum Track Services, to GCF Railway Works.
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) hires Matthew Scanlon as director of construction
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) today announced the hiring of Matthew Scanlon as Director of Construction.
South Coast Rail fall update
The South Coast Rail will offer a reliable transit connection between Southeastern Massachusetts and Boston. Phase 1 will provide riders with a one-seat trip between Boston and Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford for the first time since the late 1950s.
Plasser American Corp. acquires the worldwide first hybrid rail milling machine
Robel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH (Robel) and their partners Schweerbau International GmbH & Co. KG (SBI) and Vogel & Plötscher GmbH & Co. KG will deliver in summer 2022 a rail treatment system to Plasser American Corporation (PAC), headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Metrolinx digging deep on the new Scarborough Subway Extension
Construction for the Scarborough Subway Extension continues as crews dig even deeper to build the massive excavation needed for the project’s very large tunnel boring machine.