MTA Completes 100th Re-NEW-vation Project
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA continues its Re-NEW-vation Program that began in 2022. The 100th project was completed at Roosevelt Island station.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA continues its Re-NEW-vation Program that began in 2022. The 100th project was completed at Roosevelt Island station.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has made progress on its light rail system throughout 2024 to keep the network in a state of good repair.
DECORAH, Iowa – The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $5.1 million under the Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant (RRLG) Program.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project in Pennsylvania is progressing ahead of schedule, with the last day of replacement bus service now planned for Nov. 7, two weeks earlier than originally promised.
ATLANTA – From the October 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures, this article from Jeff Tuzik is based on a WRI presentation on grinding strategies at CSX.
ATLANTA ––If you were to view a segment of track as a spine, you could argue railroad ties are similar to vertebrae.
BOSTON – The MBTA has announced its Green Line service between North Station and Union Square and between North Station and Medford/Tufts has resumed after a derailment on October 1st.
ATLANTA –– From the October 2024 Issue of Railway Track & Structures
TORONTO – The TTC will begin work to restore streetcar service between Shaw and Dufferin Streets on October 6th.
SACRAMENTO –– The ongoing challenges with the LOSSAN Corridor, the 351-mile stretch of railroad running from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, are going to see increased attention from the state’s Secretary of Transportation.
BOSTON – The MBTA has completed track work on its Red Line Braintree Branch and subsequently removed 37 speed restrictions.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission approved a $1 million grant and a $750,000 loan to Regional Rail, LLC for the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET).
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA announced an accessibility upgrade and station renovation project at LIRR’s Babylon station.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – WMATA announces upcoming December closures for some of its Blue, Orange, and Silver Line stations.
DENVER – RTD crews are working overnight to make repairs along its Southeast Corridor.
BOSTON – The MBTA will install a construction vehicle access tunnel as a way to improve Red Line service.
ATLANTA –– From the September 2024 Issue of Railway Track & Structures. From frozen switches to ice on the rails, railroads need a plan in place to combat the effects of the winter season.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Translink announces upgrades are coming to Oakridge-41st Avenue Station.
DENVER – The RTD removed all of the northbound speed restrictions in the Southeast Light Rail Corridor between its County Line and Lincoln stations.
BOSTON – From August 19th to August 26th, crews continued work on the MBTA’s Red Line and were able to remove six speed restrictions as a result.