Four Amtrak Stations in California Receive Accessibility Upgrades
MARTINEZ, Calif. – At several Bay Area stations, Amtrak has completed accessibility upgrades, ensuring a better and more comfortable experience for customers.
MARTINEZ, Calif. – At several Bay Area stations, Amtrak has completed accessibility upgrades, ensuring a better and more comfortable experience for customers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Crews will perform maintenance and make repairs on WMATA’s Red and Green Lines from June 8-9.
BOSTON – Over the summer, the MBTA will begin work to replace the South Elm Bridge on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line.
SAN FRANCISCO – BART crews will replace interlockings at Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations starting the weekend of June 22-23.
SAN FRANCISCO – BART will develop the area around Lake Merritt BART station with housing, office, and retail space over multiple phases.
ATLANTA – MARTA is starting the Five Points transformation project in July. Service impacts are expected to last for 18 months.
BERLIN, Vt. – Amtrak will upgrade the train platform at Montpelier Junction in Berlin to make the station ADA-compliant.
ORANGE COUNTY – At a community meeting on May 30th, OCTA will seek public input on coastal rail resiliency.
NEWBERN, Tenn. – Amtrak has completed $3.5 million in upgrades at its Newbern-Dyersburg Station in West Tennessee.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission approved an agreement to install automated warning devices at County Road 2700 North highway-rail grade crossing in Iroquois County.
CAMDEN, N.J. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a Railroad Investigation Report concerning a Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) train.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – WMATA announced summer construction will begin on the Red Line starting June 1st.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) awarded Skanska with a $24 million contract to make track improvements to MBTA’s Red Line.
ROUSES POINT, N.Y. – The agreement reached by CN and Amtrak means trackwork will take place on the Rouses Point Subdivision and will prevent long-term shutdowns of the Adirondack Line.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has received $17 million in state funds to go toward Capitol Heights Metro Station improvements.
COPIAGUE, N.Y. – With its first elevator and connecting sidewalk, the Long Island Rail Road Copiague Station is now fully ADA-accessible.
QUEBEC – A retrocession agreement with CN has ended, and ownership of the Quebec Bridge has transferred to the Government of Canada.
CRETE, Ill. – Holland has announced it has added a Hybrid Welder to its portfolio of mobile welding services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published two technical reports; one on the concrete railroad tie freeze-thaw durability and the other is supplemental to a previous study on track inspections.
BOSTON – The MBTA has made progress on its Red Line and subsequently removed 13 speed restrictions.