Seminole Gulf Railway: Hurricane Ian repairs have a huge price tag
RT&S reported on Oct. 4 that Hurricane Ian had devastated the Seminole Gulf Railway, and the degree of damage might keep the railroad shut down until early 2023.
RT&S reported on Oct. 4 that Hurricane Ian had devastated the Seminole Gulf Railway, and the degree of damage might keep the railroad shut down until early 2023.
Koppers announced that it is acquiring Gross & Janes Co., and the transaction is scheduled to close within the next 30 days.
RT&S reported Monday that a PATCO train hit and killed two workers on the Ben Franklin Bridge. Now, we learn that the bridge was supposed to have been shut down.
The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has been plagued with erosion problems this year and is again having trouble.
The final details of emergency slope stabilization work in San Clemente are emerging, and it looks like the construction timeline has added some length.
MBTA’s Green Line (GLX) and Mattapan Line Transformation Projects will be presented in detail at the Railway Age/RT&S Light Rail 2022 Conference, Nov. 16-17, Boston, which returns to a live, in-person format since going virtual in 2020.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been in hot water with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for months.
Metrolink, also known as the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, is embarking on a system-wide track, signal, and structure rehabilitation program.
As new transit lines are added and older ones need maintenance, Metrolinx schedules construction work on weekends to minimize customer impacts.
Koppers Recovery Resources LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. and an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, announced it has entered into a new five-year, $50 million agreement with a Class 1 railroad customer to collect and manage end-of-life railroad crossties and other materials.
NJ Transit has begun its annual battle against leaves on the rails.
The top news stories of the week ending Oct. 7.
RT&S Managing Editor David Lester talks with the 2022 RT&S Engineer of the Year John Cech from BNSF about challenging projects, the technological movement, what it takes to work in the rail industry, and what it will take to recruit the younger generation.
They are harvesting rainbows, aren’t they?
A slight ground shift in San Clemente, Calif., has forced major movement regarding the railroad right-of-way.
It may not be until next year when the Seminole Gulf Railway sees carloads moving again on track.
MBTA officials have announced that another $1 billion will be needed to complete repairs on the agency’s Orange and Red lines.
In BNSF’s latest edition of Rail Talk, the focus is on the accomplishments of a production gang in Minnesota that completed important track work just before the beginning of harvest season traffic.
Caltrain has determined that the San Francisquito Bridge, built in 1902 and which supports trains moving between Menlo Park and Palo Alto, is nearing the end of its service life and needs to be replaced.
With the southern California coast continuing to wither away there continues to be an effort to save the railroad.