NEW YORK CITY – In Manhattan and Queens, MTA workers completed track replacement and a station re-NEW-vation. Regular service will resume on both lines on April 1st.
PITTSBURGH – Combining multiple rehabilitation projects, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will rehabilitate its light-rail system through 2028.
SAN FRANCISCO – In an effort to build 19 canopies at its stations, BART installs a second canopy at Embarcadero Station.
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak is investing $122 million in Pennsylvania to improve tracks on the Harrisburg Line, between Lancaster and Harrisburg. This work will improve ride quality and comfort, increase service reliability and complete necessary work required to keep the tracks in a state of good repair.
ORANGE COUNTY – Crews finished work on the 200-foot-long catchment wall that will protect the rail right of way in San Clemente. This comes after a landslide caused passenger service to halt in January.
CANADIAN, Texas – BNSF was able to restore service to both of its main lines in the Panhandle Subdivision in north Texas on March 16th.
HONOLULU – HART will begin cleaning and grinding rails between Aloha Stadium Station and Middle Street Station.
ATLANTA –– Railway Track and Structures begins accepting nominations for the annual Top Projects recognition today through May 9.
LANHAM, Md. –– AREMA will hold its 2024 Annual Conference & Expo from September 15-18 in Louisville, Ky.
BOSTON –– MBTA announced last week that it will have a series of transit and commuter line maintenance shutdowns during April.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – $50 million in SMART grant funding will be allocated to 34 technology projects, including projects related to rail.
LANSING, Mich. – Through the Michigan Rail Enhancement Grant Program (M-REP), the MDOT awards $16 million for 10 rail projects across the state to invest in rail corridors and facilities.
ORANGE COUNTY – As OCTA and Metrolink work to address a stretch of the rail line after a landslide in January, it seeks longer-term solutions for protecting the rail right of way.
ALBANY, N.Y. – The $111.1 million investment comes from New York’s Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program (PFRAP) and will go toward 38 projects.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. – As part of a $111.1 million investment, $1 million will go to Chautauqua County, New York for the Monofrax track expansion and rehabilitation.
ATLANTA – Railway Track & Structures, March 2024 Issue. The unforgiving environment of the wheel/rail interface creates many damage mechanisms. These manifest in defects as varied as corrugations, rolling contact fatigue, and gage-corner cracking, to name only a few.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO –– The Government of Canada is making a significant investment in rail safety in Ontario.
NEW YORK CITY – On February 27th, the MTA announced the Tremont Av B D Station located in the Bronx is the second subway station to become ADA-accessible this year.
SAN CLEMENTE – Two large rigs began drilling so steel beams can be placed 30 feet underground to support the catchment wall in San Clemente.
SAN CLEMENTE – As early as February 27th, crews could begin drilling for beams to support a catchment wall. This comes a month after another landslide in San Clemente.