MTA Metro-North Railroad to resume regular Hudson Line service levels Monday, Sept. 20

Metro-North is back in operation on the Hudson Line after Hurricane Ida.

Metrolink faces nightmare with unstable track in south Orange County – service suspended in the area for at least two weeks

Metrolink has undertaken emergency track work in south Orange County through Oct. 4.

BART announces additional cable and rail replacement

BART has announced additional work and maintenance on the railroad.

LIRR crews to perform switch work as part of Main Line Expansion Project

Long Island Rail Road crews will be working on the railroad over the next two weekends.

Sept. NRC column: 2022 NRC Conference will be ‘well worth the wait’

There’s no denying it. The decision to cancel the NRC’s annual conference in 2021 was painful.

Look: Railroad tracks left hanging in mid air after heavy rains on East Coast

A hole-in-one in golf is usually an once-in-a-lifetime event. So is a sinkhole that leaves railroad tracks suspended in mid air.

Greater Cleveland RTA awards rail grinding project management contract to Advanced Rail Management

Advanced Rail Management has been awarded a rail grinding project management contract.

What was left of Hurricane Ida walloped northeast rail service

Heavy rains left from Hurrican Ida walloped New York City and most of the northeast last night.

FRA to fund grants for rail improvement opportunities

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration today announced a notice of funding opportunity, making available nearly $362 million through its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program.

Sound Transit

Link light rail service will temporarily single-track between Tukwila International Boulevard and Rainier Beach stations Aug. 21 and 22

Due to scheduled rail replacement, Link light rail will experience service disruptions between Tukwila International Boulevard station and Rainier Beach station late evening Saturday, Aug. 21 and all day Sunday, Aug. 22.

MBTA continues 28-day E Branch accelerated construction

Track replacement and other improvements are on schedule for completion by Aug. 29.

CSX train derails in Indiana, pushes rail off the ground

A CSX train has derailed in Shelby County, Ind., and officials are still trying to clean up the scene.

August Editorial: Will a wobble turn the industry upside down?

At some point in your life you have wondered about that cute, little man on the moon. He’s a popular subject during the toddler years, perceived as a harmless creature that sometimes coats young dreams in wonderment. So when do we try to bomb him?

MBTA to perform additional track replacement and crosswalk improvements

MBTA will make additional improvements on the E Branch of the Green Line.

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is going green

Transit riders don’t typically see a lot of green along their routes. Metrolinx is trying to change that as told in this story by Katherine Abraham, Metrolinx Community Relations Specialist.

Things looking up for Washington, D.C. Metro? New report says they are

Metro has released a report on progress it has made over the past three years, after it received a significant infusion of dedicated funding.

Kawasaki launches remote track monitoring services in North America

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. recently announced that it has launched remote track monitoring services with information and communication technology (ICT) in North America for the first time.

Why railroad contracting is more like hockey than golf

This is my favorite time of year. Golfers are out in full swing. Hockey teams are in hot pursuit of the Stanley Cup. And railroad contractors are working at maximum capacity.

Accelerated work during the pandemic advances BART rebuilding effort to new milestone

BART managed to leverage pandemic downtime to push forward their rebuilding work.

CREATE partners announce $19.1 million INFRA grant for Archer Avenue grade separation

The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners received a $19.1 million federal grant for construction of the Archer Avenue Grade Separation at the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) rail tracks.

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