BNSF Completes Bridge Work in California
FENNER, Calif. – BNSF announced that it has worked to replace a 350-foot-long, double-track concrete beam bridge with new steel beams and track panels.
FENNER, Calif. – BNSF announced that it has worked to replace a 350-foot-long, double-track concrete beam bridge with new steel beams and track panels.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final report for its investigation of the Oct. 15, 2023, accident involving a BNSF train that struck and partially collapsed a bridge that crosses over
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Metra says crews were working to make emergency repairs after the extreme cold temperatures caused broken rails.
PERRYVILLE, Md. – Amtrak has removed the 10th and final remnant pier from the river, completing another construction milestone for the Susquehanna River Bridge Project.
DETROIT – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 271 on November 28th.
FORT WORTH –– BNSF announced this week that the last 3.5 of approximately 51 miles of new double track were cutover, about halfway across the railroad’s Southern Transcon.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) has announced that Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) was awarded a matching $6,492,000 grant to improve the railroad’s Clagg lift span in its Ohio River Bridge.
QUEBEC CITY – The Government of Canada has acquired the Québec Bridge and will invest more than C$40 million a year over the course of a 25-year rehabilitation program.
OSAGE, Iowa – CN’s engineering team has finished work on replacing a bridge on the Osage line.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit has completed the longest bridge in light rail work. In the Federal Way and Kent neighborhoods, Sound Transit could begin testing its system integration by the end of 2024.
FARGO, N.D. – From BNSF’s Rail Talk, Mike Pagel writes about bridge construction in the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota region.
ATLANTA ––After Hurricane Helene swept through the southeast in late September, bringing with it historic flooding, unprecedented damage, and unanticipated topography changes to parts of the region, hundreds of railroaders from Norfolk Southern got to work, restoring service and helping the Norfolk Southern network recover from the storm’s impact.
PUEBLO, Colo. – From Steve Wilk, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, Engineering Services;
Duane Otter, Ph.D., PE, Scientist;
Ben Bakkum, PE, Principal Investigator I, Engineering Services.
PUEBLO, Colo. – MxV Rail has new test tracks: the Curving Performance Track (CPT) and the Suspension Resonance Track (SRT).
NEWARK/NEW YORK – Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it is installing 12,250 composite ties from recycled plastic as part of larger $430 million modernization efforts.
BOSTON – The MBTA announced the Dorchester Avenue Bridge will open at 4:00am on September 23, 2024.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – After two controlled blasts of the collapsed rail bridge in August, the city council has taken steps to begin its replacement.
SEYMOUR, Conn. – After “1,000-year” water levels in Connecticut, Metro-North’s Waterbury Branch experienced washouts. On Aug. 22nd, Rinaldi and Eucalitto took a tour of the damage.
BETHEL, Conn. – The track and slope stabilization project has been proposed for the Bethel and Wilton sections of the Danbury Branch.
OMAHA – Union Pacific has completed work on its main line in Omaha, Nebraska.