June issue of RT&S is now online
The June issue of RT&S features the 2022 RT&S Top Projects list as well as a product overview on grade crossings.
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Two forklifts and a wheel loader are doing heavy lifting for Sound Transit’s carbon-reduction strategy
For Skanska USA, three is a far cry from 250, but what the contractor is doing in Seattle deserves a major shout out.
Jim Wrinn, longtime editor of Trains magazine, dies
Jim Wrinn, the longtime editor of Trains magazine, died at home this morning after a long illness.
Bells & Whistles—Another delay for HART, but where are the welders?
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Oct. 8.
Las Vegas is not all about high-speed rail as officials look at local light-rail option
Las Vegas is connected to one of the hottest rail topics over the past year, a high-speed line connecting the gambler’s paradise with Los Angeles, but the city knows it also needs to take care of its own.
Rail Group On Air: Deuta America and safety human interfaces for train control
PTC has made much progress at reducing railroad operational risks, but optimizing safety and efficiency never stops.
MARTA track replacement project on Red and Gold lines successfully completed
Just shy of a month ago, RT&S reported that the Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Authority (MARTA) was beginning “state of good repair” work on it’s heavy rail lines north of the Lindbergh Center, running through Buckhead and Lenox stations.
Coy Beaman, founder and CEO of Advanced Rail Systems, dies
Advanced Rail Systems is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of its founder and CEO, Coy Beaman.
NS suffers from two derailments
Norfolk Southern is currently working through two mainline derailments that will affect customers’ traffic: · At approximately 11 p.m., Thursday, October 22, train 231/22 derailed on the mainline in Midville, Georgia affecting
Replacing ‘gentle’ track curve becomes one of RTD’s most complex feats
Regional Transportation District (RTD) crews finished a track rebuild in downtown Denver in 16 days, and the agency is calling it one of it’s most complex engineering feat. What looks to the
Will riders return to transit after pandemic? Caltrain attempts to find out
Ed. Note: One of the big questions facing commuter rail and rail transit is the extent to which riders plan to use the service once the pandemic is over or, at least,
Bells & Whistles—5/29/20
Officials believe the Gateway Project should be funded in the next stimulus bill. Federal Railroad Administration awards $302.6 million in grants. Austin voters might be reluctant to pass tax hike for Project
Sunday Cinema: Railroad videos and pics of the week
We will start off in Ann Arbor, Mich., where workers installed a culvert under a railroad corridor in a 37-hour window. Work continues on the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire.
Special Podcast Series—The Coronavirus and the Rail Industry: How much will it hurt and when will it end?
Railway Track & Structures magazine Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson and Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono discuss how hard the rail industry has been hit due to the pandemic and when it might
FRA does not like how the California High Speed Rail Authority is acting; U.S. DOT could pull funding
The California High Speed Rail Authority is acting like your typical teenager. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has told the group not to proceed with a plan to lay future track from
Liquified natural gas can now be shipped by rail in a specific corridor
According to nj.com, liquified natural gas can now be shipped to a Delaware River port in southern New Jersey from a fracking site in Pennsylvania. This comes after the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Amtrak’s binding arbitration policy under attack from Congress
Over the past several weeks, Railway Track & Structures has been reporting on the new language printed on Amtrak tickets that prevents customers from suing the railroad in the event of an
Pete Carpenter, former head of CSX, dies at 77
The Florida Times-Union reports that Pete Carpenter, the president and chief executive officer of CSX Transportation from 1992 to 1999, has died at the age of 77. During his career at CSX,
U.S. rail network could be a year from meeting federal PTC goals
The U.S. transportation network looks to be a year from meeting its full implementation goals for positive train control (PTC), following developments as the 2018 year came to a close.
NYCT’s Patel joins HNTB
Paresh Patel, P.E., has joined HNTB Corp. as an Associate Vice President and Project Director, Transit and Rail, based in New York City. Patel comes to HNTB following more than 30 years