Norfolk Southern experienced a derailment near Cincinnati this morning. Shortly afterward, the railroad released the following service alert: “A derailment of manifest train 196-24 occurred west of Cincinnati, OH this morning at
Attention will be centered on the Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco once again on Nov. 30. The tube has had issues since it re-opened two years ago. Next week, crews will
A mobile crane fell into a sinkhole at the Eglinton Crosstown project in Toronto on Nov. 23. A worker who was trying to escape when the crane began to topple was slightly
John W. “Jack” Barriger IV, eldest son of legendary railroad executive and promoter John Barriger III, died Nov. 20, at his home in Kenilworth, Ill. He was 93. Barriger was a career
A Union Pacific train carrying hazardous material has derailed in California, forcing the closure of Highway 99. About seven train cars left the tracks, and according to the California Highway Patrol most
Metro [earlier this month] announced plans to accelerate major capital work on the Blue Line in Virginia that will modernize the signal system in the Alexandria Rail Yard, resulting in improved safety,
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Construction & Development President Janno Lieber today announced that the second phase of work to replace and install over 6,300 feet of track and over 9,800 feet of third rail at
Permits, a lawsuit and the Texas state legislature are in the way of high-speed rail project More rail tunnel problems for San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency Maryland is ready to seek new
The Metra Board of Directors [last week] backed a Cook County initiative to improve transit service on the South Side of Chicago and in the south suburbs, starting with a 50 percent
L.B. Foster Company (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FSTR), announced continuing supply of rail and infrastructure related products used in the construction of the 26-mile east-west Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line. The
