GMRC Resumes Operations After Vermont Storms Last Month
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Vermont Rail System has reopened the GMRC thanks to funding from FEMA and the state of Vermont.
SANDAG Plans For Rail Tunnel Under Del Mar Opposed by Residents
DEL MAR, Calif. – The saga of rail line troubles along the southern California coast continues, with opposition to a proposed remedy for the Del Mar area.
California High-Speed Rail Authority Celebrates Completion of Grade Separation Project in City of Wasco
WASCO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), in collaboration with California Rail Builders and the city of Wasco, [this week] celebrated the completion of the Poso Avenue grade separation project. The underpass is now open to traffic.
MBTA’s Ashland Station Receives $2.5M In Improvements
ASHLAND, Mass. – The MBTA announces Ashland station on its Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line will get a $2.5 million upgrade.
Ohio Rail Development Commission Awards Grants to OHCR, Metalico, Inc.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission approved grants for both the Ohio Central Railroad and for Metalico, Inc. for rail maintenance and improvements.
MTA Announces F Line Track Replacement and Refurbishments
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA will start track replacement and other refurbishments along its F line starting next weekend.
New Construction Photos of SoundTransit’s Light Rail Stations
SEATTLE – SoundTransit debuts photographs of light rail stations construction in Shoreline.
Lesley Kandaras Named New General Manager for Metro Transit
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Metropolitan Council has announced a new General Manager, Lesley Kandaras, for Metro Transit.
Canada’s REM Light-Rail Opened First Branch After Relatively Quick Construction
MONTREAL – The REM opened its first branch this past weekend in Montreal after a speedier construction compared to other Canadian transit projects.
Railway Track & Structures Engineer of the Year for 2023: Brent Laing, VP Engineering, Canadian National
ATLANTA – Brent Laing, Vice President of Engineering at Canadian National has been named Engineer of the Year for 2023 by Railway Track & Structures.
RT&S/Railway Age Winter Preparedness Conference – Thursday, August 10, 2pm-4pm, EDT
ATLANTA – Next week, I will be hosting our annual look at the proper ways to prepare your railroad for winter with three distinguished speakers who are experts in the field of winter preparedness for the railroad industry.
Kawasaki Announces Testing of Autonomous Track Geometry Monitoring System with BNSF
YONKERS, N.Y. – Kawasaki begins testing of its locomotive mounted autonomous track geometry monitoring system with BNSF.
RT&S August Digital Edition Now On-Line
ATLANTA – The August Digital edition of Railway Track & Structures is now on-line.
NTSB Finds Grade Crossing Design to Blame for Amtrak Collision Last Year
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The NTSB found the grade crossing design to blame for the collision that occurred last year in Missouri, and Gov. Parson will sign House bill 4 to address passive railroad crossings in the state.
Sen. Brown Sends More Letters to Class 1s Over Repair Plans for Five Bridges
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Senator Sherrod Brown sent additional letters to Norfolk Southern and CSX asking for proposed plans to fix five crumbling rail bridges in Ohio.
BNSF’s Trinity River Bridge Opens As Part of Its Double Track Project
FORT WORTH, Texas – The first bridge in BNSF’s double track project has opened to freight and passenger trains in North Texas.
Railway Track & Structures Names Editorial Board
ATLANTA – Railway Track & Structures is pleased to announce the appointment of an Editorial Board comprised of industry experts. While I, as Editor-in-Chief and Jennifer McLawhorn, as Managing Editor, will be responsible for the content and production of RT&S our Editorial Board will provide guidance and support to make RT&S more useful to our readers and the railroad industry.
South Shore set to resume service east of Gary in 2024
CHESTERTON, Ind. – For the past two years, the South Shore Commuter Line, formally known as the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, or NICTD has been working on double-tracking its line between Michigan City and Gary, Ind.
Roanoke’s storied N&W locomotive shops seeing new use – Genesis Rail Services II moves in
ROANOKE – Norfolk Southern’s (née Norfolk & Western’s) locomotive shops in Roanoke, Va., originally known as the Roanoke Machine Works was the city’s largest employer and manufactured some of the best, most advanced steam locomotives to ride the rails.
Virginia Will Improve I-95 Rail Corridor Grade Crossings With Four-Quad Gates
RICHMOND, Va. – The federal funding received last month will allow Virginia to improve four grade crossings with ‘four-quad gates’.