WATCH: HART Delivers First Rail Segment to City of Honolulu
HONOLULU – The first segment of Skyline, HART’s future rail system, will be given to the city on Friday, June 9th.
WSP Releases Seismic-Resilient Tunnel Engineering Q&A
AUCKLAND, NZ – WSP releases Q&A on seismic-resilient tunnel engineering and development of future design techniques.
Worry Over Seismic Event Delays Sound Transit Link Light Rail
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Sound Transit’s Link light rail service project in Federal Way, Washington is delayed until 2026.
Austin Approves ATP’s Pick for Project Connect
AUSTIN – The city of Austin voted to approve Austin Transit Partnership’s pick for Project Connect.
CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project to Begin Final Major Phase
CHICAGO – CTA will begin building four new, fully accessible stations at Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr that replace century-old stations; CTA to also begin rebuilding southbound Red, Purple tracks.
NTSB Preliminary Report – Norfolk Southern Derailment in May 2023
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released its preliminary report on a Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred in New Castle, Pa. on May 10, 2023. [1]
Brooklyn’s Livonia Avenue Station ADA Modernization Wins Construction Project of the Year
BROOKLYN – A major subway accessibility improvement project at the Livonia Avenue Station on the Canarsie Line in Brooklyn, NY has been named 2022 Project of the Year in the $10 – $60 million category by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey Chapter.
TEXRail Celebrates Two Million Rides
FORT WORTH – Trinity Metro TEXRail celebrated 2 million rides over the Memorial Day weekend, marking an ongoing trend in ridership growth. In honor of the occasion, agency employees rode the trains to visit with passengers about TEXRail and to offer colorful commemorative t-shirts for riders.
MTA Reaches Post-Pandemic Ridership Record
LONG ISLAND – LIRR ridership sets a post-pandemic record.
Washougal Among U.S. Cities to Receive DOT Grant
WASHOUGAL, Wash. – City in Washington to receive multi-million dollar grant for rail crossing.
West Virginia Receives $576,000 to Study Grade Crossings
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Senator Joe Manchin has announced that the DOT’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Program has given $576,000 to study grade crossings as part of rail safety.
TransLink Construction on Capstan Station
RICHMOND, BC – TransLink announces construction between Bridgeport Station and Richmond-Brighouse Station on the Canada Line.
Undercutting Leaves Roadbed in Excellent Shape
Undercutting is a process that removes ballast from beneath an in-situ railroad track. Undercutters can typically extract between six and twenty-four inches of material in a pass.
RT&S June Digital Issue Now Online
The June 2023 issue of Railway Track & Structures features our Top Project honorees. We selected nine projects based on their excellence and atypical project goals.
Michigan Bill Introduced to Require Permanent Grade Separation Fund
LANSING, Mich. – Proposed Legislation would require MDOT to construct local grade separation fund.
Palmetto Railways’ Camp Hall Rail Line is Underway
SOUTH CAROLINA – Palmetto Railways Begins Construction on Camp Hall Rail Line in Berkeley County.
Sound Transit’s NE 130th St Infill Station Reaches Final Design Approval
WASHINGTON – As Sound Transit adds a station to its Lynnwood Link Extension, the NE 130th St Infill Station Design reaches final approval with construction starting this Fall.
MTA Completes Re-NEW-vation at Pelham Bay Park 6 Subway Station
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) yesterday announced crews completed cosmetic and functional renovations of the Pelham Bay Park subway station in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx.
SEPTA’s Richards Reappointed as Manager, CEO
PHILADELPHIA –The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on May 24 announced the reappointment of Leslie S. Richards as the agency’s General Manager and CEO. The SEPTA Board and Richards agreed to terms of a four-year contract that runs through January 2027.
MxV Rail, CSU Pueblo Establish Partnership to Focus on Education, Training, and Research
PUEBLO, CO – MxV Rail and Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to work together cooperatively on future education, training, and research related to the safety, security, and innovation of rail transportation in the State of Colorado.