Another Landslide Stops Rail Service in California
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – A landslide halts Amtrak and Metrolink service in Orange County.
Modernized Passenger Concourse Coming to Union Station
TORONTO – The city’s Union Station Enhancement Project will construct a new passenger concourse to Union Station.
Caltrain Board of Directors Approves FY24 and FY25 Operating, Capital Budgets
SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Caltrain’s Board of Directors on June 2 approved its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) and Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating and capital budgets at the rail agency’s monthly board meeting.
WATCH: Autonomous Track Testing Cars Enhance Safety Across CSX
JACKSONVILLE – At first glance, CSX’s autonomous track assessment cars (ATACs) look much like a regular boxcars. In reality, however, ATACs carry advanced sensing and communications technology to detect track defects and send information automatically to the company’s Engineering database.
Tracks in the Sky: Overhead Lines Then and Now
SAN FRANCISCO – SFMTA’s transit service includes different types of vehicles, including regular buses, cable cars, and electric trolleys and buses that utilize overhead wires. Maintaining the overhead electric wires, an important part of the SFMTA infrastructure, and sometimes referred to as “tracks in the sky,” is a significant focus of the agency’s work.
MTA Audit of LIRR Shows Excessive Work Hours and Severe Fatigue
LONG ISLAND – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a report detailing LIRR’s excessive work hours and the risk of worker fatigue.
ICC Approves Safety Upgrades for Three Illinois Counties
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved safety upgrades for Highway-Rail Crossing Projects.
Edmonton Completes Redevelopment Work at Stadium Station
EDMONTON, Can. – One of Edmonton’s five original Capital Line LRT System Stations, The Stadium Station underwent redevelopment work after four decades of service.
FRA Awards $570MM for Grade Crossing Elimination Projects
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 5 reported that 63 projects will share more than $570 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to address safety at 400-plus at-grade crossings nationwide. The awards for
LISTEN: Rail Electrification Council, Part 1: RAIL GROUP ON AIR
NEW YORK – Is electrification—or re-electrification—a viable means of rail propulsion, particularly for North American freight rail? In this first of a two-part series, Jim Hoecker and Steve Griffith of the Rail Electrification
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.