Brightline and a bipartisan coalition of congressional officials announced a grant award of $25 million from the U.S. DOT’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program.
Nine years after the July 13, 2013 crude oil train runaway wreck at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec that claimed 47 lives and destroyed much of the village’s downtown, the Government of Canada and Transport Canada continue preliminary work on building a bypass rail line.
L.B. Foster is expanding its precast concrete business.
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Aug. 12.
Trucks hitting the bottom of railroad bridges is nothing new, but a hit that completely dislodges a beam is a little bit out of the ordinary.
TransEd, the agency charged with providing new LRT in Edmonton, Alberta, announced a delay in its Valley LIne Southeast LRT service commencement.
Union Pacific will replace a bridge on its western Oregon line on Sunday.
Over 160 rail projects have been awarded more than $2 billion in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) funding.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority was notified that it has been awarded $25 million in federal grant funding to advance the project beyond the 119 miles under construction and into downtown Merced.
The engineering firm STV announced it has signed a contract to support the Florida DOT’s commuter rail operation SunRail in the agency’s Phase 2 North project.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its initial report on a July railroad collision.
Why has the Federal Railroad Administration put the brakes on automated track inspection testing?
With a new plan on the table, the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento seem ready to move ahead with a new streetcar line.
CSX believes it is time to let go.
The August issue of RT&S contains a construction update on high-speed rail in the U.S.
When he got up on the morning of Aug. 8, David Starr had no thoughts of being an emergency flagger.
While labor issues are not usually within the purview of RT&S coverage, this strike vote impacts a major transit agency in Toronto, and includes agency maintenance workers. Therefore, we think it’s important to report this to our readers.
L.B. Foster, a long-time supplier of rail spikes and anchors for the railroad industry, said it is selling this line of business to another company.
One of the widest bridges in the world is finally opening its arms for light rail transit.
The MBTA announced that the Medford Branch of the Green Line Extension (GLX) is anticipated to open in late November.
