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      • NTSB Sending Team to East Tennessee to Investigate Yesterday’s Norfolk Southern Derailment
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      • $1.8M Awarded for Five Kentucky Rail Infrastructure Projects
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      • PUCO Approves Safety Upgrades
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      • Top Projects for 2026: Remarkable Feats of Railroad Engineering
      • STV Delivers Industrial Water Infrastructure at Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard
      • UIPA Board Approves $500K for Rail Yard Relocation
      • NS Upgrades South Kickback Track at Lamberts Point
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      • January 2026: Construction of the launch box at the tunnel portal in New Jersey. HTP Work Stoppage on the Way?
      • Choppy Air for Brightline
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      • Skanska JV, VPRA Sign Contract to Build Long Bridge North in Washington, D.C.
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      • MBTA Completes GLTPS Work on Green Line E Branch
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      • Accessibility Upgrades Continue at Saratoga Springs Station
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      • Sound Transit Board Adopts Updated ST3
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      • $1.8M Awarded for Five Kentucky Rail Infrastructure Projects
      • MTA Leaders Break Ground on Major Construction Stage of Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Project
      • Top Projects for 2026: Remarkable Feats of Railroad Engineering
      • CHSRA Completes Jersey Avenue Grade Separation
    • Ballast, Ties, Rail
      • Vossloh To Equip High-Speed Rail Line
      • January 2026: Construction of the launch box at the tunnel portal in New Jersey. HTP Work Stoppage on the Way?
      • ST&T’s 30-member team has an “unwavering commitment to safety,” according to owner CPKC, and has increased output from 460,000 ties in 2022 to more than 700,000 in 2024. ST&T Marks Safety Milestone
      • Historic N.C. Rail Line May Be Rebuilt After Helene
  • Track Maintenance
    • ON Track Maintenance
      • UTA Begins Summer Construction
      • MBTA Completes Green Line C Branch Work
      • Merrimac Bridge Project is Complete
      • CSX Shares Day in the Life of a Track Supervisor
    • OFF Track Maintenance
      • MBTA Celebrates Foxboro Commuter Rail Station Upgrades
      • STV Delivers Industrial Water Infrastructure at Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard
      • Historic Prince Station to Receive Upgrades
      • MBTA to Begin Construction at Symphony Station June 6
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  • June 24, 2022
  • Track Structure

MBTA announces Green and Orange Line service disruption due to structural concerns

With the safety of riders and employees as its top priority, the MBTA is making immediate changes to Orange and Green Line service as a result of the private construction project at the Government Center Garage.

  • June 24, 2022
  • Class 1

BNSF places limited embargo on some shipments headed for California

In response to significant ongoing service challenges, BNSF plans to issue a temporary permit embargo affecting some westbound traffic moving to destinations in California.

  • June 23, 2022
  • Track Maintenance

Does President Biden have the support to suspend the gas tax?

President Biden is calling on Congress to freeze the federal gas tax for three months right when funding from his massive infrastructure bill was starting to grow legs.

  • June 23, 2022
  • Freight

Short line railroad company wants to stop rails-to-trails effort

A short line railroad company in the state of New York is trying to block the path of a rails-to-trails effort.

  • June 23, 2022
  • Passenger

MARTA, Brookhaven finalize deal for new City Hall at Brookhaven rail station

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and the City of Brookhaven have approved the terms of an agreement for a new City Hall to be built on MARTA-owned property adjacent to Brookhaven rail station on the Gold Line in DeKalb County. 

  • June 23, 2022
  • Passenger

METRO Blue Line Extension route recommendation gets the green light

The METRO Blue Line Extension officially has a new route after the Hennepin County Board and Metropolitan Council voted to adopt the revised route modification on June 22.

HART
  • June 22, 2022
  • Passenger

HART is confident about one thing as it extends light rail contract with Stantec

Stantec will be in Hawaii a little longer following the extension of its contract with Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART).

  • June 22, 2022
  • Bridges/Tunnels

San Fernando commuters overwhelmingly want a tunnel, not a monorail

You do not have to dig too deep to find commuters in and around the San Fernando Valley who prefer tunneling over a system that runs on the surface.

  • June 22, 2022
  • ON Track Maintenance

Global Rail Trust acquires Advanced Rail Management

Global Rail Trust (GRT) with offices in Austria, Germany and Spain has announced the acquisition of Advanced Rail Management Corp. (ARM), based in the United States and Canada.

  • June 22, 2022
  • Safety

BART derailment blamed on heat

A BART train derailed Tuesday afternoon, June 21 at about 5:30 p.m.

SOGR backlog
  • June 21, 2022
  • Track Construction

Amtrak launches procurement phase for B&P Tunnel Replacement Program

Amtrak is working toward replacement of B&P Tunnel in Baltimore.

  • June 21, 2022
  • Freight

Watch: Aerial footage of massive derailment in Lawrence, Kan.

The Lawrence, Kan., Police Department has released drone footage of the aftermath of the Union Pacific derailment that happened over the weekend.

  • June 21, 2022
  • Safety

June editorial: A high-voltage jolt to the system

The rapid-fire vibration through my thumbnail triggered my panic reflex. I knew within seconds I had to abort.

  • June 21, 2022
  • Track Construction

Officials celebrate completion of the CREATE Argo Connections (B9) Project

The ongoing Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE) has completed another project.

  • June 20, 2022
  • Safety

Two coal train derailments this weekend—one on UP, the other on CN

Two separate and unrelated coal train derailments occurred this weekend.

  • June 20, 2022
  • Bridges/Tunnels

Union Pacific replaces 110-year-old rail bridge in two days

Replacing a 110-year-old bridge in 48 hours is an ambitious task no matter who you ask; accomplishing it in 30 hours deserves a major acknowledgement. A cross-functional Union Pacific team recently did just that in Iowa.

  • June 20, 2022
  • Passenger

Watch: Extension of LA Metro L Line (Gold) to Pomona reaches halfway point

The project to extend the L Line (Gold) from its current terminus in Azusa to Pomona is now 50 percent complete.

  • June 17, 2022
  • Passenger

DART light rail work requires shuttle buses between two stations

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will operate shuttle buses instead of light rail vehicles between two stations in late June.

  • June 17, 2022
  • Freight

Georgia Ports Authority sets all-time trade record in May

The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in October 2021.

railroad track
  • June 17, 2022
  • Safety

New technology informs trains about earthquake tremors before they can do damage

California’s Metrolink will use a technology to help notify train operators of earthquake tremors before any serious damage occurs on rail lines.

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