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      • NTSB Sending Team to East Tennessee to Investigate Yesterday’s Norfolk Southern Derailment
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      • Top Projects for 2026: Remarkable Feats of Railroad Engineering
      • STV Delivers Industrial Water Infrastructure at Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard
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      • January 2026: Construction of the launch box at the tunnel portal in New Jersey. HTP Work Stoppage on the Way?
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      • 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
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      • 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
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      • UTA Begins Summer Construction
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      • Merrimac Bridge Project is Complete
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      • 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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  • February 17, 2022
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NTSB releases initial report on Norfolk Southern contractor death in December 2021

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the death of a contractor to Norfolk Southern working with a track gang. The accident took place on December 8, 2021.

  • February 16, 2022
  • Passenger

Watch: Amtrak rolls out new, cleaner locomotives in Chicago

Amtrak and Siemens Mobility North America came together at Chicago’s Union Station to launch the next generation of locomotives.

TTCI annual report
  • February 16, 2022
  • Track Construction

TTCI opens door to 30 years of railroad technology research

For the first time, the Transportation Technology Center, Inc., (TTCI) is providing open access to three decades of its railroad technology research performed under the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program.

  • February 16, 2022
  • Intercity

FRA Administrator Bose urges STB to support Amtrak Gulf Coast service

FRA Administrator Amit Bose testified on behalf of the Department at the Surface Transportation Board Hearing on Amtrak’s application seeking to restore passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast (Docket No. FD 36496).

  • February 16, 2022
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Ceres Terminals and JAXPORT announce long-term, $60 million investment in TraPac Jacksonville container terminal

The JAXPORT Board of Directors unanimously approved a 20-year, $60 million agreement between Ceres Terminals and JAXPORT for the lease and modernization of the TraPac Jacksonville container terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.

  • February 15, 2022
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Pennsylvania to invest additional $246 million in Port of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania has made an additional significant investment in the Port of Philadelphia.

  • February 15, 2022
  • Track Construction

Brightline achieves first major construction milestone

Brightline has completed its first major construction zone (Zone 2) on its 170-mile extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport (OIA).

  • February 15, 2022
  • Track Construction

Contractor selected for retaining wall, abutment work on rail bridge project in Michigan

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will use Nicholson Construction for a railroad bridge replacement project in Jackson, Mich.

  • February 15, 2022
  • Passenger

RTD to test crossing warning systems along N Line

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver will perform federally required annual testing this week that involves sounding train horns through crossings along the N Line.

CSX
  • February 14, 2022
  • Track Construction

CSX wants bridge removed, but city is fighting for its survival

CSX believes a cul-de-sac is the way to go in southwest Philadelphia, but the city wants to continue to give life to the Cemetery Avenue bridge.

  • February 14, 2022
  • Track Construction

Cape Fear River rail bridges in N.C. getting closer to reality

Progress continues to be made on a pair of railroad bridges that will be built across the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.

MTA
  • February 14, 2022
  • Passenger

NYC subway ridership tops 3 million mark for first time since late 2021

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York City Subway ridership surpassed the 3 million mark for three consecutive days this week.

  • February 14, 2022
  • Track Construction

Late-night work on TriMet bridge, line will help reliability

Two separate maintenance projects are scheduled to take place near the Moda Center in the days and weeks ahead, with TriMet crews scheduled to work during the overnight hours to maintain reliability across the MAX system.

  • February 11, 2022
  • Track Construction

Bells & Whistles—Utah county feels like a hostage over rail crossing work

Tempe, Union Pacific reach settlement involving derailment, bridge collapse MTA announces Catherine Rinaldi to serve as interim president of MTA Long Island Rail Road Utah county says road projects are being held

  • February 11, 2022
  • Track Construction

Tempe, Union Pacific reach settlement involving derailment, bridge collapse

The city of Tempe, Ariz., and Union Pacific have come to terms on a lawsuit settlement that involved a derailment in Tempe Town Lake in 2020.

  • February 11, 2022
  • Passenger

MTA announces Catherine Rinaldi to serve as interim president of MTA Long Island Rail Road

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced he has appointed Catherine Rinaldi to serve as Interim President of MTA Long Island Rail Road.

  • February 11, 2022
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Norfolk Southern names McClellan, Nag to senior executive roles; Moore appointed VP & Controller

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced three promotions in executive management.

  • February 10, 2022
  • Track Maintenance

February editorial: LA Metro money request not a shoe-in

I keep telling my 11-year-old that the reason why is because Kobe Bryant is dead.

  • February 10, 2022
  • Class 1

NTSB issues preliminary report on CSX freight train collision with SEPTA trolley in December

In December 2021, RT&S reported on a collision between a CSX freight train and a SEPTA trolley outside of Philadelphia. The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on its accident investigation.

  • February 10, 2022
  • Freight

Utah county says road projects are being held ‘hostage’ by Union Pacific; House bill addresses problem

The Utah state legislature will have the opportunity to negotiate through what has been called a hostage situation involving railroad crossings.

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