Brightline investing millions of dollars in railroad safety and mental health awareness
Brightline is taking on the challenges of railroad safety and mental health.
MTA Long Island Rail Road awards contract to upgrade a vital interlocking near Queens Village
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board approved a contract to Hitachi Rail STS, USA Inc., for the creation and installation of a new signal system at a complex of switches near Queens Village.
STB Grants approval for Watco acquisitions in Wisconsin and Michigan
The Surface Transportation Board issued a decision granting approval for exemptions sought by Watco Holdings, Inc., and two of its subsidiaries (collectively, Watco) in the acquisition of approximately 652 miles of rail line in Wisconsin and Michigan from Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL), which is controlled by Canadian National Railway Company.
Michigan DOT announces rail-highway grade crossing surface repair award recipients for 2022
As part of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) commitment to improving safety and the quality of Michigan’s transportation system, MDOT has announced the recipients for the sixth annual Local Grade Crossing Surface Program.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announces investment in rail infrastructure
Governor Tom Wolf announced the approval of 25 rail freight improvement projects that will enhance freight mobility while creating or sustaining more than 200 jobs across Pennsylvania.
Bells & Whistles—Canada toughens up on track inspections
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San Pedro train engineer pleads guilty to terrorism charge for intentionally derailing locomotive near U.S. Navy hospital ship
A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for running a locomotive at full speed off the end of railroad tracks near a United States Navy hospital ship that was deployed to provide medical relief during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
They’re here. Tunnel boring machines for Metrolinx have arrived
After a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the mighty tunnel boring machines, which will dig the tunnels for the Scarborough Subway Extension and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, arrived in the ports of Oshawa and Hamilton this week.
Amtrak announces Bill Flynn to retire, Stephen Gardner will become president and CEO
Amtrak will soon have a new CEO.
Watch: 2021 highlights of high-speed rail construction in California
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is recognizing a year of progress and partnership, with a new 30-minute 2021 Year in Review special.
Rail Group On Air: Battling the wildfires of summer
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with the Arizona Eastern Railway about the destruction and rebuilding of the Gila River railroad bridge in Arizona.
Government of Canada approves changes to improve railway track inspections
The Government of Canada is continuing to move ahead with concrete actions which improve railway track safety to better protect those living and working near Canada’s rail corridors.
MTA extends signal modernization
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that the MTA Board approved the first of three contract awards that will extend signal modernization along the Queens Boulevard Line east of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station with Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC).
Auxo Investment Partners develops their railroad maintenance platform
Auxo, a private investment firm, is developing a set of rail maintenance-of-way services through their acquisition of two companies in Q4 2021.
TriMet and King County Metro receive U.S. DOT grants for COVID-19 response
This week, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced grants for TriMet in Portland, Ore. and King County Metro in Seattle, Wash. to assist with the COVID-19 response.
Nothing until 2023? Amtrak says new construction efforts will take some time
Those hoping to see rail projects bustling in 2022 as a result from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill need to set their sights on 2023.
Amtrak, MTA join forces on mega rail infrastructure deal
Now that the deal has been signed, the dealings begin.
Honolulu suffers major cyberattack on its transit system last week
Hawaii’s island of Oahu suffered a massive cyberattack on its transit system last Thursday, Dec. 9, at 1:00 am.
Metro Blue Line Extension project releases Draft Route Modification Report for public comment
The Metro Blue Line Extension project announced the release of the Draft Route Modification Report.
Editorial: ‘Impossible Line’ is just too impossible
A timeline should not give a pair of scissors the attention.