TTC updates timelines for compliance with mandatory vaccination policy
Last month, RT&S reported that TTC would require COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees.
Derailment investigation cuts into Metrorail service
Last week, RT&S reported on a WMATA derailment on the Blue Line. The suspected cause of the derailment is a failure of wheel assembly alignment.
Union Pacific requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Union Pacific has joined the ranks of companies, including railroads, to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for its employees.
With deadline looming in 10 days, House and Senate might be struggling to pass infrastructure bill
When Oct. 31 comes to an end, Biden’s massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan will turn into a pumpkin.
Why lengthy partial road closure has kept everyone moving during Bloor bridge reconstruction
Rebuilding a bridge that spans over one of Toronto’s busiest roads is challenging.
Video: Revised fencing for railroad tracks in Del Mar ‘would be devastating,’ says mayor
Del Mar residents are proving to be a tough crowd, and the objects in the form of words are still flying.
Bells & Whistles—LaGuardia had a new transit line, but now it does not
RT&S covers the top news stories of the week.
TTCI: HART report on frogs delivered ‘on schedule,’ but agency says final version still not ready
Confusion continues to reign in regards to Hawaii’s first light-rail line in Honolulu.
Michele Wong Krause elected chair of DART board of directors
On Tuesday, October 12, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors elected Michele Wong Krause of Dallas as their chair for a two-year term.
TSB investigation of Lytton fire finds no evidence of railway operations’ involvement
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined that rail operations did not start the Lytton fire.
The first rail line to LaGuardia Airport now on hold after pressure from politicians, environmentalists
LaGuardia Airport in New York is part of an exclusive group in the U.S.
Global supply chain issues creating a mess; Biden says Port of Los Angeles will now operate 24 hours/day
Shortages of goods threaten fulfillment of consumer needs and spark fears of inflation.
Coldwater, Mich., helps fund ‘imperative’ rail improvement project
The city of Coldwater, Mich., will be using just over $300,000 of its Capital Improvement Fund to pay for a portion of 10.1 miles of rail line improvement.
WMATA derailment on agency’s Blue Line
Passengers riding a Washington, D.C. Metro train at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 experienced a significant disruption to their travel plans.
NJ Transit rolls out AquaTrack for fall cleanup
NJ Transit has begun utilizing two AquaTrack machines to clean and remove leaves from the rails throughout the fall season.
Edmonton’s light-rail project will not be ready for rides in 2021
Delays have become a part of the Valley Line Southeast LRT project in Edmonton over the years, so it is only natural there is another one.
SEPTA’s King of Prussia Rail Project in line for federal funding
SEPTA’s King of Prussia Rail Project has taken an important step forward. The project has received entry into the Project Development Phase under the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grant program.
Short Line Safety Institute releases new resources
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has published several new online resources designed to address identified opportunities for improving safety culture on short line railroads.
Rail Group On Air: Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey talk PSR, growing top and bottom lines
Everything you need to know about Precision Scheduled Railroading—how it got started, who started it and why, its promises and principles, and what it has become, for better or for worse—is here in this discussion featuring two of PSR’s “founding fathers,” Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey, who have more than 75 years of combined railroading experience.
Second passenger train derails in U.S.
A second passenger train has derailed in the U.S., and investigators are trying to figure out what caused the accident in North Carolina.