Governor Murphy today announced that the NJ Transit Board of Directors has approved a contract with Skanska/Traylor Bros Joint Venture for the construction of the new Portal North Bridge.
South Shore Line now thinks it’s low enough.
Construction for the Scarborough Subway Extension continues as crews dig even deeper to build the massive excavation needed for the project’s very large tunnel boring machine.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Oct. 8.
The Dixie Fire is responsible for the destruction of over 963,000 acres in northern California, and according to fire officials it is now 94% contained.
Cybersecurity continues to be a major threat to the integrity and stability of our nation’s railroad network, and the Department of Homeland Security is planning for the future.
OmniTrax is making a major effort to work with economic development organizations in the state to bring new industry and jobs to Alabama.
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Chief Engineer Eric Fields on the task of moving the first new section of the Merchants Bridge into place … and more challenges on the horizon.
A lot of people have a problem with chocolate. In Wisconsin, chocolate is having a problem with people.
Engineering excellence was recognized in New York earlier this week.
HART is having trouble finding welders for trackwork.
The October issue of RT&S features the annual crossties report.
CSX has reached out to RT&S with a response to the rail bridge on the Hudson River in New York.
Here is another in the series of BNSF “Rail Talk” articles that we feel will be of interest to our readers. Reproduced from BNSF with permission.
Tyler Graf, with TriMet, reports on Lloyd MAX Improvements project that begins this weekend.
Officials in Virginia do not want the Tide to lose a wave of momentum.
Sound Transit opened the Northgate light-rail extension over the weekend.
Metrolinx is completing trackwork for Eglinton Station for Crosstown LRT project.
Caltrain is continuing to finish grade crossing improvement projects. The latest are in Menlo Park and San Mateo.
With the House of Representatives delaying a vote on a long-term infrastructure bill late last week, the Senate is now looking at a different deadline.
