ACEC New York presents 54th annual Engineering Excellence Awards in hybrid live and virtual ceremony
Engineering excellence was recognized in New York earlier this week.
HART cannot find welders to repair tracks — Story update 10.08.21
HART is having trouble finding welders for trackwork.
October issue of RT&S is now online
The October issue of RT&S features the annual crossties report.
CSX on bridge: ‘Accelerated and permanent repairs’ will take place by year’s end
CSX has reached out to RT&S with a response to the rail bridge on the Hudson River in New York.
Only the best: BNSF’s testing lab helps railroad choose the right materials for the job
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.
TriMet’s Lloyd MAX Improvements project begins this weekend, resulting in disrupted service to MAX Blue, Green and Red lines
Tyler Graf, with TriMet, reports on Lloyd MAX Improvements project that begins this weekend.
Hampton Roads Transit looking to extend Tide light-rail service
Officials in Virginia do not want the Tide to lose a wave of momentum.
Northgate light-rail extension opens for Sound Transit
Sound Transit opened the Northgate light-rail extension over the weekend.
Final pieces of trackwork being installed at Eglinton Station for Crosstown LRT project
Metrolinx is completing trackwork for Eglinton Station for Crosstown LRT project.
Caltrain completes grade crossing improvement projects in Menlo Park and San Mateo
Caltrain is continuing to finish grade crossing improvement projects. The latest are in Menlo Park and San Mateo.
Lacking support, Congressional leaders push back vote deadline on infrastructure bill
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.
Schumer: ‘A jury-rigged bridge is hardly a long-term solution’
The CSX rail bridge on the Hudson River that is being temporarily reinforced is receiving more attention … and officials want it permanently fixed.
NTSB report on Nov. 30, 2018 employee fatality
The NTSB has released its report on a CSX employee fatality that took place on Nov. 30, 2018.
Metrolink to resume passenger rail service in southern Orange County and Oceanside
Metrolink is back in business in Southern Orange County.
Bells & Whistles—Calif. lawmaker goes to Transportation Secretary to reject coal rail project
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.
After getting the boot from BNSF, Metro Blue Line will now have to use County Road 81
With BNSF not allowing the use of tracks for the Metro Blue Line Extension Project in the Minneapolis suburbs, officials are now in the process of going door to door.
Metra starts work to rebuild Grayland Station, replace bridge over Milwaukee Ave.
Metra is working on a key rebuilding and replacement project on the railroad.
NTSB urges railroads to better protect rail roadway workers
NTSB tells the railroads they must use the new worker protection system in PTC.
SEPTA working on long-term vision for regional rail
SEPTA announced last week plans to develop a vision for Regional Rail through a yearlong analysis and public feedback process.
Lawmaker to Transportation Secretary: Do not fund disastrous rail project
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee and to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeg to stop federal funding of a rail project.