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Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.
Group decides new I-5 bridge will not accommodate high-speed rail
When a new crossing emerges to connect the states of Washington and Oregon via I-5, there will not be any sight of high-speed rail.
Historic Rouge River bridge to get new lease on life in the name of GO Transit expansion
GO Transit expansion will enable Metrolinx to restore an historic rail bridge.
MTA Metro-North Railroad to resume regular Hudson Line service levels Monday, Sept. 20
Metro-North is back in operation on the Hudson Line after Hurricane Ida.
Money starts to move on Austin’s Project Connect light-rail project
Over $312 million has been approved for the Project Connect venture in Austin, Texas.
Now it will not be until 2022 when new Purple Line contractor is active
Officials behind the Maryland’s Purple Line project are going to take even longer to have a new design-build contractor in the dirt.
Metrolink faces nightmare with unstable track in south Orange County – service suspended in the area for at least two weeks
Metrolink has undertaken emergency track work in south Orange County through Oct. 4.
BNSF rail tie project this weekend
BNSF will be working on the railroad this weekend.
Stalled work on California Gold Line may need federal funds to get going again
The Gold Line extension in California was paired with the wrong partner, so Washington was called in to see if more officials could work together to get it done.
FRA: Proper safety checks by BNSF could have prevented December derailment
A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report says vandalism may have caused the derailment of a BNSF train in Custer, Wash., back in December. The FRA, however, has not cleared BNSF of any wrongdoing.
Metrolinx is planning busy nights ahead
Metrolinx has two projects going on the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor in Toronto.
Pedestrian bridge work to impact Metra Electric and South Shore lines this weekend
Construction of a pedestrian bridge at 43rd Street in Chicago will shut down a portion of the Metra Electric Line this weekend, Sept. 18-19, requiring some late night and early morning Metra and South Shore trains to be canceled or replaced with free CTA shuttles between the 51st Street and Millennium stations.
TriMet’s ‘A Better Red’ mission expected to kick off in the fall
Called “A Better Red,” Portland’s TriMet is getting ready to make better use out of plans to extend the Red Line that have been in the works for years.
Century-old Norfolk Southern bridge set to be repaired in the coming months
The 100-year-old Cobb Street railroad bridge in Lula, Ga., keeps on slipping in and out of consciousness … or in this case serviceability.
TTC to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Richard J. Leary, CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced last week that employee vaccinations will be required of employees.
BART announces additional cable and rail replacement
BART has announced additional work and maintenance on the railroad.
HNTB names Doug Allen president of Southeast Division
Doug Allen will now lead HNTB’s Southeast Division, based in Atlanta.
What a find: Archaeologists uncover medieval church while excavating for high-speed rail project in England
The scope of our coverage does not go beyond North America, but I found something the other day that I could not help but share … so consider this the exception.
Another seawall set to go up on Del Mar bluffs; next phase to include storm-water drainage improvements
The final stage of emergency construction on the Del Mar bluffs begins this month.
Brightline takes critical step forward on path for service to Orlando
Brightline construction is marching north to Orlando.