Woman convicted of attempting to use shunts to disrupt signal system, derail trains
The U.S. District Court in Seattle convicted a woman on Sept. 9 who used shunts on BNSF railroad tracks near Bellingham, Wash.
Link light rail service will temporarily single-track between Tukwila International Boulevard and Rainer Beach stations Sept. 11 and 12
Sound Transit will be replacing rail on a section of its line this weekend.
Purple Line may have a contractor lined up in the next few months
After a year, it appears that the Maryland Purple Line project will finally have a new contractor lined up in early 2022.
Is Montreal’s REM light-rail project behind the sinkholes?
Birdwatchers in Montreal are regretting that the Reseau express metropolitain (REM) ever got off the ground.
FRA releases PTC Safety Advisory
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a Safety Advisory on a Positive Train Control (PTC) issue recently identified during testing of ACSES II (Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II) and I-ETMS (Interoperable Electronic Train Management System) technology.
UP bridge designed to withstand flooding is almost done in Nebraska
Union Pacific is putting the finishing touches on a bridge in Colfax County, Neb., and in about two years a highway bridge should be in the completion phase right next to the railroad span.
LIRR crews to perform switch work as part of Main Line Expansion Project
Long Island Rail Road crews will be working on the railroad over the next two weekends.
Sept. Editorial: Palo Alto, Calif., officials need to hurry up and make a choice
Sometimes it is embarrassing to just sit there looking at packs, but when my mind is all twisted, my thinking turns lazy and always rests on the cheapest of the bunch.
Sept. NRC column: 2022 NRC Conference will be ‘well worth the wait’
There’s no denying it. The decision to cancel the NRC’s annual conference in 2021 was painful.
Preliminary work advances on railroad overpass in La Porte, Ind.
La Porte, Ind., is moving closer to eliminating an at-grade railroad crossing.
Homeless camp fire under transit bridge in Calif. has engineers looking for long-term damage
Engineers were expected to return to the site of a fire in Sacramento, Calif., to check the structural integrity of a transit bridge.
CN announces plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees in Canada
Canadian National has joined the ranks of other companies that require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Repair work begins on BART’s traction power cables between El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte stations
BART has been working on its planned rebuilding program, but an electrical line failure has expanded the scope of the work.
RT&S September issue now available online
The September issue of RT&S features our 2021 Engineer of the Year Justin Meyer from Canadian Pacific and our 2021 Product and Innovation Showcase.
BNSF says a second track will be built in Edmonds, Wash., but details are lacking
BNSF is now confirming it will build a second line of tracks in Edmonds, Wash., in 2023.
GO expansion progress along the Barrie Line well on its way
Metrolinx News has posted a story written by Rosie Hales, Metrolinx senior communications advisor, with files from Teresa Ko, Metrolinx senior communications advisor, about GO expansion progress.
N.Y. Gov. Hochul announces completion of all Long Island Rail Road expansion project’s eight railroad crossing eliminations
Governor Kathy Hochul last week announced the reopening of Willis Avenue in downtown Mineola, unveiling a roadway that passes underneath two new railroad bridges.
Texas Central CEO is not optimistic construction will start in six months
During a recent interview the CEO of the Texas Central high-speed rail project did not shed much light on progress. Instead, there appears to be some fog developing.
Two CN locomotives collide in Ontario, tearing up tracks
Investigators are trying to figure out what happened when two trains collided in Prescott, Ontario, on Sept. 2.
Look: Railroad tracks left hanging in mid air after heavy rains on East Coast
A hole-in-one in golf is usually an once-in-a-lifetime event. So is a sinkhole that leaves railroad tracks suspended in mid air.