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      • CSX Train Derails in Pennsylvania, Cause Currently Under Investigation
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      • STV Delivers Industrial Water Infrastructure at Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard
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      • January 2026: Construction of the launch box at the tunnel portal in New Jersey. HTP Work Stoppage on the Way?
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      • Virginia Railway Express Acquires Rail Yard Near Washington, D.C.
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      • Caltrain Suspends Select Weekend Service Between Tamien and San Jose Diridon Through September for Bridge Construction
      • GDC Approves HRGS Project Change Order
      • Skanska Signs $87MM Contract for Dock Bridge Rehabilitation Project
      • Fluor JV Reaches Substantial Completion on CTA’s RPM Project
    • Ballast, Ties, Rail
      • Vossloh To Equip High-Speed Rail Line
      • January 2026: Construction of the launch box at the tunnel portal in New Jersey. HTP Work Stoppage on the Way?
      • ST&T’s 30-member team has an “unwavering commitment to safety,” according to owner CPKC, and has increased output from 460,000 ties in 2022 to more than 700,000 in 2024. ST&T Marks Safety Milestone
      • Historic N.C. Rail Line May Be Rebuilt After Helene
  • Track Maintenance
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      • UTA Begins Summer Construction
      • MBTA Completes Green Line C Branch Work
      • Merrimac Bridge Project is Complete
      • CSX Shares Day in the Life of a Track Supervisor
    • OFF Track Maintenance
      • Major Upgrades Completed at Kendall/MIT Station
      • 50 St Station Accessibility Upgrades Funded Through ZFA Program
      • SEPTA Seeking RFI for Development at Germantown Station
      • MBTA Celebrates Foxboro Commuter Rail Station Upgrades
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  • September 03, 2021
  • Track Construction

MTA Metro-North Railroad announces post-Ida service restorations on Harlem and New Haven Lines for Sept. 3

Following up on yesterday’s story about heavy rain and flooding in the northeast and New York City, MTA has announced some service restorations on Metro-North.

  • September 03, 2021
  • Passenger

High-Speed Rail celebrates 6,000 construction jobs while helping train for the future

In celebration of Labor Day, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today announced it has crossed another milestone with 6,000 construction jobs created to date across 119 miles of active construction in the Central Valley.

  • September 02, 2021
  • ON Track Maintenance

Greater Cleveland RTA awards rail grinding project management contract to Advanced Rail Management

Advanced Rail Management has been awarded a rail grinding project management contract.

  • September 02, 2021
  • Passenger

What was left of Hurricane Ida walloped northeast rail service

Heavy rains left from Hurrican Ida walloped New York City and most of the northeast last night.

  • September 02, 2021
  • Passenger

Two signal structures installed on Metrolinx transit network in Toronto

PNR RailWorks installed two large signal bridge structures, spanning nine tracks each, and a cantilever structure on a critical piece of Metrolinx transit network in Toronto.

  • September 02, 2021
  • Track Construction

Sagging rail bridge in N.Y. leads to a call to ‘blitz’ all spans in the state

Officials in Dutchess County, N.Y., are wondering about the safety of a CSX rail bridge, and one is insisting the state do immediate inspections on all rail spans.

CSX
  • September 02, 2021
  • Class 1

CSX back in the woodshed with OSHA

CSX is back in the woodshed with OSHA for firing two employees reporting safety violations.

  • September 01, 2021
  • Track Construction

Skanska will build new road grade separation in Industry, Calif., for $96 million

Skanska has signed a contract with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to serve as the contractor for the Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project in City of Industry, Southern California.

  • September 01, 2021
  • Track Construction

MTA prepares rail infrastructure for heavy rainfall

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issued an update on preparations for heavy rainfall expected throughout the region.

  • September 01, 2021
  • Track Construction

Researchers creating early flood warning system along Hudson Bay Railway

The Hudson Bay Railway provides a critical lifeline to Northern Manitoba, one that is severely impacted by global warming.

  • September 01, 2021
  • Track Construction

RTA names new Executive Director

The Railway Tie Association (RTA) Executive Committee has named Nathan (Nate) Irby, Ph.D., as the association’s next Executive Director.

  • August 31, 2021
  • Track Construction

Caltrans releases latest draft plan for rail improvements; high-speed rail is a high priority

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released its latest draft plan for highway and rail improvements that will more safely, efficiently, and sustainably move people and goods between different regions in the state.

  • August 31, 2021
  • Passenger

Siemens Mobility battery hybrid streetcars enter revenue service in Charlotte

Here’s another story that’s a little off of our beat, but Simens Mobility battery hybrid streecars are now entering light rail service in Charlotte is an important story.

  • August 31, 2021
  • Passenger

Land critical for high-speed maglev route in Baltimore-Washington area just became unavailable

The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail’s attempt to condemn land in Baltimore’s Westport neighborhood has officially been struck down.

  • August 31, 2021
  • Freight

General Accountability Office says U.S. Army rail readiness is lacking

While this story is somewhat “out of range” for our normal reporting, the gravity of the GAO’s report on rail readiness for the U.S. Army is such we thought it appropriate to report on it.

  • August 30, 2021
  • Track Construction

Hurricane Ida threatens critical rail infrastructure in Louisiana, Mississippi

Hurricane Ida is stretching a shipping industry that is already paper-thin.

  • August 30, 2021
  • Passenger

MBTA completes E Branch construction

MBTA has completed a marathon work effort on the Green Line E Branch.

  • August 30, 2021
  • Freight

Three decades later Calif. site produces another derailment, but this time it’s not lethal

Officials are trying to figure out how a Union Pacific train derailed in Siskiyou County, Calif., at the same site of one of the worst ecological disasters in state history.

  • August 30, 2021
  • Passenger

New York governor slams power outage and train disruption

Gov. Kathy Hochul reacted to her first major event after having been in office for a week.

  • August 27, 2021
  • Safety

Just for fun – sort of – Big Boy flexes its muscles with positive train control

The current tour of Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” locomotive is exciting rail enthusiasts and rail professionals across the country.

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