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      • BNSF’s Barstow International Gateway Project in California Approved by City Council
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      • C$1M Allocated for Short Line Rail Infrastructure in Saskatchewan
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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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      • CSX, Maryland Leaders Hold Ribbon-Cutting at Port of Baltimore
      • C$1M Allocated for Short Line Rail Infrastructure in Saskatchewan
      • OTG Selects Schneider Electric Canada for Ontario Line South
      • California Transportation Foundation Names SMART Windsor Station Rail and Transit Project of the Year
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      • 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
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      • UTA Begins Summer Construction
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    • OFF Track Maintenance
      • 50 St Station Accessibility Upgrades Funded Through ZFA Program
      • SEPTA Seeking RFI for Development at Germantown Station
      • MBTA Celebrates Foxboro Commuter Rail Station Upgrades
      • STV Delivers Industrial Water Infrastructure at Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard
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  • May 18, 2021
  • Class 1

Rail Group On Air: Canadian Pacific’s Keith Creel, Mark Redd and John Brooks discuss merging with KCS

Canadian Pacific President and CEO Keith Creel, Executive Vice President Operations Mark Redd and Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer​​ ​John Brooks discuss CP’s proposed merger with Kansas City Southern with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono. Podcast Sponsored by TrinityRail.

  • May 18, 2021
  • Freight

Crews working non-stop to clear UP derailment in environmentally sensitive area

The Union Pacific derailment on May 15 in Albert Lea, Minn., could not have happened in a more environmentally sensitive area.

  • May 18, 2021
  • Passenger

California high-speed project gets some money, but misses out on the lottery

California’s high-speed rail project will get some much-needed money, but it will not be included in the winning lottery group.

  • May 18, 2021
  • Class 1

Norfolk Southern: ‘Technology is at the center of our strategy’

Technology points the way to the future among Class 1 railroads.

  • May 17, 2021
  • Passenger

Purple Line project wins final lawsuit; expect major construction to begin in the fall

Lawsuits against the Purple Line project in Maryland have all been run through the shredder.

  • May 17, 2021
  • Freight

Union Pacific suffers two train derailments over weekend

This was not a good weekend for Union Pacific. The railroad experienced two significant derailments, one on Saturday and one on Sunday.

  • May 17, 2021
  • Freight

TTCI freight rail research hits major milestone

TTCI freight rail research has achieved a significant new milestone.

  • May 14, 2021
  • Track Construction

Bells & Whistles—Canada provides update on key rail bypass project

Bids rejected for South Shore Line Double Track project Stage A of CTA’s modernization project is ready to begin The government of Canada provides an update on Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project It’s

  • May 14, 2021
  • Passenger

Watch: Final phase of TriMet’s MAX Blue Line Improvements project coming May 15-23 in northeast Portland

Editor’s Note: TriMet is making some significant improvements to their MAX Blue Line. Below is a press release prepared by Tyler Graf of TriMet outlining major parts of the project. DCL

  • May 14, 2021
  • ON Track Maintenance

TTC doing track work and signal maintenance this weekend

This weekend, Sat. May 15 and Sun. May 16, there will be no subway service on the portion of Line 1 between Sheppard-Yonge and St Clair stations due to track maintenance.

CTA
  • May 13, 2021
  • Track Construction

Stage A of CTA’s modernization project is ready to begin

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is getting ready to enter the construction phase of the Lawrence-Bryn Mawr Modernization Project, which is part of the Red and Purple Line Modernization Program.

OmniTRAX
  • May 13, 2021
  • Freight

OmniTRAX railroad receives grant for track rehabilitation

On May 12, 2021, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved a grant in the amount of $1,564,051 to Cleveland and Cuyahoga Railway (CCRL).

  • May 13, 2021
  • Class 1

Port NOLA issues RFP for Louisiana International Terminal preliminary design

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) issued a Request for Proposals this week for design and permit-support services for development of the Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

  • May 13, 2021
  • Freight

Derailment in Illinois closes roads for up to 48 hours

A Canadian National train derailment in Pesotum, Ill., has taken up to 48 hours to clear, and damage to the track could take weeks to repair.

  • May 12, 2021
  • Freight

U.S. DOT details ongoing efforts to help mitigate impact of pipeline outage

While this is not a typical RT&S story, the U.S. DOT’s efforts to reduce the impact of the Colonial Pipeline outage are worth reviewing.

  • May 12, 2021
  • Track Construction

Digital version of May issue is now online—rail bridge construction and maintenance

In the May issue of RT&S you can find stories on Brightline’s massive bridge project in Orlando, emergency bridge repairs on the Turkey River, and bridge maintenance on a CSX bridge.

  • May 12, 2021
  • Track Construction

The government of Canada provides an update on Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project

Yesterday, the Canadian government released a statement providing an update on the Lac- Mégantic rail bypass project.

  • May 12, 2021
  • Passenger

It’s a guessing game, but Hamilton, Canada, believes there will be more LRT projects

Officials trying to read between the lines of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on May 11 appear to be all on one side, and that side is light rail.

  • May 11, 2021
  • Track Construction

Illinois APWA names rail project tops for the year

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the Illinois chapter of the American Public Works Association has recognized the Ash Street underpass at its Project of the Year.

  • May 11, 2021
  • Track Construction

Bids rejected for South Shore Line Double Track project

Even after a five-month procurement process and 66 informational packets requested, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District has tossed two bids for the main construction work on the South Shore Line Double Track project.

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