Orange County updates Next 10 Delivery Plan
Orange Country seems well-positioned for transportation infrastructure improvements during the next couple of decades.
Bells & Whistles—HART light-rail line might not make it to the end
Amtrak hoping for another $5.4 billion from Congress Single-tracking Purple Line in Montgomery County, Md., will put project at ‘significant risk’ Historic rail bridge in Iowa will be difficult to move, but
Congresswoman requests funding for next phase of Metra yard move
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) has requested $4,000,000 to continue the work of Metra’s move from an in-town yard in Crystal Lake to a larger facility in Woodstock.
Union Pacific will build state-of-the-art transload terminal in Chicago
In the future, grain will move more smoothly through Chicago.
Senate measure would help eliminate at-grade crossings
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation that will provide $500 million a year for five years to improve safety and reduce congestion at railroad crossings in communities around the country.
MTA Metro-North begins track tie, rail work on Waterbury Branch
MTA Metro-North Railroad announced upcoming infrastructure improvements coming to the Waterbury Branch.
Rail Group On Air: CN’s bid for KCS, with JJ Ruest and Rob Reilly
One month after Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern announced their intent to merge into CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City), CN made a counter-offer it said is a “superior proposal” that “will result in a safer, faster, cleaner and stronger railway.”
L.B. Foster awarded contract to supply concrete ties for major project at Houston Metro
Houston Metro has awarded a major contract to L.B. Foster.
Amtrak hoping for another $5.4 billion from Congress
Amtrak is hoping President Biden is true to his nickname after the passenger service’s latest budget request.
SEPTA faces possible budget cut because of uncertainty of state funding
SEPTA is facing a possible significant cut in its Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Budget.
DART is getting a new president & CEO
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors Tuesday announced the appointment of Nadine Lee as its new president & chief executive officer.
TTC continues to accelerate switch and track work with closure of portion of Line 1 for 10 days
TTC is continuing a process it began in mid-March—closing portions of Line 1 for 10 days to complete track work.
Single-tracking Purple Line in Montgomery County, Md., will put project at ‘significant risk’
Montgomery County, Md., is not going to get its wish.
Watch: 360-degree video of what main feature of Calif. high-speed rail project will look like
The San Joaquin River Viaduct is an approximately 4,700-ft structure that will span the San Joaquin River in north Fresno and the Union Pacific tracks parallel to S.R. 99.
More ‘straphangers’ returning to New York City subway
MTA reports that more “straphangers” are returning to the New York City subway.
Rail Group On Air: Blume Global and DCLI, with Bill Shea and Pervinder Johar
For the first time, Railway Age and Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. sister publication Marine Log join forces to discuss the global rail and marine intermodal logistics scene with Bill Shea, CEO of DCLI (Direct Chassis Link Inc.) and Chairman of supply chain technology company Blume Global, and Pervinder Johar, Blume Global CEO.
Somerville, Mass., hoping to recover money it put up to save Green Line Extension project
Back in 2016 it was called “an extreme and unprecedented arrangement for a state infrastructure project.” Today, however, the city of Somerville, Mass., might be getting its money back.
Helping Amtrak back on its feet—U.S. DOT and FRA providing $1.69 billion
Amtrak and other passenger transportation agencies continue to wrestle with the impact of, and continuing threat posed by COVID.
Historic rail bridge in Iowa will be difficult to move, but county is hoping there is a taker
A 119-year-old Union Pacific steel truss railroad bridge might be too big for any takers.
SEPTA: ‘Federal COVID relief funds critical, but temporary’
Despite the massive financial assistance to public transit provided by recent federal programs, SEPTA points out they are “critical, but temporary.” Therefore, careful budget planning and management are important.