Sound Transit announces October 2 opening of Northgate Link
After 15 years of planning and construction, Sound Transit announced Friday that the Northgate Link will officially open on October 2 of this year.
Biden gives green light to resumption of Gateway Project
Today, the Biden administration announced that a critical milestone in the Gateway Tunnel Project will be achieved in May—the completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and the Record of Decision (ROD).
Bells & Whistles—Calif. high-speed rail takes another hit
Historic Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge one step closer to demolition ‘Inherently dangerous’ Illinois railroad crossing could be wiped out soon NTSB issues preliminary report on investigation of railway employee fatality Will the BART/Millbrae
HNTB names Lori Katzman and John Seaboldt to leadership positions in New York
Lori Katzman and John Seaboldt have been named deputy office leader-discover and deputy office leader-deliver, respectively, for HNTB’s New York office.
NTSB no longer looking for PTC
When one hears the name “most wanted list,” thoughts immediately go to the FBI’s most wanted list that hangs in every U.S. post office.
Rail Group On Air: Commuter Rail Coalition—Four women in rail, four different paths
In this podcast, part of our series sponsored by the Commuter Rail Coalition, Railway Age Executive Editor Marybeth Luczak talks with four women in the rail industry who have taken four different career paths: MTA Metro-North Railroad Director-Operating Rules Lyn Hannah, Metro-North President Cathy Rinaldi, RailUSA President and CFO Barbara Ward Wilson, and Commuter Rail Coalition Executive Director KellyAnne Gallagher.
Placing six girders at a time, work on Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension hits high gear
The first elevated light-rail structures for the Federal Way Link Extension are now in place.
LA Metro board appoints Wiggins as CEO
Stephanie Wiggins is slated to return to Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in May as its first woman, and first African-American woman, chief executive.
South Shore Line eastbound Train 203 temporarily canceled Tuesday-Friday due to track work
Effective immediately, eastbound Train 203, departing Millennium Station at 6:10a and arriving at Gary Metro Center at 7:07a, will be canceled Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week through early April 2021.
AECOM expands tunneling expertise in Canada
AECOM expands tunneling expertise in Canada with appointment of two internationally recognized leaders.
WMATA board approves budget for capital expenditures
Capital investments continue safety and state of good repair rehabilitation
Rail Group On Air: Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern merger with Keith Creel and Pat Ottensmeyer
Early on March 21, the big announcement came: Canadian Pacific Railway will acquire Kansas City Southern in a cash and stock transaction worth $29 billion in U.S. dollars.
RTD moves forward with Level 2 option for FasTracks program
The RTD Board of Directors has green-lighted a more detailed plan to provide “peak service” diesel rail transportation to Boulder and Longmont in Colorado.
Engage Construction will oversee Canadian portion of $1B Mexico-Canada rail link project
On July 20, 2020, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by a new agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada—the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Focused Technology Solutions hires Robert Fletcher as sales executive
Focused Technology Solutions —a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company— has announced the hiring of rail and transit industry leader Robert Fletcher as the company’s Sales Executive.
Streets around U District Station in Seattle are re-opening as Northgate Link construction progresses
The streets around the U District Station for Link light rail are reopening to the public starting today, a milestone in the progress of construction for the Northgate Link extension.
Last chance to register for RT&S crossties and fasteners virtual meeting April 8.
Tomorrow at 2 p.m. Eastern Railway Track and Structures magazine will be holding a virtual meeting on crossties and fasteners.
RT&S unveils first-ever 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers in the Maintenance of Way sector
Railway Track & Structures magazine has formed its inaugural 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers.
Union Pacific and Savage will build and operate Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal in Pocatello
Savage will immediately begin construction of Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal in Pocatello.
RT&S April issue now available online
The April issue of RT&S features the magazine’s first-ever 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers. You also can read stories on the track maintenance strategy of the Georgia & Florida Railway and the latest offerings in the material handling market.