U.S. Department of Transportation announces $30.5 billion for nation’s public transportation systems
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $30.5 billion in Federal funding.
L.A. Metro awards contracts to two companies to develop their proposals for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
Earlier this month, Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson reported on the decision the L.A. Metro board needs to make around monorail or heavy rail for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Here is more news about this story.
High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopts 2020 business plan
The California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopted the revised 2020 business plan [this week].
Loram Technologies is building a new rail R&D facility in Georgetown, Texas
Loram Technologies, formerly GREX, is planning to build a rail research and development facility in Georgetown, Texas.
Miami-Dade wants commuter rail on Brightline tracks
The Transportation Planning Organization Governing Board for Miami-Dade has been considering options for a mass-transit project.
RailWorks to perform track upgrades in Baltimore for MTA
RailWorks is set to kick off a significant track maintenance and upgrade project for the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) in Baltimore.
Metro expects to finish Purple Line Extension section one tunneling this week
Some new details emerged last week on Metro’s herculean task of tunneling below Wilshire to extend the Purple Line subway.
Rail Group On Air: Squeezing a third track in the existing right-of-way
In this episode of Rail Group On Air, RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with the leaders behind the LIRR Mainline Expansion Project.
Metra names McCann as chief operating officer
Metra has promoted Kevin McCann, who rose through the ranks to become head of the agency’s Mechanical Department, to be its next chief operating officer.
Riders will likely return to Metrolink
While many predicted COVID would be the death of commuting, a new Metrolink survey says otherwise.
MTA trains have more zip thanks to signal upgrade
More Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway trains are on schedule, and that has to do with a massive effort to replace train signals.
How much more? Cost of crash wall on Southwest line in Minnesota spikes 356%
The Metropolitan Council knows who is going to pay for this wall, but the new price is staggering.
Sound Transit’s Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project hits the home stretch
Crews have completed track work on Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, marking 75% completion of the project. More than 22,000 linear feet of track is now installed.
Wabtec acquires Nordco
Wabtec Corporation announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nordco from Greenbriar Equity Group LP.
Focused Technology Solutions announces battery-operated EclipEase nearing launch
Focused Technology Solutions —a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company— has announced that the first ever battery-operated e-clip inserter/remover, the EclipEase, is coming soon.
Illinois looks to improve safety at almost 500 railroad crossings
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved its annual five-year Crossing Safety Improvement Program to begin implementing highway-rail safety capital projects for local roads across the state.
Book review: Field guide contains ‘unbelievable knowledge’
“The Complete Field Guide to Modern Derailment Investigation” by Gary P. Wolf (Wolf Railway Consulting, 2021, spiral bound softcover, 436 pp., $75.00).
Wabtec going underground
Wabtec Corporation secured an order to supply Siemens Mobility with several products for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Upgrade Program.
Rail Group On Air: Riyadh Metro—Building the world’s largest single-phase Metro
The first lines of Riyadh’s six-line, 176-km metro network are due to commence operation in the final quarter of 2021.
SFMTA tries to figure out transit congestion on 4th Street Bridge
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is trying to come up with a solution to congestion with its T Third Line on the 4th Street Bridge in San Francisco.