With Oregon voters turning down Measure 26-218 on Election Day, the SW Corridor Light Rail Project has now been officially laid to rest. TriMet General Manager Doug Kelsey told the steering committee
Global rail engineering company, Pandrol, has launched its new AUTOseal mould to eliminate the need for manual sealing, creating significant time and weight efficiencies in the application process. Pandrol’s AUTOseal mould eliminates
Yesterday, we ran a story about a Norfolk Southern derailment in Atlanta on Sunday night. Late yesterday, NS released the following update to their statement: “It has been confirmed that a member
Sometimes it seems like lightning strikes and we see a significant jump in the capabilities of technology. Such is the case with PS Technology’s Precision Train Builder™ (PTB), a suite of abilities that enables
San Francisco’s subway project, which was scheduled to be complete in 2018, now may not be ready until mid-2022. The project has been plagued with delays since officials broke ground in 2010,
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published a final rule setting forth metrics and a minimum standard to measure the performance and service quality of Amtrak intercity passenger
In college sports, if you are at the bottom of a list the only way you can move up is if you register some major victories. The long-awaited train line from Scranton,
Norfolk Southern experienced a derailment last night on its mainline that heads west from Atlanta, then splits at Austell, Ga., with one line going north to Chattanooga and the other going west
APTA: Commuter rail industry on track to meet year-end PTC deadline Severe drought may have caused track collapse in Maryland Washington Metro safety improvement report not complete There is still a chance
Today the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) launched its first online program for hazardous materials training with five stand-alone educational videos that provide an overview of key elements of the Hazardous Materials
On Nov. 2, RT&S reported on a Norfolk Southern derailment that occurred on October 30 near Salem, Va., spilling coal into the Roanoke River and destroying the rail bridge over the river.
With all of the news about politics, the election, and COVID, stories about PTC have moved to the inside pages of newspapers, so to speak. However, the final deadline for implementation of
Crews continue to work on replacing a section of railroad track in Sandwich, Mass., that mysteriously collapsed overnight. A 300-ft portion of rail, which dates back to the 1800s, dropped into a
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) today announced that its Central Subway project, which will extend the T Third underground to Chinatown through some of the busiest and densest parts of
Back in September, RT&S reported on the safety audit that was conducted for the Washington Metro transit system (WMATA) by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. We reported the following: “When the commission
Sound Transit is getting ready to show its presence in a big way on the I-5 freeway. Next weekend a portion of the freeway will close as the bridge holding the Lynnwood
A panel of residents has been formed to work with city officials and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on design options for the 11th Street railroad underpass in Moorhead, Minn. The
Update on 11/18/2020 RT&S ran this story one week ago today, which was Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada. Since then, we’ve learned that the American Short Line
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has announced three new modified build alternatives have been added to the Palmdale to Burbank Project Section. The new routes will reduce potential impacts to sensitive aquatic
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 7, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,028 carloads and intermodal units,
