MILLBRAE, Calif. –– It seems like only yesterday when Caltrain began electrified commuter service from San Francisco to San Jose. However, the agency this week celebrated the first anniversary of electric service on the Peninsula.
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ST. LOUIS – A MetroLink Green Line that would traverse north to south is cancelled for St. Louis.
RICHLAND, Wash. – Port of Benton’s railroad track has achieved Class 1 track status after the completion of major construction.
ATLANTA –– Norfolk Southern today released information about its Automated Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity that it’s calling “The Trump Dividend” because of funding that was redirected from the California High Speed Rail program.
MANHASSET, N.Y. – The MTA replaced the 128-year-old Webster Avenue Bridge in Manhasset, New York.
BARSTOW, Calif. – BNSF’s North First Avenue Bridge Project received the Engineering News-Record’s Southern California Best Projects Award of Merit.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission has approved more than $2.3 million in grant funding for five projects throughout Ohio.
JACKSONVILLE –– Readers will remember the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in the southeastern United States nearly one year ago. One area of severe damage was CSX’s former Clinchfield Railroad line, which has undergone a nearly year-long rebuild process. The line was opened for revenue traffic this past weekend.
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released the September 2025 Purple Line newsletter. It includes construction updates, a business spotlight, and an interview with a systems oversight engineer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Readers will remember the collapse of the Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge last year after it was struck by an ocean vessel. The debris from the bridge collapse blocked container ships from accessing the Port of Baltimore’s busiest terminals.
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Québec – The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) received an official application to move the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project to move to the assessment phase.
LAS VEGAS – HNTB has expanded its Las Vegas office to meet a growing demand for infrastructure services.
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PETALUMA, Calif. – Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) has awarded the construction contract for the Healdsburg extension.
JUSTIN, Texas – BNSF has rebuilt an 85-year-old wooden trestle bridge north of Justin, Texas.
ST. LOUIS — Intramotev, developer of the TugVolt autonomous battery-electric railcar, has entered into a new commercial agreement with short line holding company Watco, which will deploy the technology within its network, beginning with the Wood River Transload Terminal in Illinois, just north St. Louis, Mo.
LACEY, Wash. – The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) has awarded $25,000 from the Grade Crossing Protective Fund (GCPF) to the Pend Oreille Railroad for safety improvements at the State Route 20 railroad crossing near Usk in Pend Oreille County.
LOS ANGELES – LA Metro’s nine-mile extension of the A Line opens September 19 at noon.
