Workers set to leave Maryland’s Purple Line project
Frustrated by one delay after another, the builders currently working on Maryland’s Purple Line project say they will leave the project because the state is not paying for the delays and cost
Bells & Whistles—5/1/20
Union Pacific train derails in downtown Rockford, Ill. Groups want transit, not highway work, in New Jersey. Repairs to Ottawa light rail line will be done sooner. Sound Transit tries to figure
Watch: First trip of Toronto’s Crosstown line underground; station construction progress
Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light-rail project is moving along swiftly. After the tunnel boring machines came back up to the surface and were removed, Metrolinx, an agency created to improve the coordination and
Tunnel boring machines move forward at L.A.’s Purple Line Extension Project
Skanska, a leading global development and construction firm, together with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) and Traylor Shea, successfully reached the Wilshire/Fairfax subway station via a tunnel boring machine
Union Pacific furloughs majority of workers at Jenks Locomotive Facility
Union Pacific announced that it is furloughing the majority of workers at its Jenks Locomotive Facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas. In addition, the shop will temporarily close, and these actions are
UP derailment happens right down Madison Street, rips up pavement
Sometimes when you are moving down the street you become the Grand Marshal of the unexpected. On Monday, a Union Pacific train derailed in downtown Rockford, Ill., and the Class 1 railroad
Railway Tie Association welcomes new executive director
RTA is excited to announce the hiring of Ashley Goodin as the new Executive Director, effective May 1st. He will be taking over the position, currently held by Jim Gauntt, who will
Contractor of Ottawa’s Confederation Line will be addressing problems sooner
A drop in ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic is allowing the contractor who constructed the city of Ottawa’s Confederation Line to come up with a cure for several problems on the light
Look: Work on Boston’s Green Line Extension is in full swing
The city of Boston is famous for its Green Monster, which is the high left-field wall at the home of baseball’s Boston Red Sox, also known as Fenway Park. However, lately the
U.S. Department of Energy says that Bakken crude is no more volatile than other types of oil
The Department of Energy submitted a report to Congress on Tuesday that concluded, essentially, that Bakken crude oil is not any more volatile than other types of oil. The study was done
Union and SEPTA agree on new coronavirus protocols
Last week, SEPTA and the Transport Workers United union almost came to blows over the union’s position that SEPTA was not providing adequate safety protections from coronavirus for its workers. After a
Look: New York’s L Project tunnel rehabilitation is complete
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on April 26 that the L Project tunnel rehabilitation had been completed three months earlier than the most aggressive original schedule of 15-18 months, and under
UPDATED APRIL 28: Rail Group Staff Report—Global railway industry response and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Following is a staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal that will be continuously updated with the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic
Watch: High-speed rail pergola construction in Calif.
Crews at the Wasco Viaduct in California prepare shafts that will support a pergola for high-speed rail to go over existing freight tracks. Watch the video: For the latest news, go to
COVID-19 has Sound Transit’s capital plan reeling
As the COVID-19 pandemic chews a bigger hole in the purses of public transit agencies across the country, Sound Transit is taking a hard look at its capital plan and will be
AAR Research Review will be held in webinar format
To ensure that social distancing will not be an obstacle to sharing the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) important industry research, the 25th Annual AAR Research Review will be held in a new all-digital webinar format.
Association of American Railroads weekly traffic report
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 25, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 414,123 carloads and intermodal units,
Norfolk Southern reports Q1 2020 financial results
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported first-quarter financial results of net income equal to $381 million, diluted earnings per share of $1.47, and an operating ratio of 78.4%. These results include a $385
All aboard the dirt dump train! Hauling dirt between two projects in Maryland
Why have several dump trucks when you can have a dump train? Officials in New Windsor, Md., are seeing the benefits of using rail for a stormwater project, which began in mid-April
Some shippers facing shortage of preferred 20-foot containers
Watching an intermodal train roll by at track speed gives one a quick look at all of the different sizes of containers. Why are there different sizes? What are the economic factors