Troubled Hawaii light rail project gets more troubling news
The first official light rail project for the state of Hawaii has been tarred in controversy for years, but the latest news has the COVID-19 pandemic dumping on the job. Honolulu Authority
Rail Group On Air—An Alaskan Reality: The White Pass Loop Project
Railway Track & Structures magazine Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks to Mark Taylor, Superintendent of Operations at White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad about the White Pass Loop Project. The White Pass Loop
Canadian Pacific reports first quarter 2020 operating results
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced first-quarter operating results, including revenues of $2.04 billion, an operating ratio (“OR”) of 59.2 percent, diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $2.98 and adjusted diluted EPS
Association of American Railroads traffic report for the week ending April 18, 2020
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 18, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 403,283 carloads and intermodal units,
Watch: Boring machines pulled from Toronto’s Crosstown light rail project
Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail project continues to hum along, as workers push to construct 24 stations along the 19-km route. Two tunnel boring machines were recently lifted from the project, marking
UPDATED APRIL 20—Rail Group Staff Report: Global railway industry response and impacts to 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
Crash wall, COVID-19 adds time, money to Maryland’s Purple Line project
What was at first lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit is now delay after delay after delay for Maryland’s Purple Line project. It will take an additional five months and over $187 million
Freight cars dumped in Mississippi River after BNSF derailment
Yesterday morning did not start well for a BNSF crew piloting a freight train along the banks of the Mississippi River in East Dubuque, IA. Rolling through this scenic area, the crew
Traffic lull allows for more PTC work
The reduced traffic on railroad and transit lines resulting from COVID-19 has allowed roads, particularly transit operations, to catch up on their installation and testing of positive train control (PTC) according to
Federal Railroad Administration welcomes new Chief Counsel
Gerald A. Reynolds is Chief Counsel for the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In this capacity, he serves as the principal legal advisor to the FRA Administrator, and is
Federal Railroad Administration seeking grant requests for $311.8 million funding dollars
On Friday, RT&S reported on the Notice of Funding Opportunity for consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements. Today, the FRA published the process for applying for grant money, along with additional details
Is Ottawa’s Trillium Line the most efficient single-track line in North America? One expert seems to think so
The new light rail line in the city of Ottawa, Canada, has finally been put on the map the way officials had hoped. For months the rail line has been criticized for
Union Pacific train derails in California
A derailment of a Union Pacific freight train in California is being investigated. The train was moving through Emeryville when six cars were knocked off the track on Sunday afternoon. Three of
COVID-19 claims New Jersey Transit’s Ray Kenny
New Jersey Transit Senior Vice President and General Manager Rail Operations Raymond P. Kenny, 69, has died of COVID-19. Kenny, who began his transportation career in 1970 as an MTA Long Island
Bells & Whistles—4/17/20
Bonds approved for Virgin Trains USA’s rail route from Las Vegas to southern California. Third lawsuit against Maryland’s Purple Line project fails. Union says railroad companies need to use unemployed workers before
Future Sound Transit bridge could take on traffic of closed West Seattle Bridge
With the West Seattle Bridge now closed until at least 2022, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is turning to Sound Transit for a new bridge over the Duwamish Waterway. The West Seattle Bridge
Special Report: On the Front Line—MARTA has a plan in place to preserve social distancing when shelter-in-place orders are lifted
Clear the area. That should be the first priority for transit agencies when shelter-in-place orders are finally lifted. As a measure of preserving social distancing, rail platforms will have to be cleared
Kansas City Southern reports strong first quarter results
Kansas City Southern reported record revenues of $731.7 million, an increase of 8% from first quarter 2019. Overall, carload volumes were up 4% compared to prior year. First Quarter 2020 First quarter
Rail property in Georgia designated as Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development Certified property
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced with the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority that the county’s Highway 257 Rail Site is officially a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Certified property,
U.S. Department of Transportation makes available $311.8 million for capital rail projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) today for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. “We’re committed to addressing the