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      • NS Begins Allegheny Commons Pedestrian Bridge Replacement
      • Union Pacific Rolls Out Donald J. Trump Locomotive
      • The Freedom to Tell it Like it is
      • Norfolk Southern Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
    • Shortline/Regional
      • PUCO Approves Safety Upgrades
      • Kentucky Invests $3.1MM in Railway Infrastructure
      • LNW Receives $27MM CRISI Grant To Rehabilitate Track
      • CTDOT Announces $20MM in Rail Freight Infrastructure Grants
    • Yards & Terminals
      • STV Delivers Industrial Water Infrastructure at Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard
      • UIPA Board Approves $500K for Rail Yard Relocation
      • NS Upgrades South Kickback Track at Lamberts Point
      • RailPros Acquires Diverging Approach
  • Passenger
    • Intercity
      • January 2026: Construction of the launch box at the tunnel portal in New Jersey. HTP Work Stoppage on the Way?
      • Choppy Air for Brightline
      • MassDOT To Reveal Conceptual Amtrak Station Design for Palmer
      • Skanska JV, VPRA Sign Contract to Build Long Bridge North in Washington, D.C.
    • Commuter/Regional
      • Accessibility Upgrades Continue at Saratoga Springs Station
      • South Shore Monon Corridor Ready To Go
      • WMATA: Broken Third Rail Near New Carrollton
      • RailPros Acquires Diverging Approach
    • Rapid Transit/Light Rail
      • Sound Transit Board Adopts Updated ST3
      • RTD Begins Reconstruction June 7
      • MDOT MTA Purple Line Newsletter Released for May 2026
      • Federal Transit Administration Announces Funding for Transit-Oriented Development
  • Track Construction
    • Construction
      • NS Begins Allegheny Commons Pedestrian Bridge Replacement
      • Sound Transit Board Adopts Updated ST3
      • UIPA Board Approves $500K for Rail Yard Relocation
      • Skanska-Traylor-Walsh JV Awarded $1.02B Second Avenue Phase II Contract
    • Ballast, Ties, Rail
      • Vossloh To Equip High-Speed Rail Line
      • January 2026: Construction of the launch box at the tunnel portal in New Jersey. HTP Work Stoppage on the Way?
      • ST&T’s 30-member team has an “unwavering commitment to safety,” according to owner CPKC, and has increased output from 460,000 ties in 2022 to more than 700,000 in 2024. ST&T Marks Safety Milestone
      • Historic N.C. Rail Line May Be Rebuilt After Helene
  • Track Maintenance
    • ON Track Maintenance
      • UTA Begins Summer Construction
      • MBTA Completes Green Line C Branch Work
      • Merrimac Bridge Project is Complete
      • CSX Shares Day in the Life of a Track Supervisor
    • OFF Track Maintenance
      • STV Delivers Industrial Water Infrastructure at Amtrak’s Ivy City Yard
      • Historic Prince Station to Receive Upgrades
      • MBTA to Begin Construction at Symphony Station June 6
      • MTA Harlem-148 Station Receives Accessibility Upgrades
  • Safety
  • Bridges/Tunnels
  • Grade Crossings
  • May 01, 2026
  • Safety

Transportation Safety Board of Canada Continues Quest for PTC-Like System After 2023 Collision of BNSF Trains

RICHMOND, British Columbia –– This week the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its report on the 2023 collision of two BNSF trains in Delta, British Columbia.

  • May 01, 2026
  • Freight

NITL Weighs in on Rail Mergers

DUNKIRK, Md. –– The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) is one member of the chorus opposing the proposed UP+NS merger.

  • May 01, 2026
  • Class 1

UP, NS Refiled Merger Application: TD Cowen Insight

NEW YORK –– Jason Seidl of TD Cowen shares his insights into the revised UP+NS merger application submitted to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) this week.

  • May 01, 2026
  • Passenger

PATH Will See Service and Operational Improvements in May

NEW YORK CITY – Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a series of service chances due to enhancements to the PATH rail system.

  • April 30, 2026
  • Class 1

‘Stop the Rail Merger Coalition’ Launched

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– This week, a group of companies and organizations announced the formation of coalition devoted to opposing the proposed UP+NS merger.

  • April 30, 2026
  • Rapid Transit/Light Rail

Metrolinx Selects Aecon Alliance for Hamilton LRT Civil and Utilities Works Project

TORONTO – Aecon Group Inc. announced Hamilton LRT Civil & Utilities Alliance has been selected for the Hamilton LRT Civil and Utilities Works project in Ontario.

  • April 29, 2026
  • Class 1

NS Upgrades South Kickback Track at Lamberts Point

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Southern upgraded Lamberts Point Coal Facility’s South Kickback Track.

  • April 29, 2026
  • News

RTD Announces Online Training Platform

DENVER – RTD’s Small Business Opportunity Office (SBO) developed a training module on the Colorado Business Learning Platform.

  • April 28, 2026
  • Rapid Transit/Light Rail

How Sound Transit Handles Weather on Floating Bridge

SEATTLE – Sound Transit’s Homer M. Hadley floating bridge is designed to handle three types of movement across six directions.

  • April 27, 2026
  • Track Construction

GDC Awards Hudson Tunnel Project Construction Package 1C (Updated 5/4)

NEWARK/NEW YORK – The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) awarded the Hudson Tunnel Project construction package 1C to Traylor/Walsh/Skanska JV.

  • April 27, 2026
  • Ports

POLB Names Cesar Larios as Construction Management Director

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Port of Long Beach names Port engineer Cesar Larios to lead the Harbor Department’s Construction Management Division.

  • April 27, 2026
  • News

Women in Rail Engineering Nominations Are Now Open!

ATLANTA – Railway Track and Structures opened nominations for Women in Rail Engineering 2026.

  • April 24, 2026
  • Passenger

MTA, PANYNJ Begin Public Outreach on Jamaica Station Redesign

NEW YORK CITY – MTA and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it will begin an in-person outreach program at the Jamaica Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station for an upcoming station redesign project.

  • April 23, 2026
  • News

FRA Releases Ballast and Subgrade Interactions Technical Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology released a technical report on ballast and subgrade interactions.

  • April 23, 2026
  • Grade Crossings

PUCO Approves Crossing Upgrade in Lucas County

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved safety upgrades in Lucas County.

  • April 22, 2026
  • News

ACEC New York Honors HNTB With Multiple 2026 Awards

NEW YORK CITY – HNTB received five Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York.

  • April 22, 2026
  • Passenger

CTA Kicks Off 2026 Construction Season

CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen celebrated the 2026 construction season, which includes CTA’s Refresh & Renew program.

  • April 21, 2026
  • Passenger

ATP Selects Kiewit Austin Partnership for OMF Project

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Transit Partnership selected Kiewit Austin Partnership (KAP) as the design-build contractor for the Operations and Maintenance Facility.

  • April 21, 2026
  • Regulatory

USDOT Announces $2B Investment in Rail Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will invest $2.04 billion into modernizing rail infrastructure across the country.

  • April 20, 2026
  • Rapid Transit/Light Rail

MDOT MTA Purple Line Newsletter Released for April 2026

BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released its Purple Line newsletter for April 2026. It includes construction updates, a business spotlight, and a message from Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs, II.

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