COLD SPRING, N.Y. – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Highlands Fjord Trail Inc. (HHFT) announced the Breakneck Ridge station will close on April 21st for two years to allow for construction on the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail.
MCNEIL, Ark. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Railroad Investigation Report 25-04, detailing its investigation into the UP employee fatality that occurred on April 11, 2024.
DENVER – RTD announced it suspended service on its L Line to allow crews time to complete track circuit repairs on the Welton corridor.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Evertrak announced it has appointed David Connell to its Tie Transformation Team.
MAMMOTH SPRING, Ark. – BNSF crews respond after severe weather hit the Thayer North and South Subdivisions in Arkansas.
FRANKFORT, Ky. – $3.6 million in state grants was awarded to 12 rail projects in Kentucky improve safety, storage capacity, and maintenance.
NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT announced it has awarded a contract to replace two escalators at Hamilton Station, one of the busiest stations along the NEC.
STOCKTON, Calif. – The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) approved $14 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding for SJRRC’s Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project.
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The MTA announced a plan to protect the Metro-North Hudson Line infrastructure from the future effects of climate change, including stormwater runoff and flooding.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Norfolk Southern announced a milestone in its efforts to restore service to Asheville, North Carolina after heavy flooding wiped out sections of track last September.
HAMILTON, Ontario – The Ontario government announces it has finished construction at the West Harbour GO Station. This includes an upgrade to reduce travel time for more than 250,000 commuters in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.
TULSA, Okla. – From BNSF’s Rail Talk, Stephen Manning writes about BNSF’s Engineering Team in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
TORONTO –– RT&S has reported on progress along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Ontario for the past couple of years. This week, Ontario began construction of the last tunnel segment on this line.
GALESBURG, Ill. –– Two years ago, a plan was announced to revamp several railroad crossings, but not a lot has happened on the project until now.
LOS ANGELES – From Metro’s The Source, Mey Lyn Mitteenn writes about Amanda Cordova and Gabriela Reynoso, two women who work construction on Metro’s D Line Subway Extension Project.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Worcester Union Station Accessibility Improvements Project has won the 2025 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Recognition Award and the ACEC/Massachusetts Engineering Excellence Award.
DENVER –– OmniTRAX, the Broe Group’s rail and real estate affiliate, has named Colby Tanner as its new CEO.
NEW YORK –– The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) announceed that Catherine Ridaldi, who served as President of MTA’s Metro-North Railroad from 2018 until last month, will be GDC’s first Executive Vice President effective today.
DENVER – RTD announces it has updated its maintenance timeline and expects to lift all current light rail speed restrictions next month.
ATLANTA –– The South and Midwest have been inundated with storms and heavy rainfall for the past several days.
