• March 19, 2025
• News

NRHS, Railway Age, RT&S Announce Third Annual Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award

NEW YORK and ATLANTA ––The National Railway Historical Society has kicked off its third annual recognition of a railroad’s historic preservation efforts. NRHS is again partnering with Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures to present the Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award in recognition of a working common-carrier railroad for its efforts to preserve railroad history in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

• March 19, 2025
• Freight

Transdev’s Rail Division Will Complete Bridge Project

LOMBARD, Ill. – Transdev’s rail division will redeck two rail bridges as part of the Pacific Harbor Line’s track rehabilitation project.

• March 19, 2025
• Rapid Transit/Light Rail

U.S. DOT Tells Metropolitan Transit Authority That Funding May Be Withheld If Safety Reporting Project Is Not Completed

NEW YORK –– U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy penned a letter this week to New York’s M.T.A. requesting detailed information about crime on New York subways and said that federal funding for the agency would be withheld if it did not comply.

• March 19, 2025
• Freight

CPKC and Patriot Rail to Partner on New Transload Facility in Texas

JACKSONVILLE –– Patriot Rail, an operator of short lines and regional railroads, along with transloading and other rail services, this week announced jointly with CPKC that a new transload terminal will be built on the CPKC network in Denton, Texas.

• March 19, 2025
• Ballast, Ties, Rail

Metra Outlines 2025 Construction Program

CHICAGO, Ill. – Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter railroad’s 11 lines totaling

• March 19, 2025
• Class 1

NNEPRA Will Expand Wells Train Station

WELLS, Maine – Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority announces the expansion of the Wells Train Station has begun.

• March 18, 2025
• Commuter/Regional

Sound Transit board close to finalizing an agreement with a new CEO

Seattle, Wash. –– Sound Transit has announced that it has selected a new CEO and is now negotiating the contract with this individual.

• March 18, 2025
• Freight

CCRMA Updates On Harlingen Rail Improvements Project

HARLINGEN, Texas – Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) Executive Director Pete Sepulveda spoke about the Harlingen Rail Improvements Project during a South Texas Manufacturer’s Association meeting.

• March 18, 2025
• Bridges/Tunnels

For Passenger Service in Santa Cruz, 28 Bridges Need To Be Replaced, Costing Nearly $1B

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – HDR and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission stated that in order to bring passenger service to the county, it would require replacing 28 bridges at a cost of up to $1 billion.

• March 17, 2025
• Passenger

Sound Transit Celebrates Transit-Oriented Development Project Groundbreaking

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Sound Transit celebrated the groundbreaking of a transit-oriented development project in Bellevue.

• March 14, 2025
• News

A Culture of Change: How the Railroad Industry Can Embrace an Evolving World

ATLANTA – From the March issue of Railway Track & Structures, Jeff Tuzik writes about Corina Moore, Executive VP of Transportation and Infrastructure at WSP Canada.

• March 14, 2025
• Technology

Decision Making From Software and Ai

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – From the March issue of Railway Track and Structures, Rafael Maldonado and Ivan Aragona from ENSCO, Inc. write about using track inspection technologies to inform maintenance planning.

• March 13, 2025
• Commuter/Regional

MTA Completes LIRR Mastic-Shirley Station Renovations

SHIRLEY, N.Y. – On the Montauk branch, the Long Island Rail Road Mastic-Shirley station has received renovations.

• March 13, 2025
• Class 1

NS Line Newport through Asheville Expected to Reopen March 31st

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Norfolk Southern rail line that runs from Newport to Asheville in North Carolina is expected to reopen on March 31st.

• March 13, 2025
• Bridges/Tunnels

NS Conneaut Bridge Replacement Wins 2024 MBA Building Excellence Award (Updated 3/17)

CLEVELAND – Norfolk Southern’s Conneaut Bridge replacement has won the 2024 MBA Building Excellence Award.

• March 11, 2025
• News

Skanska Announces USA Civil Northeast Operations Appointments

NEW YORK CITY – Skanska announced several promotions for its USA Civil operations in the Northeast.

• March 10, 2025
• Passenger

AtkinsRéalis JV With Bird Construction Signs Project Alliance Agreement for East Harbour Transit Hub

MONTREAL – AtkinsRéalis Group, an engineering services and nuclear company, announced that its joint venture with Bird Construction has signed a project alliance agreement with Metrolinx to deliver the East Harbour Transit Hub.

• March 10, 2025
• Grade Crossings

ICC Approves Rail Safety Upgrades in Stephenson County

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved rail safety upgrades at crossings in Stephenson County.

• March 10, 2025
• News

Timothy Hurley Joins STV

NEW YORK CITY – STV announced Timothy Hurley joined as vice president of resident engineering and inspection/program management consulting (REI/PMC) operations, focusing construction delivery.

• March 07, 2025
• News

NRC Chairman’s Column –– March 2025

The Voice of Railway Contractors and Suppliers Came Through Loud and Clear on Capitol Hill  January 23, 2025, marked some noteworthy firsts. I had the privilege of testifying for the first time before