RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), together with officials including U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner as well as U.S. Representatives Gerry Connelly and Abigail Spanberger, this week participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the state’s Long Bridge Project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Amtrak Office of Inspector General announced today that seventeen Amtrak employees have resigned over a healthcare fraud investigation.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council announced the cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Cry. star, and Hennepin County have approved Preliminary Design Plans for the Blue Line Extension.
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Regional Transit District announced Swanston Station construction will be completed ahead of schedule on October 18, 2024.
CHICAGO – Metra passengers who are boarding inbound trains at five Metra Electric stations will need to use temporary platforms from October 14th to 27th to accommodate track closures during a major construction project.
INDIANAPOLIS – Ports of Indiana has launched a new business venture called “Indiana River & Rail Terminals,” the largest general cargo operation on the Ohio River. The business will manage all the general cargo facilities at the Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon ports, including six docks, six warehouses, multiple rail transload facilities, and logistics services for more than 40 existing customers within the ports’ 2,200 acres of land.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – From BNSF’s Rail Talk, Susan Green writes about BNSF’s solution to a roadbed drainage issue.
DECORAH, Iowa – The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $5.1 million under the Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant (RRLG) Program.
CHICAGO ––The National Railway Historical Society, Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures have awarded Union Pacific’s heritage program their second annual Historic Preservation Award, which recognizes and honors a North American common-carrier railroad for a historically significant preservation project.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission approved stipulated agreements for rail crossing safety upgrades in St. Clair, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson Counties.
ATLANTA ––After Hurricane Helene swept through the southeast in late September, bringing with it historic flooding, unprecedented damage, and unanticipated topography changes to parts of the region, hundreds of railroaders from Norfolk Southern got to work, restoring service and helping the Norfolk Southern network recover from the storm’s impact.
PUEBLO, Colo. – From Steve Wilk, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, Engineering Services;
Duane Otter, Ph.D., PE, Scientist;
Ben Bakkum, PE, Principal Investigator I, Engineering Services.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project in Pennsylvania is progressing ahead of schedule, with the last day of replacement bus service now planned for Nov. 7, two weeks earlier than originally promised.
ATLANTA – From the October 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures, this article from Jeff Tuzik is based on a WRI presentation on grinding strategies at CSX.
BIG SIOUX RIVER ––When a record-breaking flood caused the partial collapse of a BNSF rail bridge over the Big Sioux River, Ames Construction responded with people and equipment to remove the damaged structure.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved safety upgrades at the Columbia Street rail crossing.
BETHESDA, Md. – In a video, Maryland Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs II provides a progress update on the Purple Line project.
ATLANTA & JACKSONVILLE –– Both Norfolk Southern and CSX are monitoring the progress of Hurricane Milton. The latest advisory from each railroad is below.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that Sean Libberton has joined the firm as vice president and national transit corridor strategy and development leader.
ATLANTA ––If you were to view a segment of track as a spine, you could argue railroad ties are similar to vertebrae.
