CTA Taps Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners for RLE Design and Build Contract
CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Board selected Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners for a design and build contract for the Red Line Extension project.
Canadian National Bridge Collapses
FORT FRANCES, Ontario –– A Canadian National bridge that provides a connection to Thunder Bay, Ont. collapsed this week.
Nicole Brewin to Lead ASLRRA Congressional Affairs Team
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– This week, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) welcomes Nicole Brewin as the Association’s Vice President of Congressional Affairs.
Central Rail Yard Goes to Work; Project Creates Capacity to Process 2 Million Rail TEUs Annually
NORFOLK, Va. — The Port of Virginia’s® expanded central rail yard is fully operational signaling the completion of a project giving the port the capacity to process 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by rail annually.
CSX Service Restored on St. Lawrence Subdivision
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After flooding caused by storm Debby, service on the St. Lawrence subdivision has resumed.
PNR RailWorks Wins Five-Year Maintenance Contract for VIA Rail Canada
TORONTO – PNR RailWorks has won a five-year contract for VIA Rail Canada to perform maintenance for track, signals, bridges, and right-of-way infrastructure.
CN Line ‘Significantly’ Damaged After Wildfire
ENTERPRISE, N.W.T. – Service on CN’s line near the N.W.T.-Alberta border is disrupted due to damage inflicted by a wildfire.
WATCH: MBTA’s Green Line B Branch Track Work
BOSTON – From August 2nd to 11th, service for the segment between Boston College and Babcock Street on the Green Line B Branch was suspended to allow crews access to complete track work.
UP Replaces Ties on Rail Bridge in Omaha
OMAHA – Union Pacific has completed work on its main line in Omaha, Nebraska.
2024 Women in Rail Conference Includes Tour of Metra’s Rebuild Shop, Training Center
Attendees of the 2024 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail Conference will have the unique opportunity to explore Metra’s in-house railcar and locomotive rehab programs on Nov. 6. Guests will learn about Metra’s forward-thinking efforts to improve
Assessment of Fine Migration in Shoulder Cleaned Ballast
PUEBLO, Colo. –– (FROM THE AUGUST 2024 ISSUE OF RT&S) MxV Rail partnered with the University of South Carolina (UofSC) to investigate fine migration in shoulder ballast cleaned (SBC) track. In 2021 and 2022, UofSC conducted laboratory “flume tests” that allowed UofSC to quantify fine migration in a variety of maintenance and fine-filled ballast conditions.
RTD’s Downtown Rail Replacement Project Past Halfway Point
DENVER – RTD continues its Downtown Rail Replacement project, hitting the halfway point.
CSX Gives Storm Debby Update
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After flooding caused from storm Debby, CSX gives an update on its Northeast operations on the Albany and St. Lawrence subdivisions.
Watch: Caltrain Inaugurates Electric Service
SAN FRANCISCO –– This past Saturday saw the beginning of a long-awaited event – the inauguration of Caltrain’s new electric trains along the San Francisco peninsula.
MBTA Searches for JD Partner for Alewife Complex
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MBTA held a joint development forum about transforming the Alewife Complex into a public transit and mixed-use development that includes a Red Line Station, a 2,733-space parking garage, and other rail facilities.
Metrolinx and City of Toronto Disagree on Scarborough Line/Eglinton East LRT Link
TORONTO – The city of Toronto and Metrolinx have not been able to agree on who will pay for a proposed connection from Scarborough subway at Kennedy Station to the Eglinton East light rail transit line.
Amtrak Invests in NEC Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amtrak is investing $260 million in infrastructure improvements along the Northeast Corridor during the summer.
WATCH: MTA’s G Line Signal Modernization Project Enters Phase Three
NEW YORK CITY – Phase three of MTA’s signal modernization work on the G Line will begin on Monday, August 12th and continue through September 3rd.
An Introduction to Rail Grinding on the Delhi Metro
Rail transit properties around the world all contend with the same general issues. The corrugation on track in San Francisco is the same as corrugation on track in New Delhi. There may
BNSF Plans Two Controlled Rail Bridge Demolitions
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – BNSF plans to complete two controlled blasts of a collapsed rail bridge that crosses the Big Sioux River.