ATLANTA –– The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) provided an update on the work needed for the system’s Five Points station, which serves as a hub for all MARTA lines in the central business district of downtown Atlanta.
How can Class I scheduled railroad operations translate into volume growth? What are the opportunities for industrial development? Why are short line and regional partnerships key to overall rail industry success? Is more culture change needed at the Class I’s? Farrukh A. Bezar offers his perspectives during this discussion with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.
The National Railway Historical Society has kicked off its second 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.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will go toward upgrading the Madison County rail system.
NEW YORK – Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT are working to examine infrastructure following an increase of disruptions in New Jersey and New York Penn Station.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reports the progress made on its Orange Line and subsequent removal of six speed restrictions.
BOSTON –– Eloy Martinez, an industry leader in rail and transit vehicle technologies, has joined HNTB as project director for fleet engineering, project management and advisory services.
SAN FRANCISCO – Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) announces it has rebuilt an escalator at Powell Street Station.
SEATTLE ––Sound Transit is marking a major milestone for ST3 projects and future Link service in Pierce County and South King County.
ATLANTA – The July 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures is available in a digital format. The cover story features our RT&S 2024 Women in Railroad Engineering winners.
LAS VEGAS – PCM Railone AG will open a $20 million production facility in Las Vegas as part of Brightline West’s high-speed rail project.
GENEVA, Ill. – Miner Enterprises, Inc. (Miner) on July 1 announced that it is celebrating 40 years of “proven, reliable and advanced” maintenance-of-way (m/w) discharge solutions in its Miner AggreGate® line of ballast outlet gates, control systems and accessories.
TOPEKA, Kan. –– The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced this week that approximately $10 million in funding is available for projects submitted to the state’s Rail
Service Improvement Program.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – The Eaglewood bridge and new signalized intersection on the Hazel McCallion Line will open on July 4th. This connects communities on the east and west sides of Hurontario Street.
OLD SAYBROOK/OLD LYME, Conn. – Amtrak on June 28th reported awarding the O&G/Tutor Perini joint venture a construction contract to replace the existing Connecticut River Bridge, which opened in 1907 and links Old Saybrook and Old Lyme.
DALLAS – Over the weekends of June 28th to July 1st and July 12th to 15th, crews will perform maintenance on DART Rail’s catenary.
SACRAMENTO – Foster + Partners and Arup revealed the designs for the California High-Speed Rail’s first four stations.
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – A trestle bridge over the Potomac River connecting Maryland to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia will be ready for freight and passenger trains to operate after a fire broke out on Monday, June 24th.
BURBANK, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (CHSRA) Board of Directors on June 26 approved the joint venture of SYSTRA | TYPSA to begin designing track and overhead contact systems (OCS) for the initial 171-mile passenger service connecting
MONTREAL – Professional services and project management company AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. will work for Design-Builder ECCO III Enterprises Inc. ECCO III Enterprises, Inc. was awarded a 44-month contract to design and build disability access upgrades to the MTA Broadway Junction Complex.
