HART Settles With STG for $59.9MM
HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has reached a $59.9 million settlement with rail contractor STG.
Pennsylvania Invests $42.5MM; Approves 25 Rail Improvement Projects
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced 25 rail freight improvement projects have been approved.
Norda Stelo Acquires CWA Engineers
QUÉBEC – Independent engineering consulting firm Norda Stelo Inc. has acquired Vancouver-based CWA Engineers Inc. (CWA).
NTSB Investigates CTA Yellow Line Train and Snow Removal Machine Collision
CHICAGO – The National Transportation Safety Board has released details on a collision between a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line train and a rail-bound snow removal machine.
VTA Awarded $2.9M Grant to Reuse Excavated Material
SAN FRANCISCO – Valley Transportation Authority has been awarded a $2,982,471 grant from the State of California Wildlife Conservation Board to reuse excavated material from the BSVII Project.
USDOT Awards $645MM in Rural Rail Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded over $645 million from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program.
MassDOT Issued BVLOS Waiver to Fly Drones Over Rail Network
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the MassDOT Aeronautics Division a wide-ranging drone waiver.
Union Pacific Invests in Composite Ties
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Union Pacific shares its focus on sustainability efforts through its investment in alternative materials for railroad ties.
MBTA Green Line Extension (GLX) Work Update
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority gave an update on its work along the Green Line Extension (GLX).
VPRA Awarded $729MM for TRV Initiative Projects
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced it was awarded a grant totaling $729 million from the FRA via the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (FSP-National).
NTSB’s Railroad Investigation Report RIR-23-14
REED, Pa. – The National Transportation Safety Board released its Railroad Investigation Report RIR-23-14.
FRA Announces $8.2B For 10 Passenger Rail Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it has awarded $8.2 billion for 10 passenger rail projects.
California Transportation Commission Awards $300M+ to 15 Projects
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – The California Transportation Commission awarded more than $300 million to 15 projects across the state with $15 million going toward improvements along the LOSSAN Rail Corridor.
Robert ‘Bob’ Cigrang, 1942-2023
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. – Robert “Bob” Cigrang, Vice President of Sales for Omni Rail Products, died Dec. 3. He was 74.
RT&S On-Site Visit: Plasser American’s New Manufacturing Facility
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – RT&S Managing Editor Jennifer McLawhorn had the opportunity to visit Plasser American’s new office building and expanded warehousing facilities.
MDOT Announces 2024 Local Grade Crossing Surface Program Recipients
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced the recipients of the annual Local Grade Crossing Surface Program.
Michigan Governor Signs Senate Bill To Use Rail Ties as Alternative Energy Source
DETROIT, Mich. – ASLRRA reports Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 271 on November 28th to allow rail ties to be burned as an alternative energy source.
MBTA Completes Critical Track Work on Green Line
BOSTON – The MBTA has completed Green Line track work and removed 12 speed restrictions. Also, it has shortened two speed restrictions on the Green Line E branch between Prudential and Copley stations.
CN to Acquire Iowa Northern
MONTREAL –– CN on Dec. 6 reported signing and closing an agreement to acquire Iowa Northern (IANR), an approximately 275-mile U.S. regional railroad that it interchanges with in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Terms were not disclosed.
VPRA Selects Construction Partners for Long Bridge-North Package and Franconia-Springfield Bypass Projects
RICHMOND, Va. – VPRA selects Skanska/Flatiron Joint Venture for the Long Bridge-North Package and Flatiron/Herzog Joint Venture for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass