Rail Transit: Addressing Wheel/Rail Noise at the Source
Transit systems everywhere must deal with noise and vibration issues. The causes are numerous and varied; the challenges, formidable.
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ASLRRA honors Peter Gilbertson for service to the short line industry
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Peter A. Gilbertson, President and CEO of Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, as the recipient of the 2019 Thomas L. Schlosser Distinguished
Amtrak advances Baltimore Penn Station project
Amtrak has executed a Master Development Agreement with Penn Station Partners to redevelop and expand historic Baltimore Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak plans to contribute up to $90 million toward
Commuter rail execs form new trade association
“Commuter rail,” says Metra CEO and Executive Director Jim Derwinski, “needs a distinct voice.” Derwinski and a group of current and former passenger rail industry executives led by former New York Metropolitan
Port of Muskogee gains half of matching funds for rail project
The Port of Muskogee, a regional port along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Muskogee County, Okla., is the recipient of a $3 million out-of-cycle economic development grant from the City
Amtrak state of good repair backlog tops $33.3 billion
There’s a lot of work to be done on Amtrak. The railroad said its state of good repair backlog (SOGR) has passed $33.3 billion, with $28.1 billion of that on the Northeast
Schaefer new NJT Chief Engineer, Capital Planning
Richard Schaefer, P.E., has joined New Jersey Transit as Chief Engineer in the Capital Planning and Program department.
Seabrook Strauss Bascule Bridge: A bridge repair case study
The Port of New Orleans’ Seabrook Railroad Bridge is a double track Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project design and construction presented extraordinary challenges to engineers
Crossties face conflicting pressures
It’s shaping up to be an unusual year in crossties. And for wood crossties in particular, things are looking positively bizarre. “We’re seeing some big peaks and valleys in supply and prices,”
Port Authority of NY-NJ names DeGraffe to serve as head of transit, GM for PATH
Clarelle DeGraffe is the new director of rail transit and general manager of Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH), effective March 25, following a promotion from officials at the Port Authority of New
Contractors petition for HOS exemptions for derailment, emergency response
R.J. Corman Railroad Services, Cranemasters Inc. and the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) have asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt railroad workers responding to emergencies from certain
Research: Bridge Asset Management and the Degradation Model
Editor’s Note: From time to time we will publish cutting-edge research in the world of railroad engineering. In this piece, researchers look at the use of the degradation model in bridge asset
Pandrol signs deal as exclusive distributor of Sicut crossties in North America
Pandrol is now the exclusive North American distributor of Sicut composite crossties, which are made from recycled plastics using a process developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Winter maintenance: Fighting the cold
Suppliers and transit agencies continue their efforts to keep safety at top-of-mind while considering machinery requirements during winter maintenance.
STV hires John Brestin to lead Bridge Practice
John Brestin, P.E., S.E., a veteran engineer and practice leader who has spearheaded the design of significant bridge initiatives throughout the United States, has joined STV as vice president and head of
PRESS RELEASE: TTCI Names Karalyn Moreira as Executive Director of Business Development
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) named Karalyn Moreira as its Executive Director of Business Development. Moreira, 45, comes to TTCI after spending the last seven years as the Commercial Director for Scomi
Concrete Crossties: A New Paradigm for Design
Researchers in the Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been actively conducting research and engaging with industry experts in an effort to improve the
PRESS RELEASE: Simmons-Boardman Rail Group Named Official Media Partner for Railway Interchange
Railway Interchange, the largest exhibition and technical conference in North America, today announced that Simmons-Boardman Rail Group, publisher of Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures (RT&S) and International Railway Journal (IRJ), is
FRA pulls funding plug on California HSR
For all intents and purposes, California’s high-speed rail project is dead. At least that’s the consensus among several observers of the U.S. high-speed rail scene, which, sadly, appears to be based more
VHB lands contract for environmental review of proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector
A proposal to build the Brooklyn Queens Connector, a streetcar line linking the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, took a step toward reality today as the city’s Economic Development