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Norfolk light-rail official: Water may not be culprit






Water may not be to blame
for the settling of light-rail tracks at the intersection of Brambleton Avenue
and Second Street, The Virginian-Pilot reports. Don Lint, Hampton Roads Transit
light-rail construction manager, said that once the tracks and the panels they
are bolted to are removed next week, the agency will have a better idea of what
went wrong.

LACMTA considers Green Line extension






The Los Angeles Metro
Transit Authority is exploring ways to provide commuters with an alternative to
the 405 freeway by extending the South Bay Metro Green Line. One option is into
North Redondo Beach, to many residents’ dismay, the Beach Reporter reports.

Lindley Avenue crossing closed on Metrolink Ventura County Line






Metrolink maintenance
crews will be performing work along Metrolink’s Ventura Line railroad tracks in
Southern California over Memorial Day weekend. The track maintenance activities
will include the removal and replacement of crossties, rail and concrete panels
at the railroad crossing at Lindley Avenue between Parthenia and Napa Streets.

Norfolk light-rail crews to rebuild Fort Norfolk intersection






Light-rail
construction crews, who are working toward a mid-July completion deadline in downtown
Norfolk, Va., must rebuild an intersection after flooding caused the underpinnings
to settle, The Virginian-Pilot reports.
The
at-grade crossing at Brambleton Avenue and 2nd Street in the Fort Norfolk area
will be torn out for two weeks starting June 1, Hampton Roads Transit spokesman
Tom Holden said. The work will not affect traffic on Brambleton but will detour
2nd Street traffic.

 

MTA LIRR breaks ground on $25-million train wash in Babylon, N.Y.






MTA Long Island Rail Road
President Helena Williams and Babylon Mayor Ralph Scordino and other public officials
broke ground today on a new $25.5 million train wash facility located in the
Village of Babylon. The project, which promises to create between 20 and 30
construction jobs, is being financed with federal stimulus funds through the
Federal Transit Administration. The Babylon Train Wash Facility was selected by
Governor David Paterson and the MTA as a shovel-ready project that represented
the best use of federal stimulus funds.

Metrolink working on Lindley Avenue railroad crossing






February 14, 2001

Los Angeles-area Metrolink
maintenance crews will be performing work along Metrolink’s Ventura Line
railroad tracks Memorial Day weekend. The track maintenance activities will
include the removal and replacement of crossties, rail and concrete panels at the
railroad crossing at Lindley Avenue between Parthenia and Napa Streets.

$202-million Colton Crossing project gets key OK






A Colton, Calif.,
railroad overpass meant to unclog a crowded Southern California freight
corridor has been approved by a key state panel, ending a two-month logjam that
jeopardized the $202-million project, The Press-Enterprise reports. The
California Transportation Commission on May 19 unanimously agreed to spend $91
million in state transportation bond money to build the Colton Crossing. The
decision also frees $33.8 million in federal stimulus money for the project.

Hurdle remains on CSXT’s Worcester, Mass., project






While Worcester, mass., City
Manager Michael V. O’Brien has committed to coming back to the City Council in
three weeks with a deal to address issues associated with CSX Transportation’s.
freight yard expansion plan, some doubts are being raised about whether the
biggest obstacle – finding a new roadway connection from Shrewsbury Street to
Franklin Street – can be achieved, the Telegram & Gazette reports.

Benton City railroad bridges to be finished May 20






Crews were working
through the night to finish two railroad bridges in Benton City, Wash., by 6
a.m. May 20, the Bellingham Herald reports. Construction of the BNSF ballast-deck
bridges with concrete girders started early May 19. Both are 121 feet long and
will allow traffic to pass under the railroad tracks.

Washington, D.C., Metrorail temporary delays May 21-23






Customers can expect
lengthy delays of up to 30 minutes May 21-23 as old track components are
replaced on Washington, D.C., Metrorail’s Red, Orange and Green lines, causing
inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track on portions of the
rail system. 



TriMet breaks ground on new MAX station






TriMet, elected officials
and project partners in the Portland, Ore., area broke ground on a new MAX
station that has been in the works since 1997. The future Civic Drive Station
will be the 85th along the entire 52-mile MAX system. The Civic Drive Station
is located along the MAX Blue Line tracks at Civic Drive in Gresham.

RailWorks Gordon Strilchuk appointed vice president of PNR RailWorks’ Signals & Communications Divis






RailWorks Corporation
promoted Gordon Strilchuk to vice president of signals & communications at
its Canadian subsidiary PNR RailWorks Inc., Canada’s largest railway
contractor. Strilchuk, who leads PNR RailWorks’ Signals & Communication
division, has more than 35 years of rail system signals and communications experience.
He is based in Guelph, Ontario, and reports to Jamey Craig, president of PNR
RailWorks.


CSXT hub takes shape in North Baltimore, Ohio






Stretching nearly four
miles from east to west, the rail hub near North Baltimore will be largest CSX Transportation
site for the shuffling of rail containers, the Sun Sentinel reports. Wood and
Henry County officials took a tour of the sprawling site sitting on 500 acres
running on the north side of Ohio 18, just outside North Baltimore.

Amtrak promoting passenger rail down Florida’s east coast






A $250-million Amtrak
project to revive passenger service on Florida’s historic east coast rail line
is building steam, along with hopes it can revitalize station destinations such
as Daytona Beach, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The project could re-establish
passenger trains on the 350-mile route between Jacksonville and Miami,
originally forged by Henry Flagler in the 1890s but discontinued in 1968 as the
interstate highway system became the prominent transportation mode.

RailPros, Inc., opens San Diego office






RailPros, Inc., recently
opened a Downtown San Diego office to better serve San Diego area clients. The
office is headed by Mike Ruth, P.E., and Joe Aroyo, P.E., who are managing
projects for SANDAG, CCDC, NCTD and other major San Diego clients.