Secretary Buttigieg Visits Grand Forks as the City Receives $30M for Rail Crossing Project

GRAND FORKS, North Dak. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visits Grand Forks as DOT awards grant for rail crossing project.

Broward County Receives Grant for Safety Upgrades Along Florida East Coast Railway

BROWARD COUNTY, Flor. – Broward County receives $16 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for safety upgrades.

Donalds Reintroduces Legislation To Secure Disaster Relief For Short Line Railroads As Hurricane Season 2023 Begins

WASHINGTON – [Last week] Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) reintroduced H.R. 3782 – The Short Line Railroad Relief Act alongside Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mary Miller (R-IL), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Tracey Mann (R-KS),

State rail safety regulation bill vetoed by Nevada governor

CARSON CITY, Nev. – We reported earlier today that the Pennsylvania House passed a rail safety regulation bill that is now being considered by the state Senate. Across the country in Nevada, Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a similar bill that arrived on his desk for signature.

Pennsylvania House Passes Rail Safety Regulation Bill

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a new rail safety regulation bill on Monday, the rationale for which appears to be Norfolk Southern’s derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in February.

Whitefish to Study Grade Crossings Along BNSF Corridor

WHITEFISH, Mont. – Whitefish is among cities given money by the U.S. Department of Transportation to study grade crossings.

Another Landslide Stops Rail Service in California

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – A landslide halts Amtrak and Metrolink service in Orange County.

Modernized Passenger Concourse Coming to Union Station

TORONTO – The city’s Union Station Enhancement Project will construct a new passenger concourse to Union Station.

(Photograph Courtesy of Caltrain via Twitter)

Caltrain Board of Directors Approves FY24 and FY25 Operating, Capital Budgets

SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Caltrain’s Board of Directors on June 2 approved its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) and Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating and capital budgets at the rail agency’s monthly board meeting.

MTA Audit of LIRR Shows Excessive Work Hours and Severe Fatigue

LONG ISLAND – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a report detailing LIRR’s excessive work hours and the risk of worker fatigue.

ICC Approves Safety Upgrades for Three Illinois Counties

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved safety upgrades for Highway-Rail Crossing Projects.

Edmonton Completes Redevelopment Work at Stadium Station

EDMONTON, Can. – One of Edmonton’s five original Capital Line LRT System Stations, The Stadium Station underwent redevelopment work after four decades of service. 

FRA Awards $570MM for Grade Crossing Elimination Projects

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 5 reported that 63 projects will share more than $570 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to address safety at 400-plus at-grade crossings nationwide. The awards for

LISTEN: Rail Electrification Council, Part 1: RAIL GROUP ON AIR

NEW YORK – Is electrification—or re-electrification—a viable means of rail propulsion, particularly for North American freight rail? In this first of a two-part series, Jim Hoecker and Steve Griffith of the Rail Electrification

Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit on May 10 took delivery of the 19th of 20 four-car light metro trains from Hitachi. It is gearing up for a June 30 launch of the first 10.8-mile segment of its nearly 20-mile line. (HART Photograph)

WATCH: HART Delivers First Rail Segment to City of Honolulu

HONOLULU – The first segment of Skyline, HART’s future rail system, will be given to the city on Friday, June 9th.

Worry Over Seismic Event Delays Sound Transit Link Light Rail

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Sound Transit’s Link light rail service project in Federal Way, Washington is delayed until 2026.

Austin Approves ATP’s Pick for Project Connect

AUSTIN – The city of Austin voted to approve Austin Transit Partnership’s pick for Project Connect.

CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project to Begin Final Major Phase

CHICAGO – CTA will begin building four new, fully accessible stations at Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr that replace century-old stations; CTA to also begin rebuilding southbound Red, Purple tracks.

NTSB Preliminary Report – Norfolk Southern Derailment in May 2023

WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released its preliminary report on a Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred in New Castle, Pa. on May 10, 2023. [1]

Brooklyn’s Livonia Avenue Station ADA Modernization Wins Construction Project of the Year

BROOKLYN – A major subway accessibility improvement project at the Livonia Avenue Station on the Canarsie Line in Brooklyn, NY has been named 2022 Project of the Year in the $10 – $60 million category by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey Chapter.

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