TEXRail Celebrates Two Million Rides

FORT WORTH – Trinity Metro TEXRail celebrated 2 million rides over the Memorial Day weekend, marking an ongoing trend in ridership growth. In honor of the occasion, agency employees rode the trains to visit with passengers about TEXRail and to offer colorful commemorative t-shirts for riders. 

MTA Reaches Post-Pandemic Ridership Record

LONG ISLAND – LIRR ridership sets a post-pandemic record.

Washougal Among U.S. Cities to Receive DOT Grant

WASHOUGAL, Wash. – City in Washington to receive multi-million dollar grant for rail crossing.

West Virginia Receives $576,000 to Study Grade Crossings

CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Senator Joe Manchin has announced that the DOT’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Program has given $576,000 to study grade crossings as part of rail safety.

TransLink Construction on Capstan Station

RICHMOND, BC – TransLink announces construction between Bridgeport Station and Richmond-Brighouse Station on the Canada Line.

RT&S June Digital Issue Now Online

The June 2023 issue of Railway Track & Structures features our Top Project honorees. We selected nine projects based on their excellence and atypical project goals.

MTA Completes Re-NEW-vation at Pelham Bay Park 6 Subway Station

NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) yesterday announced crews completed cosmetic and functional renovations of the Pelham Bay Park  subway station in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx.

MxV Rail, CSU Pueblo Establish Partnership to Focus on Education, Training, and Research

PUEBLO, CO – MxV Rail and Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to work together cooperatively on future education, training, and research related to the safety, security, and innovation of rail transportation in the State of Colorado.

Rail Service, Including Metrolink, Pacific Surfliner, Cleared to Resume Through San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – The rail line through San Clemente was set to reopen for passenger rail service on Saturday, May 27, as emergency work has stabilized a hillside north of the Pier that last month scattered debris into the rail right of way below.

Palo Alto and Caltrain Solidify Rail Redesign Deal

PALO ALTO –The city of Palo Alto has been working with Caltrain to address and redesign three rail crossings owned by Caltrain.

MTA Uses Laser-Equipped Trains to Clean Railway Tracks of Leaves

In an MTA Press Release, it has announced a contract with Laser Precision Solutions for the use of laser-equipped trains to reduce fallen leaves on railway tracks.

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Ohio Senator Sends Letters to Class I CEOs

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, drafted several letters to each of the Class I CEOs who have rail lines in Ohio following reports sent to his office of eroding rail bridges.

SunRail Begins Construction on New Station in DeLand

SunRail begins construction on new station in DeLand, Florida, adding another 12 miles to SunRail’s current routes.

Map Courtesy of TriMet

Watch: TriMet’s MAX Red Line to Close for Four Months

TriMet on May 24 announced that between June 18 and Oct. 21, MAX Red Line stations between Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport will be closed, allowing crews to access TriMet right-of-way and perform major construction for its “A Better Red” MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project.

Watch: Work Continues on Toronto’s Union Station Enhancement Project

Metrolinx announced May 25 that the first of two cranes has been installed in the Union Station rail corridor to support station improvements.

NTSB to Hold East Palestine Investigative Hearing

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced May 24 that it will hold a two-day investigative hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, on June 22-23, as part of the ongoing investigation into the Feb. 3 derailment of

GDC Shortlists Three Hudson Tunnel Project Teams

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) on May 22 named a shortlist of qualified teams who will receive an invitation to submit a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to

TiEnergy Marks 20 Years

TiEnergy has marked its 20th year as a family-owned railroad tie removal and recycling company. Based in Hampshire, Ill., TiEnergy, a division of Midwest Companies, works with Class I, II and III

View from the front of the train of the new light rail tunnel under downtown L.A. (Metro photo)

LA Metro Sets Opening Date for Regional Connector

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on May 22 announced that the $1.8 billion Regional Connector transit project, which will take riders from Azusa to Long Beach and from East L.A. to Santa Monica on one train, will officially open to the public on June 16.

When in ROMA, Do As the ROMAns Do?

CN and the City of Sarnia, Ontario, are in a dispute over who pays for drainage work on CN’s right-of-way. Sarnia is a key U.S./Canada rail border crossing for CN. The matter

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