Early scoping begins on Everett Link regional light rail extension
Sound Transit has kicked off early scoping work on the plan to bring a regional light rail extension to downtown Everett, with two virtual public meetings scheduled this month.
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Mike Wongkaew moves into new tunnel leadership role at HNTB
Mike Wongkaew, Ph.D., PE, SE, PMP, has been named HNTB Corporation’s national tunnel practice lead-West region.
Metrorail added more trains, improved service beginning Monday, Nov. 1
Metrorail customers saw improved service Monday morning (Nov. 1), including the extension of Silver Line service, as a result of around-the-clock efforts by rail maintenance teams to get more trains into service.
CN to shareholders: ‘We are not in the OR business’
After months of taking a beating from the Surface Transportation Board on it’s proposed merger with Kansas City Southern, along with a salvo of criticism and expression of interest in achieving a controlling interest in the railroad by TCI, a hedge fund based in the United Kingdom, Canadian National’s board of directors fired back today with a strongly-worded letter to shareholders and the investment community.
Weekend Lakeshore West GO train disruption explained
Thousands of GO train customers were impacted this past weekend (Oct. 30 and 31) because of a major track issue on the Lakeshore West Line. Metrolinx News explains what happened, how it was fixed, and why customer safety is the key to keeping people moving.
Trinity Metro’s Bob Baulsir retiring, Board names interim president and CEO
Trinity Metro President and CEO Bob Baulsir, who has led the agency since April 2019, is retiring as of Oct. 31, 2021 because of ongoing health issues.
Watch: MAX returned to regular service Sunday, Oct. 24
TriMet’s Lloyd MAX Improvements project finished a series of important upgrades to the MAX system following a two-week disruption just east of Lloyd Center/NE 11th Ave.
Reduced Metrorail service to continue next week
Metrorail in Washington, D.C. will continue with significantly reduced service next week.
Read & watch video: Eyes in the sky, feet on the ground: BNSF employee pilots unmanned aerial systems
Here’s another in the BNSF series “Rail Talk” that we thought would be of interest to our readers.
Valley Metro’s Northwest Extension full funding advances to Congress for review
Federal and local leaders are pleased to see the $158 million Capital Investment Grant (CIG) for Valley Metro’s Northwest Light Rail Extension Phase II (NWE II) advance to Congress for review.
NS requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees
Our sister magazine, Railway Age, reported yesterday on the NS employee vaccination story. Due to the significance of this announcement, we’re reproducing their article below.
CN CEO Jean-Jacques (JJ) Ruest to retire
CN announced on October 19 that Jean-Jacques (JJ) Ruest will retire as president and chief executive officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of the end of January 2022, or such later time as a successor has been appointed to ensure a flawless transition.
See images of pedestrian bridge night lift at Rutherford GO
Recently, Metrolinx’s contractor successfully lifted a new pedestrian bridge into place over Rutherford Road. Here is a look at how it was done.
Derailment investigation cuts into Metrorail service
Last week, RT&S reported on a WMATA derailment on the Blue Line. The suspected cause of the derailment is a failure of wheel assembly alignment.
Union Pacific requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Union Pacific has joined the ranks of companies, including railroads, to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for its employees.
Why lengthy partial road closure has kept everyone moving during Bloor bridge reconstruction
Rebuilding a bridge that spans over one of Toronto’s busiest roads is challenging.
Michele Wong Krause elected chair of DART board of directors
On Tuesday, October 12, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors elected Michele Wong Krause of Dallas as their chair for a two-year term.
TSB investigation of Lytton fire finds no evidence of railway operations’ involvement
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined that rail operations did not start the Lytton fire.
WMATA derailment on agency’s Blue Line
Passengers riding a Washington, D.C. Metro train at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 experienced a significant disruption to their travel plans.
Short Line Safety Institute releases new resources
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has published several new online resources designed to address identified opportunities for improving safety culture on short line railroads.