Florida’s Broward County considering commuter rail line in FEC corridor

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four and Broward County are performing a PD&E Study for the Broward Commuter Rail (BCR) along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway from Aventura in Miami-Dade County to Deerfield Beach in Broward County.

COVID-19 cases spiking once again – several passenger agencies requiring employee vaccinations

With COVID-19 spiking again, several transit and rail passenger agencies have issued vaccination mandates for employees.

Sound Transit

Link light rail service will temporarily single-track between Tukwila International Boulevard and Rainier Beach stations Aug. 21 and 22

Due to scheduled rail replacement, Link light rail will experience service disruptions between Tukwila International Boulevard station and Rainier Beach station late evening Saturday, Aug. 21 and all day Sunday, Aug. 22.

MBTA continues 28-day E Branch accelerated construction

Track replacement and other improvements are on schedule for completion by Aug. 29.

Sound Transit receives U.S. DOT financing assistance for building critical transit expansions

Last week, U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg led a news conference in Redmond to announce that U.S. DOT will approve expanded financing assistance for Sound Transit that will create more than $500 million in savings for regional taxpayers.

Proposed Newark Liberty AirTrain wins key environmental approval

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed AirTrain replacement at Newark Liberty International Airport, keeping the project on track and sustaining the Port Authority’s commitment to creating world-class AirTrain systems across its airports.

Kansas Governor Kelly announces 10 short line rail improvement projects

Funding for ten Kansas short line projects was awarded this week.

Interview with Carl Warren, president and CEO of North Carolina Railroad

Carl Warren has been president and CEO of the North Carolina Railroad for one year. He was recently interviewed by his company to reflect on what’s happened during his first year in office. The interview is presented in this post.

CP freight train derailment in 2019 caused by internal rail defect

The cause of a 2019 CP derailment has been determined.

MTA subway motorman allegedly allows friend to operate a D train

A 32 year-old 11-year veteran MTA subway motorman allowed his girlfriend operate his train over a significant distance on Friday, Aug. 13.

Union Pacific continues to get hammered by floods

Flooding and washouts continue unabated on the Union Pacific.

Northgate Link light rail testing moves into final stages

Sound Transit will open three new stations this fall, and testing of the new line is at a fever pitch. Below is a story prepared by Sound Transit’s Zee Shaner about the new line and preparations.

MBTA to perform additional track replacement and crosswalk improvements

MBTA will make additional improvements on the E Branch of the Green Line.

Miller Ingenuity to supply Koppers with new ZoneGuard yard protection system

Miller Ingenuity was selected to supply their patent pending ZoneGuard yard protection system for use at Koppers Somerville, Texas plant.

MTA Announces Completion of Third Avenue Bridge Renewal Project in Mt. Vernon

MTA has completed the Third Avenue bridge renewal project in Mt. Vernon.

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is going green

Transit riders don’t typically see a lot of green along their routes. Metrolinx is trying to change that as told in this story by Katherine Abraham, Metrolinx Community Relations Specialist.

Things looking up for Washington, D.C. Metro? New report says they are

Metro has released a report on progress it has made over the past three years, after it received a significant infusion of dedicated funding.

Watco partnering in development of global logistics hub

Under a $124 million development plan, a significant portion of the Ardmore Industrial Airpark will become an international, state-of-the-art multimodal logistics facility.

Ondas Acquires American Robotics

Ondas Holdings Inc. (Ondas), a developer of proprietary, software-based wireless broadband technology, has acquired American Robotics, Inc.

MARTA and Ga. DOT lock horns over alleged safety violations

MARTA, GDOT, and OSHA are all involved in a brawl over MARTA’s safety culture.

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