CHICAGO – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved more than $115,000 in funds from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund (GCPF). These funds will go toward improving public safety and deterring pedestrians trespassing on Metra tracks.
HARTFORD, Conn. – Across the state of Connecticut, CTDOT plans to remove and install markings and signs ahead of grade crossings.
ATLANTA – The December 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures is now available to read online.
Rob Russell, Managing Partner, Russell-Kroese Partners, joins Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono for a wide-ranging discussion on the railroad industry and its future, with particular emphasis on the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. Among the
PITTSBURGH – CSX awarded Fay, S&B USA Construction a contract for the Alexandria Fourth Track Project.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Brent Laing joins Ondas Networks Board to help accelerate adoption of dot16 in North America.
ALBANY, N.Y. – Skanska is building the Livingston Avenue Bridge on land in Albany.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – GHD was selected to lead design and engineering efforts for the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District’s (SMART) Healdsburg Extension.
LACEY, Wash. – $175,000 in Grade Crossing Protective Fund (GCPF) grants will go toward rail crossing upgrades in Walla Walla County.
RICHMOND – The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced service changes as a result of the Long Bridge Project.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit bids for constructing high-speed rail and track systems next year.
BROOKLYN – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced it has finished upgrades at the Church Av B Q subway station in Brooklyn.
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Oct. 15-16 hosted the third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference with a packed lineup of influential women and their allies, who shared experiences, celebrated achievements, and discussed the future
WINDSOR, Calif. – The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Windsor Extension has been awarded an Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC California).
BOSTON – MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services have finished a rail replacement project on the Fairmount Line.
FORT OGDEN, Fla. – Seminole Gulf Railway has started renewing 11.5 miles of track.
FARGO, N.D. – On November 12, BNSF’s second of three bridges opened over a stormwater diversion channel in Fargo, North Dakota.
SELMA, Calif. – For the last five years, the Central Valley Training Center (CVTC) has seen 19 cohorts and more than 300 students complete the pre-apprenticeship program.
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released its Purple Line newsletter for November 2025. It includes construction updates, a business spotlight, and a message from Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs, II.
PITTSBURGH – Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will open by the end of 2025.