MBTA Announces Construction Schedule for First Part of 2025

BOSTON – The MBTA announced its construction schedule for the first half of 2025.

Amtrak: Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program: Hear From Our Partners

BALTIMORE – From Amtrak, hear more about the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, including videos from Baltimore leaders.

Kansas Communities Receive More Than $4M for Railroad Crossing Infrastructure

TOPEKA, Kan. – More than $4 million was awarded to two communities in Kansas as part of the USDOT FRA’s Railroad Crossing Elimination program.

VPRA Selects Construction Partner for Long Bridge Project – South Package (UPDATED 1/30)

RICHMOND, Va. – The VPRA has selected Long Bridge Rail Partners, a joint venture of Trumbull Corp., Fay, S&B Construction, and Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc., for the Long Bridge Project – South Package.

VTA Announces 2025 Rehabilitation Continuance

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) gave a progress update on the overhaul of its infrastructure.

MTA’s Westchester Sq-East Tremont Av Station Now Accessible

NEW YORK CITY – The MTA announced its Westchester Sq-East Tremont Av (6) Station is now fully accessible.

City of Lincoln and RTSD Receive $66.7MM Grant

LINCOLN, Neb. – The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $66.7 million grant that will go toward improving two railroad crossings and intersections in Lincoln, Nebraska.

ATP Releases Light Rail Plan Renderings

AUSTIN – Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) has released a draft of its light rail plan.

BNSF Rail Talk: The Inventor of the Rotary Snowplow Was . . . A Dentist?

FORT WORTH, Texas – From BNSF’s Rail Talk, Leslie Smith writes about the invention of the rotary snowplow.

All It’s Cracked Up To Be: Rail Flaw Detection

ATLANTA – From the January 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures, this vendor product spotlight focuses on rail flaw detection solutions.

CN Introduces Sutton-Spaulding Double Track Extension; Gives Update on Infrastructure (UPDATED 1/27)

CHICAGO – CN’s Sutton-Spaulding double track extension is in service.

SCTPO Receives $4.9M Rail Crossing Elimination Grant

VIERA, Fla. – The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization announced an FRA Rail Crossing Elimination grant totaling $4.9 million.

$25MM for Infrastructure Upgrades in Illinois

GALESBURG, Ill. – $25 million in federal funding was awarded for infrastructure upgrades in Galesburg.

Egis Tapped as Independent Engineer for MTA’s Purple Line LRT

BETHESDA, Md. – Egis will serve as Independent Engineer for MTA’s Purple Line LRT in Maryland.

CN, Grenada Railroad Work Together After Track Deviation

MONTREAL – CN worked with Grenada Railroad after the short line encountered an operational challenge on a bridge.

FRA Awards $1.1B for Rail Crossing Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced more than $1.1 billion in funding via the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program.

R. J. Corman Railroad Wins NRC’s 2024 Small Project of the Year

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Services was chosen to receive NRC’s Small Project of the Year Award for its six-mile siding extension project between Wells and North Berwick, Maine for CSX.

Vehicle/Track Inspection from a Car Design Perspective

ATLANTA – From the January 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures, this article from Jeff Tuzik is based off a presentation at Wheel Rail Interaction 2024.

$204MM Secured for Assembly Street Railroad Separation Project (UPDATED 1/27)

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The city of Columbia received $204 million in federal funding for a separation project.

Courtesy of CHSRA

CHSRA Extends Notice of Industry Comment Period, CM/GC for Track and OCS Construction

SACRAMENTO – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is inviting feedback on draft contract documents for the upcoming Construction Manager/General Contractor for Track and Overhead Contact System construction on the 171-mile Early Operating Segment from Merced to Bakersfield.

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