CHICAGO – On March 20, 2026, the Chicago Transit Authority filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to restore funding for the Red Line Extension (RLE) and Red & Purple Modernization (RPM) projects.
VIENNA, Va. – Gregory Grissom, P.E. steps into the role of Division Manager, Rail Inspection & Asset Management Services at ENSCO, Inc.
OMAHA –– Union Pacific last week announced its America250 Celebration, featuring a locomotive honoring President Donald J. Trump, an America250 locomotive, and the initial leg of the Big Boy 4014 Eastern steam tour.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– A series of fires aboard transit and commuter trains sparks NTSB safety alert.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Urban Institute reports that the U.S. population growth is running ahead of proportional rail transit growth.
NEW YORK CITY – Amtrak gave a winter progress update on the East River Tunnel Rehab project.
SEATTLE – Amtrak has topped out a steel structure for a new train maintenance facility.
CHESTERTON, Ind. –– The South Shore Line is a commuter rail line that runs between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago to South Bend Airport Station in South Bend, Ind. This is an historic line on which the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District operates commuter rail service today. This week, South Shore announced that it will begin service on its new Monon Line on March 31.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ––The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is initiating a Safety Management Inspection (SMI) of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) State Safety Oversight (SSO) program for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) rail transit system. The aim, it reported March 17, is “to identify the root causes of longstanding deficiencies in IDOT’s safety oversight,”
BALTIMORE – The U.S. Green Building Council awarded LEED Silver certification to the Purple Line Operations and Maintenance Facility.
ATLANTA – Railway Track and Structures opens nominations for 2026 Top Projects.
CORK, Ireland –– Ports of Indiana announced this week that it has opened its first international trade office in Ireland. This was done to grow cargo shipments and support the launch of a direct Europe-Indiana container service. Maritime trade veteran, Brian Dooley, will lead the new European Trade Office, based in Cork and Kildare, Ireland.
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SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Transit Authority announced a lineup of 2026 maintenance projects on TRAX light rail and FrontRunner commuter rail lines.
SACRAMENTO – California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued a Request for Qualifications for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ).
PARIS, France –– FRENCH new entrant, Le Train, has signed framework track access contracts with infrastructure manager SNCF Network to operate open-access high-speed services from Paris to Rennes and Bordeaux.
NORTH BAY, Ontario – The Ontario government announced the acquisition of 205 kilometers of rail between North Bay and Washago.
KEARNY, N.J. – NJ Transit and Amtrak prepare to open the first track on the new Portal North Bridge in New Jersey.
CAMDEN, S.C. –– Amtrak announced this week that it has completed a comprehensive series of improvements at both the Camden Station and the Denmark Railway Depot in South Carolina, which are each served twice daily by Amtrak’s Floridian route.
BOSTON – The signing of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) advances the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project.
