PRT Will Close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for Five Months Next Spring
PITTSBURGH – Beginning spring 2025, Pittsburg Regional Transit plans to close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for five months to allow for rehabilitation.
PITTSBURGH – Beginning spring 2025, Pittsburg Regional Transit plans to close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for five months to allow for rehabilitation.
NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT’s first phase of the Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement project won 2023 Project of the Year within the $10M – $60M category. The award comes from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey chapter.
Allyship and inclusivity aren’t just buzz words. They not only translate directly into the recognition of an individual’s or project’s contribution to the organization or community at large, but also mean fostering
CALGARY ––Flags across the Canadian Pacific Kansas City transnational railroad network are flying at half-mast in honor of Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, who served as final President and CEO of Kansas City Southern from 2015 until April 14, 2023, upon completion of the Canadian Pacific-KCS combination that created CPKC. Ottensmeyer died July 28. He was 67.
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry. After
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission approved a grant on July 25th of $1 million to Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY) to go toward addressing vertical clearance concerns.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Camp Hall Rail project is in phase two of five in South Carolina. The project is still expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
ATLANTA – The August 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures is available online.
Less than one year after completion of BNSF Railway’s Sandpoint Junction Connector project in northern Idaho, one can hardly tell that there was an army of workers and machinery stationed there for roughly four
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The VTA continues work on its light rail system to bring it to a state of good repair.
CHICAGO –– STV, a prominent professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that Kitts Christov has joined the firm as senior vice president and Midwest district manager for the firm’s transportation south/central group.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Rail Division will invest $1.8 million to match funding that will improve rail infrastructure on three short lines.
HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) plans to award a contract to build the elevated rail line through Honolulu’s city center in August.
DENVER –– Carey Wilson, PE, has joined HNTB as senior project director and vice president in Denver.
DALLAS – DART has finished repairing the overhead catenary system after a major accident incurred damage to the system on July 21, 2024.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – After tornados in Missouri, a Union Pacific employee processed downed trees to turn into rail tie-ready logs for local mills.
DENVER – RTD continues rail repairs on its E, H, and R lines. On the E and R lines, it has removed southbound speed restrictions between Orchard and Arapahoe at Village Center stations.
SAN FRANCISCO – Crews will work on replacing track switches in Oakland during the weekend of August 17th and 18th.
SACRAMENTO – SacRT celebrated the beginning of construction on the Watt/I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project.
BOSTON – The MBTA announces its Red Line Braintree branch service will be suspended for 24 days to allow for improvements.