Lewistown Station Improvement Project Begins April 7
LEWISTON, Pa. – Amtrak will begin construction on station and platform improvements at the Lewistown Station in Pennsylvania.
LEWISTON, Pa. – Amtrak will begin construction on station and platform improvements at the Lewistown Station in Pennsylvania.
ATLANTA – RT&S profiles 13 individuals for the annual recognition program, Engineers Under 40.
ATLANTA – The April 2026 issue of Railway Track and Structures is available to read online.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program, $999.5 million in funding has been made available for infrastructure projects.
ATTALLA, Ala. – Norfolk Southern gave a look into the R3 Dual Rail Gang in Alabama.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX detailed the work it is doing with magnetic particle testing in conjunction with visual inspections to increase safety.
SEATTLE – After a washout on the Stampede Subdivision, BNSF had to suspend service in the area to allow for repairs.
CHICAGO – Funds for CTA’s Red Line Extension (RLE) and Red & Purple Modernization Project (RPM) have been unfrozen.
PHILADELPHIA – SEPTA will begin a major rehabilitation project along the M Line on Sunday, March 29.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – CSX engineering teams finished track upgrades on the Chattanooga Subdivision.
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. –– The Ports of Indiana this week announced that it has opened a new federally approved bonded storage facility at its Mount Vernon port, resulting in a major expansion of capabilities and enabling the port to handle its first barge shipment of aluminum.
HARTFORD, Conn. – CTDOT has selected STV to provide traffic engineering services under a new task-based agreement.
NEWINGTON, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) released the 2027-2030 draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
SAVANNAH –– The Georgia Ports Authority has announced that the new inland port in Gainesville, Ga. will open on May 4, 2026. Gainesville is about 60 miles north of Atlanta, is a stop on the former Southern Railway and now Norfolk Southern, and is often referred to as the poultry capital of the world.
BOSTON – Phase 1 and 2 of MBTA’s major signal modernization work at Columbia Junction on the Red Line is almost complete. Phase 3 will begin March 26.
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.