Indiana town will soon know whether to go above or below grade crossings, but cost might be biggest obstacle

Officials in Elkhart County, Ind., have decided to launch a study on the construction of either an overpass or an underpass at several grade crossings.

Watch: Significant derailment takes place in Ohio

Crews were cleaning up a 26-car derailment in Mad River Township in Ohio late last week.

Prime contractor, designer chosen for mammoth Uinta Basin Railway project

Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC) has appointed firms for the final engineering and construction of the Uinta Basin Railway project in Utah.

Look: Union Pacific takes apart unique steel truss bridge in Texas

Union Pacific was hauling away a local landmark late last week in Liberty, Texas.

12 miles of track, 35 bridges receive much needed funding in N.C.

The North Carolina Ports Authority and 13 short line railroads will be improving their rail infrastructure thanks to approximately $10.9 million in matching grant funds being awarded as part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement program (FRRCSI).


Police worried about poorly marked grade crossings now that rail line is back in action

After 20 years off the grid, the Aransas Pass railroad is back in business in Texas.

RT&S May issue is now online

The May issue of RT&S features stories on the use of lightweight cellular concrete on bridges and the Lazelle Road bridge project, as well as a product overview of handheld tools.

Bells & Whistles—Metro Council ignored warning about light-rail project

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending May 6.

Last chance to submit for 2022 RT&S Top Projects

The deadline to submit your project for consideration for the 2022 RT&S Top Projects list is May 7.

Move by Texas governor has Mexico taking billion-dollar rail project elsewhere

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s crackdown on border crossing inspections has Mexico drawing a line in the sand. Make that a line in New Mexico.

N.J. congressman visits Point No Point Bridge site

New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., spent the afternoon of May 2 learning about critical infrastructure with leaders from Conrail, Norfolk Southern, and CSX.

Railroad line, salmon need to live in harmony in state of Washington

Rail lines and water lines are both important in Bellingham, Wash.

LAST WEEK to nominate for Top Projects

The deadline to nominate your top project in North America for the 2022 RT&S Top Projects list is May 7.

Palo Alto, Calif., still waiting on decisions, funding for grade crossing projects

This is one separation Palo Alto, Calif., wanted no part of, and it deals with funding.

Oregon port prepares for the future, replaces key rail bridge

There is plenty of rail maintenance and construction activity going on at the International Port of Coos Bay in Oregon, and an important phase was recently completed.

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Watch: Wildfire takes out railroad bridge in Texas

The Little Highline Fire in Potter County, Texas, destroyed a railroad bridge over the weekend.

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Tired of failed grants, officials try to set up new funding formula for rail bridge replacement in Calif.

The collapse of the First Street railroad bridge in San Bernardino County, Calif., would be catastrophic, and just over the last few months two incidents have flirted with that possibility.

Lease of dormant Tennessee Pass Line still very much alive

Plans to revive a dormant rail line between Pueblo, Colo., and Dotsero, Colo., are still alive, but what version it will be is in question.

Nominations now open for RT&S Women in Railroad Engineering list

Nominations are now open for RT&S’s 2022 Women in Railroad Engineering list.

Tenn. flood victims sue CSX, property owners over fatal tidal wave

CSX is facing a lawsuit connected to the Waverly, Tenn., floods last August.