Bells & Whistles—Fatal light-rail route has Sound Transit changing design approach
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Feb. 18.
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TTCI opens door to 30 years of railroad technology research
For the first time, the Transportation Technology Center, Inc., (TTCI) is providing open access to three decades of its railroad technology research performed under the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program.
Contractor selected for retaining wall, abutment work on rail bridge project in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will use Nicholson Construction for a railroad bridge replacement project in Jackson, Mich.
CSX wants bridge removed, but city is fighting for its survival
CSX believes a cul-de-sac is the way to go in southwest Philadelphia, but the city wants to continue to give life to the Cemetery Avenue bridge.
Cape Fear River rail bridges in N.C. getting closer to reality
Progress continues to be made on a pair of railroad bridges that will be built across the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.
Bells & Whistles—Utah county feels like a hostage over rail crossing work
Tempe, Union Pacific reach settlement involving derailment, bridge collapse MTA announces Catherine Rinaldi to serve as interim president of MTA Long Island Rail Road Utah county says road projects are being held
Tempe, Union Pacific reach settlement involving derailment, bridge collapse
The city of Tempe, Ariz., and Union Pacific have come to terms on a lawsuit settlement that involved a derailment in Tempe Town Lake in 2020.
Utah county says road projects are being held ‘hostage’ by Union Pacific; House bill addresses problem
The Utah state legislature will have the opportunity to negotiate through what has been called a hostage situation involving railroad crossings.
IDOT, IAIS need to come together once and for all to get rail line construction moving
Illinois lawmakers are once again trying to rally state transportation agencies in an attempt to create a Quad Cities-to-Chicago passenger line.
Rail Group On Air sponsored by Trinity Rail: UP’s top exec talks about the state of Class 1 company
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Union Pacific President and CEO Lance Fritz about current capital projects, the labor shortage, and more.
RT&S February issue is now online
The February issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine features a project update on some of the major rail construction jobs in the U.S., and product overviews of the rail grinding, winter maintenance, and hi-rail/truck markets.
Bells & Whistles—Watch video of train derailing and striking rail bridge
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Feb. 4.
Watch: Santa Fe junction turning into a trouble spot for train derailments
A derailment in Kansas City’s West Bottoms on Feb. 2 damaged a rail bridge support beam, and crews were still busy making repairs two days later.
BNSF back in action on Calif. line following light-rail work
After a year’s absence, freight trains are back on the track in the Los Angeles County region.
Rail contractor covers manhole, and Vermont town takes case all the way to state Supreme Court
A Vermont town sued a railroad contractor for covering a manhole, and the case went as deep into the judicial system as it could go.
Rail Group On Air: Siemens North America President/CEO Marc Buncher
Siemens Mobility North America President and CEO Marc Buncher talks with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono about the 2022 North American rail market.
Merging ports in Alaska to address infrastructure needs comes with questions
The governor of Alaska wants to merge the Port of Alaska and a port in Knik Arm and form a regional port authority in the hopes of addressing infrastructure needs for both cargo handlers.
Rail Group On Air: Will the labor shortage define 2022 for MoW industry?
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks about the state of the industry for the Maintenance-of-Way sector. Special guests on this podcast are Chuck Baker from the ASLRRA and Nate Irby from the RTA.
S.D. will guide its way through big future funds for railroad infrastructure
South Dakota’s four-year railroad plan will come with its own guide.
Taking back the tracks: Community begins clean up on UP right-of-way in L.A.
The scene has gone viral. Train robberies in the 21st Century? Garbage filling the railroad right-of-way? Over the weekend the trash started to be apprehended.