Video: Revised fencing for railroad tracks in Del Mar ‘would be devastating,’ says mayor

Del Mar residents are proving to be a tough crowd, and the objects in the form of words are still flying.

Coldwater, Mich., helps fund ‘imperative’ rail improvement project

The city of Coldwater, Mich., will be using just over $300,000 of its Capital Improvement Fund to pay for a portion of 10.1 miles of rail line improvement.

Rail Group On Air: Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey talk PSR, growing top and bottom lines

Everything you need to know about Precision Scheduled Railroading—how it got started, who started it and why, its promises and principles, and what it has become, for better or for worse—is here in this discussion featuring two of PSR’s “founding fathers,” Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey, who have more than 75 years of combined railroading experience.

BNSF is getting ready to open line burned by Dixie Fire

The Dixie Fire is responsible for the destruction of over 963,000 acres in northern California, and according to fire officials it is now 94% contained.

Rail Group On Air: Lifting over 9 million lb into place at Merchants Bridge site

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Chief Engineer Eric Fields on the task of moving the first new section of the Merchants Bridge into place … and more challenges on the horizon.

Rail construction issues drizzle on chocolate factory development site

A lot of people have a problem with chocolate. In Wisconsin, chocolate is having a problem with people.

October issue of RT&S is now online

The October issue of RT&S features the annual crossties report.

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CSX on bridge: ‘Accelerated and permanent repairs’ will take place by year’s end

CSX has reached out to RT&S with a response to the rail bridge on the Hudson River in New York.

Bells & Whistles—Calif. lawmaker goes to Transportation Secretary to reject coal rail project

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.

Watch: Time-lapse video of truss removal and installation on Merchants Bridge

Railway Track & Structures magazine has obtained time-lapse video of the first truss removal and the first new truss installation of the Merchants Bridge in St. Louis.

Rail Group On Air: RT&S 2021 Engineer of the Year Justin Meyer

Railway Track & Structures magazine Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Canadian Pacific’s Vice President of Engineering Justin Meyer.

Bells & Whistles—Onion shippers’ railyard project may be spoiled

The top stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 24.

New railyard in S.D. will triple capacity, make it the largest on short line route

A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently in Belle Fourche, S.D., in honor of its newly planned railway expansion.

Delay in rail shipping center construction stinks for onion shippers

Onion shippers in Oregon have joined together to make moving their product quicker on the rails, but recent developments might make them cry.

Taking no heat: Rail underpass in Springfield, Ill., finishes early

With fall right around the corner there will not be any heat put on United Contractors Midwest Inc. for the completion of the Laurel Street underpass in Springfield, Ill.

Eye-popping milestone is achieved at Merchants Bridge site

It takes a milestone whenever you are dealing with the mighty Mississippi River, and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and contractor Walsh Construction hit one over the weekend.

Bells & Whistles—Tracks unstable along California cliff

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.

FRA: Proper safety checks by BNSF could have prevented December derailment

A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report says vandalism may have caused the derailment of a BNSF train in Custer, Wash., back in December. The FRA, however, has not cleared BNSF of any wrongdoing.

Century-old Norfolk Southern bridge set to be repaired in the coming months

The 100-year-old Cobb Street railroad bridge in Lula, Ga., keeps on slipping in and out of consciousness … or in this case serviceability.

Bells & Whistles—Is REM behind sinkholes in Montreal park?

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 10.