Maryland Transit Administration Receives $213MM To Replace Light Rail Vehicles
BALTIMORE – $213 million in federal funds were awarded to the Maryland Transit Administration to replace 52 light rail vehicles.
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Sound Transit Line Opens in Spring; Update on Other Projects
SEATTLE – A rail line between Bellevue and Redmond on the Eastside will open spring 2024.
SacRT Works to Repair Storm Damage
SACRAMENTO – SacRT issued an alert that service is temporarily suspended as crews start working to repair damage to its line after storms.
Former SWLRT Project Controls Manager Files Lawsuit Against Met Council, Alleging Retaliation
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The former project controls manager for the SWLRT project has filed a lawsuit against the Met Council in Hennepin County.
HART Gives Construction Update for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Civic Center
HONOLULU – HART released a 2-minute video with aerial footage of construction along Segments 2 and 3 from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Civic Center.
$100M for Green Line Light Rail Extension in Hennepin County
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Hennepin County Board Commissioners have approved another $100 million to help fund the Southwest Light Rail in Minneapolis.
WATCH: Six-week MAX disruption begins Sunday as TriMet takes leap toward completing major Better Red milestone
Portland, Ore.––Construction on TriMet’s A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project will close the Gateway Transit Center to MAX trains for six weeks starting Sunday, Jan. 14. With the MAX Blue, Green and Red lines impacted, shuttle buses will serve closed stations through the end of the disruption on Feb. 25. TriMet will also use this opportunity to perform reliability improvements to the MAX system along Interstate 84 and just east of the transit center.
Railway Age/RT&S 2023 LRT Conference Roundup
Plans for light rail technology and expansion of existing rail systems dominated a conference with a New Jersey flavor, held in Jersey City and sponsored by Railway Age and its sibling publication Railway Track & Structures (RT&S). The conference took place on Wednesday, November 15 and Thursday morning, November 16, and concluded that afternoon with a tour of New Jersey Transit Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit (HBLRT), which now operates in Hudson County with plans to expand northward into Bergen County.
SacRT Celebrates Light Rail Modernization Project and Folsom Light Rail Service
SACRAMENTO – SacRT celebrated its Light Rail Modernization Project and held a ceremony for its Folsom 15-minute light rail service.
WATCH: Metrolinx’s Fairbank Station
TORONTO – Metrolinx’s Fairbank Station is one of the underground stations along its Eglinton Crosstown route.
Metropolitan Council Makes Headway on Blue Line Extension Light Rail Project
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. – Met Council and Hennepin County approved a grant agreement and the Blue Line Extension Corridor Management Committee support the analysis of the staff-recommended light rail track route.
Sound Transit Extends Light-Rail Planning to 2026
SEATTLE – Sound Transit is pushing its light-rail planning an extra couple of years until 2026. It will also spend an additional $32.8 million.
Phase One of Project Connect; Light Rail Coming to Austin
AUSTIN, Texas – Light rail is coming to the city of Austin as the first phase of Project Connect is underway.
Met Council Reaches Agreement with Hennepin County to fund Green Line Extension
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have reached an agreement in how it will close the funding gap for the Green Line Extension Light Rail Transit Line.
Sound Transit Experiences Signal Issue
SEATTLE – This week, Sound Transit experiences a signal issue while crews work to repair a sinking track near Stadium Station.
Update on Sound Transit’s Sinking Track Near Stadium Station
SEATTLE – Between its Capitol Hill and SODO stations, the track near Stadium Station has sunk three inches, and repairs will cost around $750,000.
New Construction Photos of SoundTransit’s Light Rail Stations
SEATTLE – SoundTransit debuts photographs of light rail stations construction in Shoreline.
SLRT’s Contractor Disagrees with OLA’s Report
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Southwest Light Rail project’s contractor responded to the report given by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
Contractor Sues HART Over Construction Delays
HONOLULU, Hawaii – HART’s hired contractor, Shimmick/Traylor/Granite Joint Venture has sued HART for over $99 million.
SacRT Receives $35 Million for Improving Light Rail System
SACRAMENTO – The California Transportation Commission awarded Sacramento Regional Transit District $35 million for improvements to its light rail system.