U.S. Department of Transportation announces over $10 million funding opportunity for transit planning
More federal dollars have been made available for transit planning.
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Bells & Whistles—LIRR investigates demolition that trapped signal workers
Gateway Project rail tunnel cost escalates due to U.S. DOT delay With BNSF out of the picture, Minneapolis officials come up with new answers for Blue Line extension Demolition of building, part
Final lawsuit against Purple Line project questions choice of light rail over buses
The third and final lawsuit against the Purple Line project in Maryland could just result in a second look.
Despite one city’s opposition, L.A. Metro moves forward with C Line extension
L.A. Metro has now entered the final planning phase for a $1 billion light rail line extension from Redondo Beach to Torrance.
UPDATED MAY 8—Rail Group Staff Report: Global railway industry recovery from COVID-19
This continually updated staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal now shifts to the latest developments surrounding recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which
Project Connect’s Gold Line in Austin, Texas, goes from bus rapid transit to light rail
Austin’s Project Connect is going to disconnect from bus rapid transit on the Gold Line. Updated regional population data has the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority going with light rail instead. Travis County
Rail Group On Air: The construction of Edmonton’s Tawatina Rail Bridge
Railway Track & Structures magazine Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks to Jerry Pfuntner from Finley Engineering Group about the construction of the Tawatina Rail Bridge in Edmonton. Access our entire library of Rail
More MARTA, other capital programs for Atlanta transit might suffer in the wake of COVID-19
Before the COVID-19 pandemic put a sledgehammer to the nation’s economy, Atlanta’s MARTA was planning on a big expansion. Now it might be looking at a big contraction. The Atlanta Regional Commission
Workers at LIRR’s Third Track project battle coronavirus head on the right way
You are not supposed to be able to work around something you can’t see, but the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic while still working on its
A streetcar with desire? NYC mayor still wants to move forward with light-rail plan despite critics
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and a tighter budget, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio still seems committed to the BQX streetcar project. The mayor refused to say the project, an 11-mile