Rail Group On Air: 2022 Top Projects, Part 2
RT&S Editor in Chief Bill Wilson talks to Railroad Construction Company, Inc., about the Way Interlocking and Subway Structure Rehabilitation project.
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Problems persist for Maryland’s Purple Line light rail project
Delays and cost overruns have plagued Maryland’s Purple Line project, and there does not seem to be a recovery any time soon.
September editorial—Sound Transit is experiencing a lot of hurt
I’m surprised I did not take a Vaseline shot to the eye.
Watch: MBTA releases video of work being executed on Orange Line
MBTA’s Orange Line is now 69% complete
Bells & Whistles—Southwest Corridor light rail project takes an unexpected hit
The top news stories of the week ending Sept. 9.
Phoenix light rail project now about 50% complete
The South Central Extension/Downtown Hub light rail project in Phoenix has reached the halfway mark.
Audit shows Southwest Corridor light rail project was hit with the unexpected, leading to higher costs and delays
Results of an audit report on Metro’s Southwest Corridor light rail project connecting downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie and other areas show a major oversight and a major amount of money that is missing.
BART shuts down service due to ‘kink in the rail’
Heat continues to get in the way for BART.
MBTA Orange Line work reaches halfway mark
The MBTA has announced that 50% of the work taking place along the Orange Line during the 30-day closure is complete.
MBTA has been responding to FTA’s safety concerns, but more work is on the horizon
The MBTA launched the Quality, Compliance, and Oversight Office to address the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) findings contained in the Safety Management Inspection report.
Contractor for San Jose tunnel now wants to implement a number of ‘innovations’
The prime contractor for a BART light rail extension project wants to do some unstacking.
FTA hands MBTA another list of needed safety changes
Following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a report of findings and informed both MBTA and the state agency in charge of its oversight—the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU)—of needed safety changes that are in addition to directives FTA announced in June.
Sectioned on: MTA opens another piece of LIRR Third Track project
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the opening of the 2.5-mile second section of the Long Island Rail Road’s new Main Line third track between the Merillon Avenue and Mineola stations.
Watch: Time lapse of drilled shaft installation on Red-Purple Line Modernization Project in Chicago
Walsh Construction and Fluor Corporation perform drilled shaft installation during a shutdown of Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, part of the Lawrence-to-Bryn Mawr portion of the Red-Purple Modernization.
Calgary awards ARM rail grinding contract
The city of Calgary has awarded Advanced Rail Management (Canada) Inc. a one-year contract, with four option years, for rail grinding services on the Calgary Transit CTrain light rail system.
Bells & Whistles—Maryland’s Purple Line project is making a comeback
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 26.
Report: More BART projects are active than ever before
There are now more rebuilding projects happening across the BART system than at any point in the District’s 50-year-history despite the continuing impacts of the global pandemic.
L.A. Metro line extension in the running to receive much needed funding for completion
There have been a lot of hands trying to reach for California’s $97 billion state surplus, and some will be slapped away.
L.A. Metro Board could be ready to officially advance light rail project
The San Fernando Valley could be in for a pretty good haul as far as light rail projects go.
Changes in the works? Officials to provide update on Project Connect, rising costs
Austin’s Project Connect might be in for some revisions, which could be a project in and of itself.