Is an immersed tube the answer to Seattle’s bridge problem?
Railway Track & Structures magazine recently ran a web story on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and her plea for Sound Transit to help build a bridge across the Duwamish Waterway. The current
Railway Track & Structures magazine recently ran a web story on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and her plea for Sound Transit to help build a bridge across the Duwamish Waterway. The current
Seventeen “transformative” rail and public transportation projects in California received $500 million in capital grants from the California State Transportation Agency. The San Francisco Bay Area and southern California were the big
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is taking unprecedented steps to increase the opportunities available to small businesses during the coronavirus outbreak, helping to continue essential construction projects and keeping small business employees
What could transit look like in northern California, specifically the San Francisco Bay area? Over the next decade, Caltrain electrification and the Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) extension to San Jose will
The first official light rail project for the state of Hawaii has been tarred in controversy for years, but the latest news has the COVID-19 pandemic dumping on the job. Honolulu Authority
Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail project continues to hum along, as workers push to construct 24 stations along the 19-km route. Two tunnel boring machines were recently lifted from the project, marking
Following is a staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal that will be continuously updated with the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic
What was at first lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit is now delay after delay after delay for Maryland’s Purple Line project. It will take an additional five months and over $187 million
The new light rail line in the city of Ottawa, Canada, has finally been put on the map the way officials had hoped. For months the rail line has been criticized for
Bonds approved for Virgin Trains USA’s rail route from Las Vegas to southern California. Third lawsuit against Maryland’s Purple Line project fails. Union says railroad companies need to use unemployed workers before
Clear the area. That should be the first priority for transit agencies when shelter-in-place orders are finally lifted. As a measure of preserving social distancing, rail platforms will have to be cleared
You need to listen for the train horn today. This is not just any train horn used for safety purposes when trains are approaching railroad crossings. This is a special horn honoring
The following is a staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal that will be continuously updated with the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19
Construction on Maryland’s Purple Line is no longer under a “stop-in-place” order. Lawsuits forced work to be put on pause, but on April 13 a federal judge dismissed the third and final
I’m preparing for the body aches. No, I do not have COVID-19 (at least I think I do not have it), but the coronavirus is partly behind it. Since all activities have
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson and Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono talk about the latest developments on COVID-19 and how it is affecting the rail industry. For the latest
In a bold move, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy laid down a series of orders for the transit sector on April 11 in response to COVID-19. Murphy wants public transportation agencies to
Following is a staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal that will be continuously updated with the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic
Thanks to the Texas Medical Center, the city of Houston has a large population of healthcare workers. Perhaps that is why ridership is down just 55 percent on Houston Metro buses and
Rideau Transit Group has submitted an outline to the city of Ottawa on how it plans on fixing the problems with the light rail system. However, officials want more. One item that