Bells & Whistles—Purple Line project expecting more delays, workforce issues
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 16.
Merchants Bridge
Merchants Bridge in St. Louis reopens
The city of St. Louis and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) celebrated the opening of the new Merchants Bridge.
Watch: Crews remove third segment of Merchants Bridge; final installation now complete
The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois near downtown St. Louis is nearing completion, and the St. Louis Regional Freightway gave invited guests and the public the opportunity to see one of the last significant milestones in the project firsthand from the special vantage point of a riverboat cruise.
Watch: Crews remove second span of Merchants Bridge
Crews have been working to remove the second truss of the Merchants Bridge in St. Louis.
Watch: Checking in on the progress of the Merchants Bridge
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson paid a visit to the Merchants Bridge construction site in St. Louis.
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.
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.
Bells & Whistles—Onion shippers’ railyard project may be spoiled
The top stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 24.
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.
Critical work on 1890 rail bridge in St. Louis area continues this summer
The Merchants Bridge is the second-oldest bridge on the Mississippi River in the St. Louis region, but soon it will feel young again. The Merchants Bridge was open to rail traffic in
Walsh to rebuild Merchants Bridge for TRRA
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) has selected Walsh Construction to rebuild the Merchants Bridge.