Bells & Whistles—Canada toughens up on track inspections
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NJ Transit
NJ Transit rolls out AquaTrack for fall cleanup
NJ Transit has begun utilizing two AquaTrack machines to clean and remove leaves from the rails throughout the fall season.
Governor Murphy and NJ Transit announce Portal North Bridge project construction award
Governor Murphy today announced that the NJ Transit Board of Directors has approved a contract with Skanska/Traylor Bros Joint Venture for the construction of the new Portal North Bridge.
NJ Transit awards first contract for the Meadowlands “innovation challenge” project
The NJ Transit Board of Directors this week approved a contract with HNTB Corporation of New York for the concept phase of the “Innovation Challenge” Meadowlands Transitway Project.
NJ Transit receives fiscal year 2022 authorization to secure capital funding
The NJ Transit Board of Directors recently adopted the 2021 update to A Five-Year Capital Plan along with the Fiscal Year 2022 authorization to secure funding. A Five-Year Capital Plan is an unconstrained vision of projects to demonstrate opportunities for safety, service, reliability, resiliency, sustainability and other improvements critical to NJ Transit.
Murphy administration, NJ Transit advance Metropark development project
The New Jersey governor and NJ Transit have teamed up to build a transit oriented development project.
NJ Transit promoting diversity for Portal North Bridge construction contracts
NJ Transit is promoting diversity among bidders on the Portal North Bridge construction contract.
NJ Transit could receive $2 billion from its transportation partner
For years NJ Transit has been transferring money to New Jersey’s operating budget. Now that financial wave is about reverse course.
Bells & Whistles—NJ Transit ready to permanently address four-year wall crumble
Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor Is MARTA’s second look at Beltline project a sign the agency might back away? Hopedale 11
NJ Transit retaining wall, a crumbling risk for last four years, will finally be replaced
Four years after the pieces, NJ Transit is finally getting to the whole.
Gateway Project rail tunnel cost escalates due to U.S. DOT delay
Sitting on the Gateway Project has given the task a swift kick in the rump.
Rail Group On Air: NJ Transit’s Kevin Corbett on completing PTC
New Jersey Transit met the December 31, 2020 federally mandated deadline for implementing Positive Train Control. NJT President and CEO Kevin Corbett discusses the project’s complexity, and the “come from behind” coordination and
Parsons, NJ Transit complete Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation
After months of teeth-gnashing and worry over whether NJ Transit would meet the Dec. 31, 2020 deadline of PTC implementation, Parsons announced today that the deadline has been met, with less than
NJ Transit CEO puts job on the line if PTC deadline is not met
NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett says his agency will meet the Dec. 31 federal deadline for the successful installation of Positive Train Control (PTC). In fact, he’s so confident he is willing
New Portal North Bridge across Hackensack River one step closer to reality
Construction of a new Portal North Bridge has taken a big step forward following NJ Transit’s approval of a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration. The new span
Federal Railroad Administration publishes Q3 2020 PTC status, and NJ Transit responds
Editor’s Note: We have reproduced the FRA’s report, released this morning, regarding the status of PTC implementation on the required railroad mileage in the United States. The report devotes a paragraph to
Rail line from Scranton, Pa., to New York City caught in a losing battle
In college sports, if you are at the bottom of a list the only way you can move up is if you register some major victories. The long-awaited train line from Scranton,
NJ Transit working feverishly to complete installation of PTC
The Federal Railroad Administration has repeatedly warned NJ Transit that the agency seems it will not meet the December 31, 2020 PTC implementation deadline. NJ Transit leadership, however, has maintained that they
NJ Transit sets ops, capex budgets
The New Jersey Transit Board of Directors has approved a $2.6 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2021 and a five-year capital plan. They support continued investment in personnel, infrastructure and equipment;
Bells & Whistles—Ottawa residents fear light-rail project
Ottawa failing to calm eviction fears of low-income families as light-rail line construction looms NS suffers from two derailments Instead of natural gas, NJ Transit now energized to find alternatives for electricity