A group of lawmakers have put together a $760 billion infrastructure initiative that will feed billions of dollars into transit and rail.
Crews have been pruning trees in Palo Alto, Calif. It must be time to electrify the Caltrain line that runs through the area.
Who wouldn’t want more gold? California state legislator Chris Holden’s gold, however, comes in the form of a light rail line.
There is no color to the Red Line in Charlotte, N.C. That is because it currently does not exist, even though plans were sketched out for the 25-mile route more than two
Sound Transit is so serious about its system expansion, it is willing to cut into an abandoned landfill. The 60-acre Midway Landfill, located in Seattle, closed in 1983. Sound Transit is planning
You never know which areas under the earth’s crust are without any filling. Officials in southern California have received a warning over the last few months that the ground beneath a key
Some New Yorkers are being asked to take a pledge. The Staten Island Economic Development Corporation has created a Pledge for the Future of Staten Island and is asking for signatures to
Long Island Rail Road train delays at all-time low. DART presents plan for subway that will run through downtown Dallas. Union Pacific gets innovative when it comes to handling ties. Is
Two years ago the Dallas City Council was defiant in its call for a subway system in the downtown area. Now, the voice is nervous. As DART presented plans to the City
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is running on-schedule. Delays hit a three-year low in 2019, and much of the success is due to the LIRR Forward program.
Devin Plantamura, P.E., has joined Hardesty & Hanover as Senior Track Manager in the design firm’s Rail Group. Plantamura will be leading the Track Design Department supporting both the Passenger Rail and
Seattle lawmakers want to make cap on car tab fees a state law. Environmental group calls BNSF derailment a major disaster. Congress now reviewing Act on crude oil by rail. State Attorney
Initiative 976, which was approved by voters back in November, is still waiting for its day in court. State lawmakers, however, are running short on patience.
By 2040, bus rapid transit will not be able to handle all of the stops in the city of Austin, Texas. Officials provided a glimpse of a game-changing transit plan called Project
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams announced the U.S. DOT’s Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) initiative, which supports and advances innovation in the transit industry. Speaking at the Transportation Research
A Bloomberg News analysis is calling the commute between southern Maryland and Washington, D.C., the biggest money and time pit in the U.S. Maryland state legislators now want answers, but those answers
Caltrain is marking its land … literally. The Caltrain Board of Directors just finished a rail corridor use policy (RCUP) and all that is left to do is approve the plan that
Virgin Trains USA wants a new rail bridge Broken rail causes derailment and delays BNSF crew needs to be rescued after derailment Class 1s want lawsuit in just one court, not multiple