BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released the May 2025 Purple Line Newsletter that contains construction updates for Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, a business spotlight, and grant opportunities.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Western Specialty Contractor has finished improvements at the historic Selma Union Station.
PORTLAND, Ore. – TriMet will begin a major renovation project on its NE 82nd Ave MAX station starting in June.
FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority has completed the Belmont Avenue Grade Separation and Central Avenue Grade Separation Projects.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Amtrak gave an update on improvements being made at Lancaster Station in Pennsylvania.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit’s Downtown Redmond Link Extension is now open for service.
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation is studying high-speed rail options between Atlanta and Savannah.
SEATTLE – Amtrak advances major construction activities at King Street Yard in Seattle.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Amtrak announced this week that it will cut 450 jobs as part of an effort to save $100 million.
SAN CLEMENTE – In the second week of emergency work, crews have begun placing riprap in Areas 1 and 2, and OCTA has acquired a permit to construct a catchment wall.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The U.S. Government Accountability Office has reported that many commuter rail systems are still struggling post-pandemic.
TORONTO – The Request for Proposals has closed for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension stations, rail, and systems.
NEW YORK CITY – After N.Y. Governor Hochul wrote to Amtrak urging it to shift to a repair-in-place method for its East River Tunnel Rehab project, Amtrak President Roger Harris responded with an update on the project.
JACKSON HEIGHTS, N.Y. –– Last week, an MTA conductor was allegedly slapped in the face by an unknown assailant as his train was about to pull out of the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station.
SEATTLE –– A news organization in Seattle is investigating public transit safety in its city.
MISSOULA, Mont. –– Montana just completed its state legislative session, and one of the issues on the table is a proposed rail corridor from Seattle to Chicago, which would run through Montana. Although the bill failed in this session, proponents are optimistic that the bill will be taken up again in the 2027 session.
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – OCTA has begun maintenance work to stabilize the track in San Clemente.
NEW YORK CITY – Amtrak President Roger Harris issued a statement on the East River Tunnels project.
ALBANY – In a letter to Anthony Coscia and Roger Harris from Amtrak, New York Governor Hochul urged Amtrak to reevaluate its plans to shut down the East River Tunnels for its rehabilitation project. Instead, Gov. Hochul asked to shift to a ‘repair-in-place’ method.
LYNDHURST, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT completed construction on the new Lyndhurst Station in New Jersey.
