PRT Will Close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for Five Months Next Spring
PITTSBURGH – Beginning spring 2025, Pittsburg Regional Transit plans to close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for five months to allow for rehabilitation.
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CMAA Metro Awards Project of the Year to First Phase of Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement Project
NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT’s first phase of the Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement project won 2023 Project of the Year within the $10M – $60M category. The award comes from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey chapter.
VTA Continues ‘Rail Rehab’
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The VTA continues work on its light rail system to bring it to a state of good repair.
HART Receives Bids To Build Elevated Rail Line
HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) plans to award a contract to build the elevated rail line through Honolulu’s city center in August.
DART Completes Repairs After Damage to OCS
DALLAS – DART has finished repairing the overhead catenary system after a major accident incurred damage to the system on July 21, 2024.
RTD Removes Speed Restrictions; Continues Rail Repairs on E, H, and R Lines
DENVER – RTD continues rail repairs on its E, H, and R lines. On the E and R lines, it has removed southbound speed restrictions between Orchard and Arapahoe at Village Center stations.
BART Continues To Replace Series of Interlockings
SAN FRANCISCO – Crews will work on replacing track switches in Oakland during the weekend of August 17th and 18th.
SacRT Celebrates Groundbreaking of Watt/I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project
SACRAMENTO – SacRT celebrated the beginning of construction on the Watt/I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project.
Track Improvement Program Continues on Red Line Braintree Branch in September
BOSTON – The MBTA announces its Red Line Braintree branch service will be suspended for 24 days to allow for improvements.
MBTA Announces Service Changes to Accommodate Track Work
BOSTON – The MBTA announced service changes on several lines so it can continue its work in maintaining track infrastructure across its system.
First Look: West Baltimore MARC Station
BALTIMORE – Amtrak on July 18 unveiled new renderings of the future West Baltimore MARC Station that will be built as part of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.
Rail Replacement Work Completed at Alfred Street Crossing on Red Line
MOUNT LEBANON, Pa. – On the Red Line Project, contractors have finished rail replacement work at the Alfred Street grade crossing.
Crystal City Metrorail Station Entrance Breaks Ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Local and state officials gathered to break ground on the future east entrance to the Crystal City Metrorail Station.
Scorching Heat Interfering with Northeast Corridor Operation
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– After several days of temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, especially near the Washington, D.C. area, NEC railroads are reporting operating problems due to the extreme heat.
Proposed Rail Tunnel Through Del Mar Fairgrounds is Voted Down
SAN DIEGO –– In August 2023, RT&S reported on the proposal of a rail tunnel under Del Mar as a way to get the rail off of the Del Mar Bluffs. Residents were opposed to it then. They’re opposed to it now.
Pape Station Construction Begins on Ontario Line
ONTARIO – Crews began work on connection at Pape Station on the future Ontario Line.
RTD Begins Construction on Two 15th Street Intersections in Downtown Denver
DENVER – RTD has begun construction on two 15th Street intersections in Denver as part of its downtown light rail reconstruction project.
STV Partners with San Diego MTS to Revamp Vital Transit Infrastructure Systems
SAN DIEGO ––STV, a professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that it has signed a contract with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) to support the replacement of five traction power substations (TPSS) crucial for powering the agency’s electric-powered trolley system.
Herzog and DBK Start Preconstruction on Amtrak’s New Penn Coach Yard Maintenance Facility
PHILADELPHIA – Herzog Contracting Corporation and Dana B. Kenyon Company (DBK) have begun preconstruction on Amtrak’s Penn Coach Yard Heavy Maintenance Facility.
CHSRA Completes Two Grade Separations
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority announced it has completed the Mountain View Avenue and Floral Avenue grade separations.