NS derailment cripples Amtrak weekend service on Northeast Corridor
A Norfolk Southern train derailment over the weekend had Amtrak cancelling trips.
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Bells & Whistles—Is a change in contract method ruining a contractor financially?
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending March 4.
MARTA study could wipe out proposed light-rail lines due to higher costs
An engineering study conducted by MARTA has revealed proposed light-rail lines would be more expensive than original estimates.
Santa Cruz RTC becomes a goat herder for sake of railroad tracks
Goat milk, goat cheese, and goat track cleaners. The last one could be on its way to becoming an official product used by railroad companies and transit agencies.
New Michigan rail passenger line would boost downtown economies
Called a downtown-to-downtown connection, a new proposed passenger line in Michigan could do wonders to help central business districts.
Brightline West secures right-of-way for Vegas high-speed rail route; line expected to be electrified
The missing link for Brightline West’s Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail service now appears to be in plain site.
Bells & Whistles—Fatal light-rail route has Sound Transit changing design approach
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Feb. 18.
Sound Transit looks to improve deadly MLK route; future designs will be aerial or tunnel guideways
A dangerous route has Sound Transit changing its design stance on future light-rail projects. Well, for the most part anyway.
Key rail projects across the U.S. make significant progress
Railway Track & Structures magazine takes a closer look at four rail projects going on this year.
Property issues spook high-speed rail board into changing its ways for two new sections
Property acquisitions, or lack thereof, have killed the momentum of the high-speed rail construction project in California.
Watch: Amtrak rolls out new, cleaner locomotives in Chicago
Amtrak and Siemens Mobility North America came together at Chicago’s Union Station to launch the next generation of locomotives.
TTCI opens door to 30 years of railroad technology research
For the first time, the Transportation Technology Center, Inc., (TTCI) is providing open access to three decades of its railroad technology research performed under the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program.
Brightline achieves first major construction milestone
Brightline has completed its first major construction zone (Zone 2) on its 170-mile extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport (OIA).
Contractor selected for retaining wall, abutment work on rail bridge project in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will use Nicholson Construction for a railroad bridge replacement project in Jackson, Mich.
February editorial: LA Metro money request not a shoe-in
I keep telling my 11-year-old that the reason why is because Kobe Bryant is dead.
RT&S February issue is now online
The February issue of Railway Track & Structures magazine features a project update on some of the major rail construction jobs in the U.S., and product overviews of the rail grinding, winter maintenance, and hi-rail/truck markets.
Bells & Whistles—Watch video of train derailing and striking rail bridge
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Feb. 4.
BNSF back in action on Calif. line following light-rail work
After a year’s absence, freight trains are back on the track in the Los Angeles County region.
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.
NCTD says STB mediator for Del Mar fence issue would be ‘a waste of the board’s resources’
The North County Transit District has set a date and will move forward with the installation of a safety fence along the Del Mar bluffs.