Southwest light-rail project soap opera still producing shocking scenes
The saga of the Southwest light-rail project in Minneapolis is looking more and more like a soap opera series.
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Rail Group On Air: Siemens North America President/CEO Marc Buncher
Siemens Mobility North America President and CEO Marc Buncher talks with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono about the 2022 North American rail market.
Bells & Whistles—Park board says no to Met Council
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Jan. 28.
It might take 20 years, but LA Metro board approves ‘first-of-its-kind’ light-rail project
Lower income families in southeast Los Angeles County will one day be able to enjoy a light-rail line that will run from Artesia to downtown Los Angeles.
Rail Group On Air: Will the labor shortage define 2022 for MoW industry?
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks about the state of the industry for the Maintenance-of-Way sector. Special guests on this podcast are Chuck Baker from the ASLRRA and Nate Irby from the RTA.
LA Metro wishes to have $16.5 billion of California state surplus
The state of California has a pot of money for infrastructure projects, and LA Metro has its hand in it.
Latest construction setback aside, Crenshaw-LAX light route heading towards finish line
An Olympic event is about to be completed in Los Angeles.
Park board, fed up by rail tunnel construction delays, denies Met Council’s request for permit extension
The Minneapolis Park Board is fed up with delays dealing with Southwest light-rail construction, so it added to the problem.
Concrete strike pauses work on Sound Transit light-rail projects; contractors laid off
An ongoing strike involving concrete workers is starting to impact Sound Transit light-rail projects, and there is no indication the disagreement will be resolved anytime soon.
Burbank-to-L.A. high-speed rail route reaches critical milestone
The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors have unanimously approved the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the approximately 14-mile Burbank-to-Los Angeles project section.
The NRC is resilient, relevant, and well-positioned for the future
When I took over as chairman of the NRC in January 2020, no one could have envisioned how dramatically conditions would change in just a couple of months.
January editorial: Garden City, N.Y., needs to stop barking
It should have been full-on Phoebe from the start.
RT&S January 2022 issue now online
The RT&S January 2022 issue contains our annual State of the Industry feature as well as product reviews on rail flaw detection and vegetation management.
Scranton-to-NYC passenger rail route looks like it could be revived
The momentum for the return of a Scranton (Pa.)-to-New York City rail route continues to build.
LAST DAY to nominate your bridge project for IBC award
The International Bridge Conference will once again honor a railroad bridge project during its awards night, which will happen during the conference June 17-20, 2022, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
N.Y. village issues permit to MTA after all, cancelling need for temporary rail bridge
It’s for real now. After considering building a temporary rail bridge in the Village of Garden City, N.Y., the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is now constructing a permanent one.
Transactions closed, land to be transferred for Northern Indiana Double Track Project
The Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad (CSS) and Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) closed transactions with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) to add 17 miles of double-track main line to improve CSS freight and NICTD commuter operations in northern Indiana.
N.Y. keeps rail momentum going, advances Second Avenue Subway expansion project
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that the Second Avenue Subway expansion project that would extend the Second Avenue line to 125th Street in East Harlem has moved to the engineering phase of the project timeline.
New York governor calls for construction of Interborough Express
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to move forward with the Interborough Express as part of her 2022 State of the State.
As officials plan a vote on new I-5 bridge, groups urge design options that support mass transit
The Metro Council is expected to vote on Jan. 6 on whether to authorize approximately $36 million in state spending for a new I-5 bridge that connects Washington State and Oregon.