NEW YORK CITY – In Manhattan and Queens, MTA workers completed track replacement and a station re-NEW-vation. Regular service will resume on both lines on April 1st.
PITTSBURGH – Combining multiple rehabilitation projects, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will rehabilitate its light-rail system through 2028.
SAN FRANCISCO – In an effort to build 19 canopies at its stations, BART installs a second canopy at Embarcadero Station.
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak is investing $122 million in Pennsylvania to improve tracks on the Harrisburg Line, between Lancaster and Harrisburg. This work will improve ride quality and comfort, increase service reliability and complete necessary work required to keep the tracks in a state of good repair.
ORANGE COUNTY – Crews finished work on the 200-foot-long catchment wall that will protect the rail right of way in San Clemente. This comes after a landslide caused passenger service to halt in January.
HONOLULU – HART will begin cleaning and grinding rails between Aloha Stadium Station and Middle Street Station.
DEL MAR, Calif. –– The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has announced a major project to stabilize the Del Mar Bluffs.
SEATTLE – In honor of the opening of 8 stations on the 2 Line on April 27th, Sound Transit takes a look back at the construction and thanks its contractors.
DALLAS – Over the weekend of March 23rd-25th, both DART and the NTTA have agreed to an overnight closure of the DNT to allow for construction on the DART Silver Line Regional Rail Project.
ATLANTA –– Railway Track and Structures begins accepting nominations for the annual Top Projects recognition today through May 9.
BOSTON –– MBTA announced last week that it will have a series of transit and commuter line maintenance shutdowns during April.
CHICAGO ––Metra will hold an open house meeting in Woodstock on Thursday, March 21, to share information about the potential locations, engineering, and design of a planned new layover yard near the McHenry County community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded $900,000 to three entities through the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grant Program.
BOSTON –– The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reported the “near miss” of workers on the Orange Line earlier this month.
ORANGE COUNTY – As OCTA and Metrolink work to address a stretch of the rail line after a landslide in January, it seeks longer-term solutions for protecting the rail right of way.
LOS ANGELES – “Women Breaking Ground”, a website dedicated to giving women information about joining an apprenticeship readiness training program and other resources.
NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT announced it has approved a contract to construct six new tracks, three ADA-accessible high-level platforms and a new passenger/rail personnel facility.
TORONTO – The TTC released a Request for Proposals for the BYCI project in Toronto, and it expects to award a contract by the end of 2024.
NEW YORK –– While this story is a bit out of our wheelhouse, we decided that this significant step by Governor Hochul is worth reporting.
CHICAGO –– Metra recently announced that the Homewood Station will be closed all of April and most of May for stair replacement.