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).
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Major segment of LAX people mover now complete
Work to construct the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) automated people mover (APM) train guideway superstructure over Century Boulevard is now complete, further transforming the airport’s skyline as its modernization continues.
Edmonton’s light-rail project will not be ready for rides in 2021
Delays have become a part of the Valley Line Southeast LRT project in Edmonton over the years, so it is only natural there is another one.
Rail Group On Air: Lifting over 9 million lb into place at Merchants Bridge site
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Chief Engineer Eric Fields on the task of moving the first new section of the Merchants Bridge into place … and more challenges on the horizon.
Bells & Whistles—Onion shippers’ railyard project may be spoiled
The top stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 24.
Eye-popping milestone is achieved at Merchants Bridge site
It takes a milestone whenever you are dealing with the mighty Mississippi River, and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and contractor Walsh Construction hit one over the weekend.
UP bridge designed to withstand flooding is almost done in Nebraska
Union Pacific is putting the finishing touches on a bridge in Colfax County, Neb., and in about two years a highway bridge should be in the completion phase right next to the railroad span.
CHSRA expected to vote on environmental report for complex high-speed rail section
Will the final environmental study and route for the Palmdale-to-Bakersfield high-speed rail section in California be approved?
Brightline works to clean up diesel spill on bridge site
Clean-up efforts are continuing down in Florida after there was a 300-gal diesel fuel spill at the Brightline railroad bridge construction site at the Eau Gallie River.
Rail Group On Air: RT&S Top Projects—Moving millions of pounds on the water
In this episode of Rail Group On Air, RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with BNSF’s Alan Bloomquist about the BNSF Bridge No. 66.4 over the Little White Salmon River project.