Kansas, Indiana soak up CRISI money for critical rail improvements

States continue to announce the arrival of federal money for railroad track upgrades.

Maryland’s Purple Line project is getting ready to make more noise

The long pause is going to be followed up by a constant press of the play button.

Ottawa committee changes design to Stage 3 LRT project to avoid townhome demo

Ottawa’s Stage 3 light rail transit project is not even out of the box yet and it is already increasing in value.

MBTA board approves capital investment plan for fiscal years 2023-2027

The MTBA board has approved a new capital investment plan.

Bells & Whistles—Residents want Metra, tracks to keep a safer distance

The top news stories RT&S reported on the week ending May 27.

Short lines to benefit from round of federal grants

A bundle of Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) awards have been announced to help short line companies maintain their lines.

Watch: Improvements in MBTA Orange Line rail yard to be completed a year ahead of schedule

Substitution of bus service for Orange Line light-rail service will enable rail yard to be completed ahead of schedule.

Ottawa commission playing the numbers game during light rail investigation

One million down to 10,000 down to a number of critical answers.

How close is too close? Residents not happy about future Metra track construction

If you want anything fixed, you need to fix it yourself.

Plasser & Theurer at IAF International Exhibition Preview with IRJ: Rail Group On Air

Ahead of next week’s IAF International Exhibition on Track Technology in Münster, Germany, Plasser & Theurer speaks with IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith in our latest Rail Group on Air podcast.

Port rail projects will not solve this supply chain crisis, but possibly the next

It will not help the current global crisis, but it will make it more resilient for the next one.

NRC column: NRC is the ultimate bridge builder

Rail bridges are extraordinary works of wonder.

Less is happening under More MARTA program, but officials still say light rail is on the way to Beltline

There has yet to be a light-rail project geared for Atlanta’s Beltline, but officials continue to lay the groundwork with promising talk.

Light rail is planned for southern Maryland

Officials were on hand in Maryland to break in a light-rail project that has been the hope of many for years.

STB ruling douses hope of converting old rail line into great trail

The Great Redwood Trail in California is the subject of the latest great debate involving abandoned rail lines and new trails in the U.S.

Future Seattle light-rail project could stop neighborhood’s cultural heart

Businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District describe Fifth Avenue as the chi to the neighborhood.

Candidate, Ottawa mayor want to see money dedicated for Stage 3 light rail

More light rail is at the center of provincial elections in Ottawa.

Residents testy about new Blue Line extension, say it splits neighborhood

People come together when there is talk about dividing a neighborhood.

Relocating a small city going as planned for MxV Rail

MxV Rail, formerly TTCI, is in the process of a move to a new headquarters and test facilities that could be compared to relocating a small city.

Report: Metro ‘puts personnel at risk of serious injury or death’ after agency keeps power on third rail in active work zone

Washington, D.C., Metro continues to put workers in life-threatening situations.

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