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.

Rail contractor covers manhole, and Vermont town takes case all the way to state Supreme Court

A Vermont town sued a railroad contractor for covering a manhole, and the case went as deep into the judicial system as it could go.

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.

Merging ports in Alaska to address infrastructure needs comes with questions

The governor of Alaska wants to merge the Port of Alaska and a port in Knik Arm and form a regional port authority in the hopes of addressing infrastructure needs for both cargo handlers.

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.

S.D. will guide its way through big future funds for railroad infrastructure

South Dakota’s four-year railroad plan will come with its own guide.

Taking back the tracks: Community begins clean up on UP right-of-way in L.A.

The scene has gone viral. Train robberies in the 21st Century? Garbage filling the railroad right-of-way? Over the weekend the trash started to be apprehended.

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.

UP leader Fritz on labor market: ‘It’s tighter than I’d like it to be’

There is a labor shortage crisis in the U.S., and in at least two sectors of the rail industry—short line and crossties—the search for workers has become frustrating. The nationwide problem also has seeped into Class 1 operations.

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.

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