Rep. Levin pushes for tracks on the Del Mar bluffs to be moved sooner
Moving the railroad tracks off the Del Mar bluffs seems like an unreachable goal, one that would costs billions of dollars and would require tunnel construction.
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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?
Parking garage is putting maglev train project in the D.C. area in a bad spot
Opposition for a high-speed maglev train line in the Washington D.C./Baltimore area is beginning to stack up.
With fed review done, one of Maryland’s most critical infrastructure projects revs up
Work on the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore will begin this year.
Maryland’s money-pit rail tunnel set to be replaced
One of the nation’s worst rail bottlenecks will be uncorked in the coming years.
Metrolinx President and CEO on court appeal: ‘Contracts defines new approach to pandemic risk’
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario are launching an appeal to a court decision involving project builder Crosslinx Transit Solutions.
Bells & Whistles—Will it be Biden’s infrastructure bill, or something less?
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending May 28.
FRA, FTA give Hudson Tunnel Project a critical nudge
The money might not be there, but the paperwork is starting to roll in.
Is the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project facing another delay?
A disagreement between Metrolinx and Eglinton Crosstown LRT builder Crosslinx is expected to push back the completion date of the light-rail line—again.
Texas House gives underground rights to Capital Metro for light-rail tunnels
Few people go to the park and wonder what it looks like underneath the surface. That might change in Austin, Texas, as the state House of Representatives passed a landmark bill for the city’s future light-rail line.
Gateway Project rail tunnel cost escalates due to U.S. DOT delay
Sitting on the Gateway Project has given the task a swift kick in the rump.
Bells & Whistles—Brightline faces final deadline for Tampa rail extension
Granted one final extension, Brightline needs to resolve issues for Tampa route L.A. Metro’s Elsie makes another break through for Purple Line Extension Project Purple Line contractor finalists announced; single track requested
L.A. Metro’s Elsie makes another break through for Purple Line Extension Project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) announced that its first tunnel boring machine (TBM), named Elsie, has officially broken through to the Wilshire/La Cienega subway station site in Beverly Hills.
Bells & Whistles—The $100 billion rail tunnel project
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Feb. 12.
Long Island Tunnel rail project could cost $100 billion, and some say the time is now to strike
Now that the Biden administration has suggested it is all in regarding improving rail infrastructure, the projects are rolling in.
Bells & Whistles—Md. DOT clashes with lawmakers over dedicated transit funding
BART: Major track rebuild coming between South Hayward and Union City stations CTC allocates $6.45MM for short line improvement projects SBCTA chooses The Boring Company for light-rail tunnel work Maryland DOT not
SBCTA chooses The Boring Company for light-rail tunnel work
Plans for an underground transit loop between the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink station and Ontario International Airport (ONT) in California took a giant step forward when the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA)
Bells & Whistles—Is the Gateway Project finally on the horizon?
Now? Long-awaited Gateway Project might finally get the federal support it needs Another phase is complete to strengthen Del Mar bluffs and protect railroad tracks in California Track installation at Eglinton Crosstown
Track installation at Eglinton Crosstown LRT is almost complete
Track installation on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project in Toronto is getting close to completion. Metrolinx has announced that more than 77 percent, or over 36 km, is now in place in
Train testing begins on Sound Transit’s Northgate Link extension
Sound Transit is now running light-rail test trains on the elevated tracks of the Northgate Link extension. The line is on target to open in September. “Seeing light-rail vehicles on the Northgate