IO and Metrolinx Award Yonge North Subway Extension Advance Tunneling Project Contract

TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx awarded a $1.4 billion fixed-price contract to North End Connectors for the Yonge North Subway Extension Advance Tunneling project.

CN Shares Western Canadian Corridor Progress

MONTREAL – CN shares a video on the progress made on projects in the Western Canada Corridor.

BNSF’s Bismarck Bridge Construction Passes Halfway Mark

A hot summer day is best spent on the water, and in the Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota, area, boaters and anglers are safely doing that in the shadow of railroad bridge construction. For nearly two years, BNSF has been constructing a new bridge across the Missouri

CHSRA Celebrates Completion of Tulare Street Grade Separation Project

FRESNO, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority has completed the Tulare Street Grade Separation project in Fresno’s Historic Chinatown.

CN Commits to Port of Prince Rupert’s Future With Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia – CN is investing in work at the Port of Prince Rupert, namely the Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project.

Groundwork to Growth: Construction Perspectives

ATLANTA – Managing Editor Jennifer McLawhorn spoke to and compiled the perspectives of construction company executives. These perspectives encompass safety culture, collaborative partnerships, and how innovative delivery methods pave a path forward.

Sound Transit Opens Everett Link Extension Scoping Period

SEATTLE – Sound Transit invites the public to provide input through August 28 on the Everett Link light rail extension. This is part of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping.

Amtrak Shares Portal North Bridge Progress

KEARNY, N.J. – Work progresses on the Portal North Bridge.

ORDC Awards Two Grants for Siding Projects

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission announced approval of grants to Indiana Northeastern Railroad and Kalmbach Feeds for siding projects.

Construction Work Chugging Along at Howard Street Tunnel

BALTIMORE – CSX continues work on the Howard Street Tunnel. On July 7, FRA Officials took a tour of the tunnel project.

Balfour Beatty Prequalified for Metrolink’s SCORE Program

LOS ANGELES – Balfour Beatty was selected as a prequalified general contractor for Metrolink’s Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion program, or SCORE.

Coastal Rail Resiliency Study Seeks To Refine Concepts

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – OCTA will discuss its Coastal Rail Resiliency Study during a virtual public meeting on July 29. The study is focused on addressing the continued coastal erosion and unstable bluffs in San Clemente.

MDOT MTA Purple Line Project Is 80% Complete

BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA Purple Line newsletter was released for July 2025. It contains progress updates on the Purple Line in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.

NJ Transit Begins Procurement Process for MoW Facility in Clifton

NEWARK – NJ Transit releases a Request for Qualifications, RFQ, for a new Northern Maintenance of Way (MoW) facility.

Amtrak Wraps Up Pile Driving Phase of Seattle Rail Yard Modernization Project

SEATTLE – Amtrak has completed the pile driving phase of the Seattle Rail Yard Modernization Project.

MTA Adds 12 New Stations in Accessibility Expansion

NEW YORK CITY – The MTA and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced 12 additional stations will receive accessibility upgrades under the 2025-2029 Capital Plan. As part of the Capital Plan, 60 stations will be made ADA-accessible.

CTA Celebrates RPM Phase One Project’s New, Fully-Accessible Stations

CHICAGO – Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) opened the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations.

Port KC Receives $2 Million Federal Grant to Eliminate Dangerous Railroad Crossing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –– The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration awarded a Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant of $2.5 million to Port KC.

CTDOT Begins Naugatuck Station Construction

NAUGATUCK, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation, CTDOT, began constructing a new train station located in Naugatuck.

CSX Makes Progress on Blue Ridge Recovery Project Using Work Trains

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. – CSX continues working to rebuild a 60-mile rail segment that was previously impacted by Hurricane Helene in the fall of 2024.

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