MBTA Orange Line work reaches halfway mark
The MBTA has announced that 50% of the work taking place along the Orange Line during the 30-day closure is complete.
The MBTA has announced that 50% of the work taking place along the Orange Line during the 30-day closure is complete.
Kansas City Southern will soon begin a construction project that will double the amount of freight trains moving in and out of Mexico.
The Final EIS/ROD for the CTA Red Line Extension has been released.
The MBTA’s Capital Delivery Bridge & Structures team will replace the Commercial Street Bridge in Lynn, Mass. from Sept. 16-20.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that its Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Cole County, Mo. for transportation infrastructure that will include a rail spur and other infrastructure needed to build a multi-modal transload facility within the Algoa Industrial Park in Jefferson City.
The replacement of a 112-year-old, swing-style rail bridge that spans the Hackensack River from Kearney to Seacaucus, N.J., known as the Portal North Bridge, is just one of a series of projects in Amtrak’s Gateway Program.
The U.S. DOT has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of over $1.4 billion in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) Grant funding.
The MBTA launched the Quality, Compliance, and Oversight Office to address the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) findings contained in the Safety Management Inspection report.
The prime contractor for a BART light rail extension project wants to do some unstacking.
John Cech, vice president, Engineering at BNSF, is the recipient of the 2022 Engineer of the Year Award from Railway Track & Structures Media.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the opening of the 2.5-mile second section of the Long Island Rail Road’s new Main Line third track between the Merillon Avenue and Mineola stations.
TriMet’s ongoing efforts to rejuvenate and improve the MAX system in the Portland, Ore., area will continue in September and require closures of I-84 and a small section of the MAX Blue Line.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 26.
There are now more rebuilding projects happening across the BART system than at any point in the District’s 50-year-history despite the continuing impacts of the global pandemic.
There have been a lot of hands trying to reach for California’s $97 billion state surplus, and some will be slapped away.
The San Fernando Valley could be in for a pretty good haul as far as light rail projects go.
RT&S recently reported on the month-long shut down of the Orange Line, which began on Monday, Aug. 22.
Austin’s Project Connect might be in for some revisions, which could be a project in and of itself.
RailWorks announced it has acquired H&H Engineering Construction to expand its rail infrastructure services.
In less than a month, WMATA will begin significant construction to repair the Yellow Line tunnel and bridge, as well as advance critical improvements needed to open the future Potomac Yard Station later this fall.