Boston’s Green Line Extension on schedule and on budget

The Green Line Extension in Boston should be ripe with activity come 2022. The $2.3 billion project remains on schedule for a late 2021 completion.

Group calls California high-speed rail ‘most important thing’ and urges legislature to act

The national nonprofit High Speed Rail Alliance (HSRA) kicked off a week of action preceding Earth Day focusing on the work being done in California for high-speed rail and its climate impact.

Bells & Whistles—NJ Transit ready to permanently address four-year wall crumble

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor Is MARTA’s second look at Beltline project a sign the agency might back away? Hopedale 11

With affordability gap at a whopping $11.5B, Sound Transit asks public for input

Through April 30, regional residents are encouraged to provide input to the Sound Transit Board of Directors on priorities for managing an unprecedented financial environment in its work to advance voter-approved transit projects that are not already under construction.

Las Vegas is not all about high-speed rail as officials look at local light-rail option

Las Vegas is connected to one of the hottest rail topics over the past year, a high-speed line connecting the gambler’s paradise with Los Angeles, but the city knows it also needs to take care of its own.

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Hopedale 11 appeals decision puts land agreement with short line railroad on pause

The Hopedale 11 wants the 85 to be 130, and an appeals court has given the group a chance at the bigger number.

FRA wants to make sure head minorities, women get fair shot at federal funds for rail projects

Underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on promoting diversity and inclusion, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting a first-of-its-kind nationwide small, minority-owned and woman-owned business disparity study

Is MARTA’s second look at Beltline project a sign the agency might back away?

MARTA says there are gaps in a proposed 22-mile light-rail transit route on the Atlanta Beltline, but some are worried the agency will end up leaving a big hole in transit for the city.

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor

Safe bets usually do not produce huge returns in Las Vegas, but it might be different in the case of high-speed rail.

Bells & Whistles—Calif. high-speed rail takes another hit

Historic Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge one step closer to demolition ‘Inherently dangerous’ Illinois railroad crossing could be wiped out soon NTSB issues preliminary report on investigation of railway employee fatality Will the BART/Millbrae

Placing six girders at a time, work on Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension hits high gear

The first elevated light-rail structures for the Federal Way Link Extension are now in place.

RTD moves forward with Level 2 option for FasTracks program

The RTD Board of Directors has green-lighted a more detailed plan to provide “peak service” diesel rail transportation to Boulder and Longmont in Colorado.

RT&S unveils first-ever 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers in the Maintenance of Way sector

Railway Track & Structures magazine has formed its inaugural 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers.

RT&S April issue now available online

The April issue of RT&S features the magazine’s first-ever 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers. You also can read stories on the track maintenance strategy of the Georgia & Florida Railway and the latest offerings in the material handling market.

April Editorial: Purple Line’s ongoing problems have not deterred Maryland governor

I was slowly dropping, trying to figure out what the hand in front of my face was trying to tell me.

Will the BART/Millbrae deal force California high-speed rail underground?

The city of Millbrae, Calif., announced an agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to return several downtown parcels of land that both give the city new opportunities to develop significant mixed-use housing and commercial units and to further leverage its demands that California high-speed rail tracks be under-grounded.

Will Biden’s infrastructure plan save California’s high-speed rail project?

A massive dose of federal funding in the coming years could save California’s high-speed rail line. However, that injection has not been made available yet, and may never get congressional approval.

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Maryland DOT provided testimony against light-rail project

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is not in favor of a pair of bills that grants funding to the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project.

Metro expects to finish Purple Line Extension section one tunneling this week

Some new details emerged last week on Metro’s herculean task of tunneling below Wilshire to extend the Purple Line subway.

Rail Group On Air: Squeezing a third track in the existing right-of-way

In this episode of Rail Group On Air, RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with the leaders behind the LIRR Mainline Expansion Project.

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