Secretary Buttigieg Visits Grand Forks as the City Receives $30M for Rail Crossing Project
GRAND FORKS, North Dak. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visits Grand Forks as DOT awards grant for rail crossing project.
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Broward County Receives Grant for Safety Upgrades Along Florida East Coast Railway
BROWARD COUNTY, Flor. – Broward County receives $16 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for safety upgrades.
Whitefish to Study Grade Crossings Along BNSF Corridor
WHITEFISH, Mont. – Whitefish is among cities given money by the U.S. Department of Transportation to study grade crossings.
Another Landslide Stops Rail Service in California
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – A landslide halts Amtrak and Metrolink service in Orange County.
WATCH: Autonomous Track Testing Cars Enhance Safety Across CSX
JACKSONVILLE – At first glance, CSX’s autonomous track assessment cars (ATACs) look much like a regular boxcars. In reality, however, ATACs carry advanced sensing and communications technology to detect track defects and send information automatically to the company’s Engineering database.
WSP Releases Seismic-Resilient Tunnel Engineering Q&A
AUCKLAND, NZ – WSP releases Q&A on seismic-resilient tunnel engineering and development of future design techniques.
Undercutting Leaves Roadbed in Excellent Shape
Undercutting is a process that removes ballast from beneath an in-situ railroad track. Undercutters can typically extract between six and twenty-four inches of material in a pass.
Metro summer construction continues June 3, with four Orange Line station closures in Virginia
WASHINGTON –Beginning Saturday, June 3, Metro will begin rail replacement work on the Orange Line in Virginia.
FTA Requires New Work Plan from MBTA in Letter
WASHINGTON –The Federal Transit Administration requires the MBTA to submit a new safety work plan that addresses their concerns more quickly than MBTA’s original deadline.
MTA’s Re-NEW-Vation at Far Rockaway-Mott AV A Subway Station Complete
MTA announced the completion of renovations at the Far Rockaway-Mott AV subway station in Queens.
Ohio Senator Sends Letters to Class I CEOs
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, drafted several letters to each of the Class I CEOs who have rail lines in Ohio following reports sent to his office of eroding rail bridges.
MBTA Lines Plagued with Track Defects
BOSTON – MBTA has its work cut out for it.
WMATA announces Yellow Line reopening date
Metro is welcoming customers back to the Yellow Line on Sunday, May 7, 2023, beginning with the start of rail service at 7 a.m. The reopening will mark the completion of extensive rehabilitation work on the Yellow Line tunnel and bridge between Pentagon and L’Enfant Plaza stations.
Racine Railroad Products Announces Dominic DaPra Will Assume Leadership Role
Mt. Pleasant, Wis.–Racine Railroad Products President Steve Birkholz retired March 7, 2023 following more than 29 years of service to the company, serving as the President for more than 28 years. Dominic DaPra, previously Vice President at Generac Power Systems, succeed Birkholz as President. DaPra started with Racine Railroad on Dec. 5, 2022, to allow for an extended transition period.
Metro-North to Adjust Schedules to Support State of Good Repair Projects
NEW YORK–MTA Metro-North Railroad this week announced upcoming schedule adjustments on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines to support state of good repair work. The new schedule will go into effect on Sunday, March 26, and be in effect through Saturday, June 10. The minor adjustments on the schedule will support ongoing infrastructure improvements happening on all three of the railroad’s East of Hudson lines.
AREMA Announces Watford Fellowship’s April Deadline
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association’s Educational Foundation, in coordination with the US Committee to the Watford Group of International Railway Designers, is seeking applications for the Watford Fellowship.
Norfolk Southern VP of Engineering, Ed Boyle, Kicks Off AREMA Ballast Seminar
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Ed Boyle, VP of Engineering at Norfolk Southern, opened the AREMA Railway Roadbed & Ballast Symposium this morning with an address that focused on the accomplishments of the NS engineering team in 2022.
AREMA Railway Roadbed & Ballast Symposium Begins Today
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association is holding a symposium in Kansas City today through Wed., Feb. 8, on best practices for roadbed and ballast installation and maintenance.
SPECIAL REPORT with videos and photographs: OCTA Stabilizes Tracks in San Clemente Allowing Some Weekend Service Set to Restart Feb. 4.
Now that the heavy rains have subsided, the Orange County Transportation Authority has been successful in stopping slope movement and stabilizing the tracks in South San Clemente, clearing the way for weekend service to resume.
Loram Technologies Acquires Digital Twin for Rail from Sentient Science
Loram Maintenance of Way, a provider of maintenance of way equipment and services, announced the acquisition of the rail business unit of Sentient Science. The products, team, and intellectual property will be managed by Loram Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Loram.