TekTracking announces The Belt Railway of Chicago has selected the TekTracking TIMPS

TekTracking LLC, a railroad asset management technology development company, today announced that The Belt Railway has selected TIMPS to manage their track inspection, maintenance, and scheduling activities.

TTC management transitioning to ‘DOT-wide’ contract

Management of the Pueblo, Colo.-based Transportation Technology Center (TTC) will move to a new vendor as of October 2022.

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.

Watch: Section of Del Mar bluffs by railroad track fails

The collapse of the Del Mar bluffs in California continues.

Last full week to nominate for RT&S’s 10 under 40

The nomination deadline for the inaugural RT&S 10 under 40 awards program, which honors engineers under the age of 40, has been extended to March 9.

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L.A. councilman calls Union Pacific’s effort to clean right-of-way trash

A Los Angeles councilman believes Union Pacific has let itself go and is demanding an intervention at the railroad’s expense.

Bells & Whistles—Norfolk Southern cancels rail project after city files with STB

New Jersey releases grants for rail/bridge maintenance and new construction Winter weather wallops Class 1 roads MBTA’s Phase 1 work of South Coast Rail is moving along Norfolk Southern does everything right

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New Jersey releases grants for rail/bridge maintenance and new construction

Ten railroad projects in New Jersey will receive financial assistance from the state’s Department of Transportation.

Editorial: Let’s not fail this Tennessee Pass

Look at that butterfly. Wow, what dynamic coloring. It’s just bouncing from flower to flower, and there are some old railroad crossties … but the nature surrounding us is just incredible.

February issue of RT&S is now digital—track maintenance, winter maintenance, trucks/hi-rail vehicles

The February issue of RT&S features a story on track maintenance in the city of Baltimore as well as product/market reviews in rail grinding, winter maintenance, and in the truck/hi-rail vehicle segments.

Desperation? Washington Metro looks to bond sales for second time in less than a year to help fund capital projects

A federal bailout kept Washington’s Metro from a disaster, but more is needed to avoid another one.

Scenic railroad in Maryland is looking at an ugly track maintenance bill

A portion of scenic railroad track in Maryland is not much to look at between the rails. That’s because crossties needs to be replaced … all of them. The Federal Railroad Administration

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

As Congress pushes stimulus bill forward, transit agencies continue to plead for financial help

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye assembled a coalition of 22 transit agencies from across the country who sent a letter urgently calling on Congress to deliver

CTC allocates $6.45MM for short line improvement projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) will distribute $6.45 million to seven short line railroad infrastructure projects. The projects are funded through the 2020 Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program (SLRIP), which was established under California’s

Maryland DOT not a fan of new transportation measure aimed to help light and heavy rail

America’s most unreliable transit service needs lawmakers to show up before it is too late. The state of Maryland led the nation in the number of bus, light-rail and heavy-rail breakdowns in

Senate makes history with Transportation Secretary confirmation, but will another railroad revolution follow?

The Senate is confident in Pete Buttigieg as the next Transportation Secretary. In fact, it’s very confident. By a vote of 86-13, the Senate confirmed the former South Bend, Ind., mayor. Buttigieg

California short-liner receives grant to improve track

OmniTRAX Inc., a comprehensive logistics solutions provider, reports the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE) was awarded a grant by the California Transportation Commission under the Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program (SLRIP) to replace

Bells & Whistles—D.C. Metro lacks knowledge about safety of rail bridges

Audit reveals Washington Metro bridges may not be safe; agency lacks knowledge Fate of historic rail bridge in N.D. mostly depends on actions of preservation group NTSB blames Union Pacific for fatal

Rail Group On Air: Maintenance-of-Way State of the Industry Report

RT&S Editor-in-Chief takes a look back at 2020 and provides a forecast for 2021 based on responses from the RT&S State of the Industry survey. He also talks with HNTB’s Ronnie Hakim

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