CHICAGO – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved more than $115,000 in funds from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund (GCPF). These funds will go toward improving public safety and deterring pedestrians trespassing on Metra tracks.
HARTFORD, Conn. – Across the state of Connecticut, CTDOT plans to remove and install markings and signs ahead of grade crossings.
LACEY, Wash. – $175,000 in Grade Crossing Protective Fund (GCPF) grants will go toward rail crossing upgrades in Walla Walla County.
BROOKLYN – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced it has finished upgrades at the Church Av B Q subway station in Brooklyn.
BOSTON – MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services have finished a rail replacement project on the Fairmount Line.
FORT OGDEN, Fla. – Seminole Gulf Railway has started renewing 11.5 miles of track.
PITTSBURGH – Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will open by the end of 2025.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved eight projects with more than $81 million, two of which will be sponsored by the Rail Commission for FRA grants.
DARBY, Pa. – CSX completed a replacement of the Darby Diamond in Pennsylvania.
BOSTON – The MBTA will make service changes for December to allow for signal modernization on its Orange Line and replacement of overhead wire troughs on its Green Line.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit closed four stations Sunday November 16 to allow crews to repair cracked rail.
WUHAN, China – Pandrol China signed an agreement to expand its reach and ‘technological influence’ in the Chinese rail industry.
NEW YORK CITY – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) completes upgrades at St. Albans LIRR station in Queens.
PHILADELPHIA – Along the 14.2-mile main line, crews are working overnight to perform rail grinding and profiling as part of PATCO’s maintenance program.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved funds for the Gessell Road rail crossing near Kinmundy and at the 100 East Road rail crossing in Galesburg, Knox County.
COLUMBUS/TOMAH, Wisc. – Amtrak celebrates upgrades made at two stations in Wisconsin.
CHICAGO – CN has completed project work in the Chicago region, with trains traversing on upgraded track from Liberty to Montgomery.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Amtrak, along with PennDOT, announced it has completed the North Platform reconstruction at Lancaster Station, the second busiest Amtrak station in Pennsylvania.
NEW YORK CITY – Forte Construction, a general contracting firm, replaced two elevators at the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue subway station.
MAHWAH, N.J. – NJ Transit has completed renovations at Mahwah Station.