1955 To Now: Union Pacific Shares Photos of MoW Workers
OMAHA – The Class I shares three photos of Maintenance of Way workers from 1955 to today.
OMAHA – The Class I shares three photos of Maintenance of Way workers from 1955 to today.
PORTLAND, Ore. – A section of Gresham’s MAX Blue Line will be closed for a week in April to allow for rail crossing upgrades.
SAN CLEMENTE – Two months after a landslide halted passenger service at Mariposa Point, OCTA announces the completion of a catchment wall has allowed regular passenger service to resume.
TORONTO – Siemens Mobility was chosen by Metrolinx for Toronto’s Central Region passenger railway system where it will handle track, signal, and right-of-way maintenance.
BOSTON – After a four-day closure, MBTA crews were able to complete track work that allowed for the removal of speed restrictions along the Orange Line.
SURREY, British Columbia — From April 27th to mid-June, King George SkyTrain Station will be closed so crews can remove parts of rail to replace a turnout and complete other station upgrades.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Norfolk Southern will install lights and gates at Putnam Street grade crossing in East Liverpool by March 2025.
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Caltrain announced $1 million from the Consolidated Appropriations Act will go toward safety improvements at grade crossings.
NEW YORK CITY – In Manhattan and Queens, MTA workers completed track replacement and a station re-NEW-vation. Regular service will resume on both lines on April 1st.
PITTSBURGH – Combining multiple rehabilitation projects, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will rehabilitate its light-rail system through 2028.
ORANGE COUNTY – Crews finished work on the 200-foot-long catchment wall that will protect the rail right of way in San Clemente. This comes after a landslide caused passenger service to halt in January.
ATLANTA –– Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Wednesday the appointment of John Orr as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.
CANADIAN, Texas – BNSF was able to restore service to both of its main lines in the Panhandle Subdivision in north Texas on March 16th.
HONOLULU – HART will begin cleaning and grinding rails between Aloha Stadium Station and Middle Street Station.
ATLANTA –– Railway Track and Structures begins accepting nominations for the annual Top Projects recognition today through May 9.
LANHAM, Md. –– AREMA will hold its 2024 Annual Conference & Expo from September 15-18 in Louisville, Ky.
BOSTON –– MBTA announced last week that it will have a series of transit and commuter line maintenance shutdowns during April.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – $50 million in SMART grant funding will be allocated to 34 technology projects, including projects related to rail.
LANSING, Mich. – Through the Michigan Rail Enhancement Grant Program (M-REP), the MDOT awards $16 million for 10 rail projects across the state to invest in rail corridors and facilities.
ORANGE COUNTY – As OCTA and Metrolink work to address a stretch of the rail line after a landslide in January, it seeks longer-term solutions for protecting the rail right of way.