Railroad crossing work on Jackrabbit Lane in Belgrade, Mont., will take years to develop

Jackrabbit Lane in Belgrade, Mont., doesn’t have the legs to move traffic when a train is moving through, so the Montana Department of Transportation has a plan in place.

FRA, FTA give Hudson Tunnel Project a critical nudge

The money might not be there, but the paperwork is starting to roll in.

Could the Senate GOP infrastructure bill derail negotiation talk? House Dems also throw a curveball

In what should be a slam-dunk bipartisan victory, President Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill could turn into a poorly played missed shot.

Moorhead, Minn., officials ignore residents’ OK of 24/6 rail bridge construction

The people of Moorhead, Minn., like their summer nights, and workers on a railroad underpass will have to enjoy them as well.

Del Mar, Calif., rail fence project faces another delay; new concern over accelerating bluff erosion

Fence installation along tracks in Del Mar has another bare spot that must be filled.

TriMet upgrades large section of rail as it wraps up spring project on MAX Blue Line

TriMet’s spring project has put some green rail on the MAX system in northeast Portland.

Rail Group On Air: What’s green is big in Boston—An update on Green Line Extension construction

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Green Line Extension Project Manager John Dalton on construction progress and some challenges.

Watch: Progress on California’s Gold Line light-rail project

On May 19 the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority used a zoom call to update those interested on the progress of the light-rail extension from Glendora to Pomona, Calif.

Is the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project facing another delay?

A disagreement between Metrolinx and Eglinton Crosstown LRT builder Crosslinx is expected to push back the completion date of the light-rail line—again.

Digital version of May issue is now online—rail bridge construction and maintenance

In the May issue of RT&S you can find stories on Brightline’s massive bridge project in Orlando, emergency bridge repairs on the Turkey River, and bridge maintenance on a CSX bridge.

Bids rejected for South Shore Line Double Track project

Even after a five-month procurement process and 66 informational packets requested, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District has tossed two bids for the main construction work on the South Shore Line Double Track project.

Is light rail losing over bus rapid transit for the next I-5 bridge?

Nobody wants to see a twin killing outside of the game of baseball.

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Contractor wants to accelerate summer bridge work in N.D. and use hay bales to block noise

The summer brings longer daylight hours, and one contractor in North Dakota wants to put in more night hours as well.

New York lawmaker wants Amtrak to repair rail tunnels one way … and it could become law

Repairing tunnels damaged by Hurricane Sandy would have a ripple effect on other projects in New York.

Bells & Whistles—HART light-rail line might not make it to the end

Amtrak hoping for another $5.4 billion from Congress Single-tracking Purple Line in Montgomery County, Md., will put project at ‘significant risk’ Historic rail bridge in Iowa will be difficult to move, but

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Amtrak hoping for another $5.4 billion from Congress

Amtrak is hoping President Biden is true to his nickname after the passenger service’s latest budget request.

Watch: 360-degree video of what main feature of Calif. high-speed rail project will look like

The San Joaquin River Viaduct is an approximately 4,700-ft structure that will span the San Joaquin River in north Fresno and the Union Pacific tracks parallel to S.R. 99.

Historic rail bridge in Iowa will be difficult to move, but county is hoping there is a taker

A 119-year-old Union Pacific steel truss railroad bridge might be too big for any takers.

HART light-rail line might stop short; tensioning wires left to rust

Middle Street could be the end street for the Honolulu Authority Rapid Transportation’s troubled light-rail line.

NJ Transit could receive $2 billion from its transportation partner

For years NJ Transit has been transferring money to New Jersey’s operating budget. Now that financial wave is about reverse course.

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