Complex rail bridge move on deck for Brightline

Brightline will complete a critical piece of its $2.7 billion Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla.

Light rail projects set to receive billions in federal funding

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced the U.S. DOT is recommending $4.45 billion both to advance seven new rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects for first-time funding and to continue funding for eight projects with existing construction grants in FY 2023.

Grand Slam idea does not even reach the plate in Maryland

The Baltimore Grand Slam has turned into a big out.

Subway construction now twice as big in Toronto

Officials were on hand in Toronto, Canada, to sound the horns and mark the beginning of another subway project.

Could Interborough Express and AirTrain connect en route to LaGuardia?

Two New York City rail projects could come together to establish one connection to LaGuardia Airport.

NRC column: Optimize your fleet with the auction

Railroad contractors are an opinionated bunch, but they will agree on this point: Having the right equipment makes all the difference when it comes to working safely, productively, and profitably.

Sound Transit

King County, Wash., looks to produce own concrete as strike enters fourth month

When product runs out for a lengthy period of time, you consider making your own.

Metro-North trains back up to full speed over culvert impacted by Ida

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that crews have completed permanent repairs of a 110-year-old culvert in Dobbs Ferry and the track structure on it that was washed out by heavy rain and high winds from Tropical Storm Ida.

RT&S selects 2022 10 under 40 list

The Railway Track & Structures 10 under 40 list honors some of the most talented and bright people in the railroad Maintenance-of-Way industry.

Enhanced Service Zones in Seattle area would target areas for light-rail expansion, project acceleration

If residents in the Seattle area want light-rail projects to be executed a little quicker they may have to be faster on the draw with their pocketbook.

Montreal’s mega light-rail project now sits in purgatory after design revisions released

Despite new designs released for the second phase of the $10 billion REM de L’Est light-rail project in Montreal, a new delay could mean a late start in terms of construction.

Rail Group On Air: Both sides of the fence

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson digs deeper into a rail fence controversy in Del Mar, Calif.

rail bridges

BNSF toughens its stance on rail bridge ownership

Regarding the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge, BNSF is no longer playing around.

Watch: Crews prepare to tackle complex drawbridge project on Brightline’s Orlando route

Brightline will complete a critical piece of its $2.7 billion Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla.

Lunch and a $286,000 tab? Town looks to increase vertical clearance of CN bridge

It just took one lunch to put a bridge raising in motion in the town of Lafayette, Wis.

RT&S March issue is now online

The March issue of RT&S magazine contains feature stories on how CSX recovered from Hurricane Ida and how Genesee & Wyoming handles its network.

All this time North Dakota may be owner of rail bridge at center of tug-o-war

Another player has entered the game involving the preservation or destruction of the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge—the state of North Dakota.

Watch: Crews remove second span of Merchants Bridge

Crews have been working to remove the second truss of the Merchants Bridge in St. Louis.

Bells & Whistles—Is a change in contract method ruining a contractor financially?

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending March 4.

Ohio rail bridge closes after rocks fall from structure

Rocks falling from a railroad bridge in downtown Amherst, Ohio, had train service paused for further inspection on March 2.

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