Amtrak on June 28 reported awarding the O&G/Tutor Perini joint venture a construction contract to replace the existing Connecticut River Bridge, which opened in 1907 and links Old Saybrook and…

As one of the sponsors for the 29th Annual AAR Research Review hosted by MxV Rail, Railway Track & Structures headed to Pueblo. From April 23 to 25, MxV Rail hosted the 29th Annual AAR…

The Federal Railroad Administration on March 29 issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal Register for CRISI grant funding. FRA has made more than $2.4 billion in Consolidated…

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.

In the first phase of a multi-phase major reconstruction project of its downtown light rail, RTD will focus on five at-grade rail and street intersections.

Seminole Gulf Railway (SGLR) has operated its first test train across the entire span of the Caloosahatchee River after Hurricane Ian destroyed railroad bridges.

Jon Broadway has joined the CDL Group of Companies (CDL) as General Manager of Railroad Construction.

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) has been awarded a grant totaling $729 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) via the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (FSP-National). This will allow…

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) on Dec. 6 reported selecting Skanska/Flatiron Joint Venture for the Long Bridge-North Package and Flatiron/Herzog Joint Venture for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass. “Selecting construction partners for the…

On Monday, Oct. 16, NTSB Newsroom announced via Twitter that it has opened a docket “for its investigation of the March 30, 2023 derailment of a BNSF Railway freight train…

Plasser American on Oct. 5 officially opened its new 82,000 square-foot. manufacturing facility, located at 2428 Josef Theurer Ln., Chesapeake, Va. The new facility “grows the company’s footprint as a…

Piper Networks CEO Robert Hanczor presented “Innovative MOW Safety Solutions: How Using Multi-sensor Limits Compliance and Collision Avoidance Systems Can Improve Track Safety” on Oct. 4.  The session detailed the observations…

Technical Sessions, including those on track, were featured at this year’s AREMA Annual Conference.

NARSTCO, one of the many vendors at this year’s Railway Interchange in Indianapolis, is introducing its “e” Clip Type Fastener, crafted from recycled U.S. steel.

The engineers who worked on the Merchants Bridge Main Span Trusses & East Approach Replacement in St. Louis, Missouri received the Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence.

The NTSB released a Railroad Investigation Report after a collision between Amtrak train 531 and a Union Pacific Roadway Maintenance Machine in July of last year.

Amtrak on Sept. 11 announced that it has awarded two contracts for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program in Baltimore, Md. According to the news release, Amtrak has selected Clark Construction/Stacy and…

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) on Sept. 8 reported that its project to extend the Red Line 5.6 miles to Chicago’s Far South Side is entering the next phase of the Federal Transit…

Maureen Werner is the new Vice President of Engineering at MxV Rail. She will be responsible for leading more than 100 engineers “in the pursuit of delivering high-quality research, testing…

The Federal Transit Administration is rescinding a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for New Jersey Transit’s Northern Branch Corridor Project, an extension of Hudson-Bergen…