APTA calls on Congress for needed funding following severe natural events

Transit agencies across the U.S. have some unmet needs due to severe natural events, and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is taking the natural route for funding.

MBTA does five years’ worth of rail improvements in 30 days; addresses FTA Special Directive

The MBTA announced that service on the Orange Line and Green Line Union Square resumed on Sept. 19.

MTA track replaced with proven updated design

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that normal J and Z service was restored by 5 a.m. on Sept. 19 between the 121 Street and Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer stations in Queens following completion of approximately 2.4 miles of track replacement.

Bells & Whistles—Purple Line project expecting more delays, workforce issues

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 16.

MBTA

Closure of MBTA Green Line D Branch planned for infrastructure upgrades

Beginning Saturday, Sept. 24, the Green Line D Branch will close for three nine-day, full-access closures.

Sound Transit

New complication puts strain on Sound Transit project

Crews continue to work connecting the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension to Tacoma Link with round-the-clock and nighttime construction activity.

Rail Group On Air: 2022 Top Projects, Part 2

RT&S Editor in Chief Bill Wilson talks to Railroad Construction Company, Inc., about the Way Interlocking and Subway Structure Rehabilitation project.

Problems persist for Maryland’s Purple Line light rail project

Delays and cost overruns have plagued Maryland’s Purple Line project, and there does not seem to be a recovery any time soon.

September editorial—Sound Transit is experiencing a lot of hurt

I’m surprised I did not take a Vaseline shot to the eye.

Watch: Federal grant awarded to BNSF’s Salmon Bay Bridge project

On Sept. 9, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) announced that $25 million will be awarded to the Salmon Bay Bridge project by the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program.

Watch: MBTA releases video of work being executed on Orange Line

MBTA’s Orange Line is now 69% complete

Del Mar train tunnel plan advanced by SANDAG

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson has reported extensively on the challenges posed by the fragile Del Mar bluffs, and San Diego County’s regional planning agency appears to be ready to take concrete action to address the tenuous situation.

Bells & Whistles—Southwest Corridor light rail project takes an unexpected hit

The top news stories of the week ending Sept. 9.

Phoenix light rail project now about 50% complete

The South Central Extension/Downtown Hub light rail project in Phoenix has reached the halfway mark.

Audit shows Southwest Corridor light rail project was hit with the unexpected, leading to higher costs and delays

Results of an audit report on Metro’s Southwest Corridor light rail project connecting downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie and other areas show a major oversight and a major amount of money that is missing.

BART shuts down service due to ‘kink in the rail’

Heat continues to get in the way for BART.

MBTA Orange Line work reaches halfway mark

The MBTA has announced that 50% of the work taking place along the Orange Line during the 30-day closure is complete.

STV leading construction management of Portal North Bridge replacement project

The replacement of a 112-year-old, swing-style rail bridge that spans the Hackensack River from Kearney to Seacaucus, N.J., known as the Portal North Bridge, is just one of a series of projects in Amtrak’s Gateway Program.

MBTA has been responding to FTA’s safety concerns, but more work is on the horizon

The MBTA launched the Quality, Compliance, and Oversight Office to address the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) findings contained in the Safety Management Inspection report.

Contractor for San Jose tunnel now wants to implement a number of ‘innovations’

The prime contractor for a BART light rail extension project wants to do some unstacking.

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