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Yesterday, Metra began replacing and resurfacing its crossing at 95th Street and Vincennes Avenue on the agency’s Rock Island Line. This crossing will be out of service until Friday, June 12, when the work is expected to be complete.
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Ms Nosipho Damasane has been named chief executive.
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Between July and September 2020, BART crews will be working around the clock to replace and rebuild the nearly 50-year-old interlocking and other critical track components located just south of the Hayward BART Station. An interlocking is like an intersection for trains. It allows trains to cross from one track to another.
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Days after Elon Musk reached the stars, he found out he will be able to shine below the surface as well.
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US-based passenger railroad service Amtrak has implemented additional cleanliness and convenience measures for passengers, as the country prepares to reopen after the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Harsco Rail announced that earlier this month they hit a major milestone with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), which is one of the busiest commuter rail roads in the United States. On May 2, 2020, the 250,000th tie was successfully installed on Long Island Rail Road.
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“Overall traffic levels last week were down from the prior week as would be expected for a week which includes a national holiday,” said AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray.
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The House of Representatives has introduced the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act. The measure, introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Pete DeFazio, calls for a five-year, $494 billion investment, including $165 billion for transit and rail.
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Lake Placid was home to the 1980 Winter Olympics, which produced the “Miracle on Ice” when team USA defeated the Soviet Union en route to hockey gold.
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Functions within the Service Optimisation and Customer Engagement division, which include strategic planning, network planning and optimisation, and customer operations, will be integrated into the Finance, Operations, and Marketing divisions, respectively.
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 30, 2020, as well as volumes for May 2020.
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[Last week] the MBTA announced that the Green Line Extension (GLX) project will permanently reopen the Washington Street Bridge / Underpass near McGrath Highway in East Somerville on [this past Sunday].
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Norfolk Southern has announced a number of organisational changes following the departure of Executive Vice-President & Chief Strategy Officer John Scheib on June 1.
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The Georgia Port Authority selected RailComm, LLC as the Yard Management System provider for the new Port of Savannah Multi-Modal Connector.
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An overpass in Shreveport, La., was left in critical condition following an April 24 train derailment when several railcars left the tracks. Two of the three steel support columns on the 83-year-old span suffered structural damage. Cross frame supports also were damaged.
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A group using railroad spikes to send a message during protests in Detroit over the death of George Floyd has the mayor holding its stance on a curfew.
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A Norfolk Southern train derailed Friday morning in Warren County, Va.
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The project at the Mason Mega Rail Terminal, in the works for more than four years, will double the Port of Savannah’s rail capacity to two million 20-foot equivalent container units per year.
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As riots and unrest spreads across the United States and other cities like Paris today we provide details of the looting of what appears to be a double stack BNSF freight train on the move.
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Charlotte Pipe and Foundry will construct a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Oakboro, N.C., an investment of $325 million. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry is a North Carolina-based manufacturer and distributer of cast iron and plastic pipe fittings with seven production facilities across the U.S.
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Metra has announced that it has suspended all service for Monday, June 1 for the safety of passengers and employees.
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The programme funds capital projects to repair, replace, or rehabilitate publicly or Amtrak-owned or controlled assets, to reduce the state of good repair backlog and improve inter-city passenger rail performance.
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RT&S has reported previously on BNSF layoffs in Topeka, Kan. This week, the railroad announced the layoff of 8 additional employees.
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Metro Transit in Minneapolis has suspended nearly all service through Sunday, May 31. The suspension stems from the unrest of three consecutive nights protesting the death of George Floyd.
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The draft 2020 LRTP outlines what Metro is doing currently and must do for Los Angeles County over the next 30 years. LA Metro says current challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic, will present opportunities for the operator to take bold action and help achieve mobility improvements for the region.
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