SEATTLE — One of Sound Transit’s latest light rail projects is featuring what the transit agency says is a first-of-its kind rail line on a floating bridge. The Seattle Times reports that after more than a decade dealing with the technical challenges involved, the agency is installing tracks on the Interstate 90 bridge across Lake […]
LOS ANGELES — A rail transit line over Sepulveda Pass, connecting the San Fernando Valley and LA’s Westside, could cost almost $14 billion, significantly higher than previous estimates, the Los Angeles Times reports. The figures for the route paralleling the traffic-choked 405 Freeway were released Tuesday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. LA Metro is studying […]
BOSTON — A complete upgrade of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail system could cost up to $33 billion, according to a study presented at Monday’s MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board meeting. Bisnow.com reports that the presentation outlined three options: — For an estimated $33 billion (in 2030 dollars), full electrification of the […]
The Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River remains one of the major bottlenecks on the Northeast Corridor. More than once a month, commuters experience delays of 5 hours between New Jersey and New York. Russell Sullivan NEWARK, N.J. — Rail passengers traveling between New Jersey and New York regularly experience delays of 5 hours, and have […]
LA Metro’s new Southwestern Yard will service Green Line and Crenshaw Line trains. LA Metro The Crenshaw line begins its dive below ground at the edge of LA International Airport. LA Metro An artist’s rendering of the planned Airport Metro Connector at LA International Airport, due to open in 2023. Los Angeles World Airports Part […]
A National Transportation Safety Board investigator observes activity at the site of the Amtrak train No. 188 crash in 2015. National Transportation Safety Board PHILADELPHIA — For a second time, criminal charges have been dropped against the engineer of an Amtrak train involved in a fatal derailment in Philadelphia in 2015. Charges against Brian Bostian, […]
New York to Miami Silver Star train No. 91 was operating on track warrants and verbal communication with CSX Transportation dispatchers when it crashed into a parked CSX autorack train about 2:27 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2018, at Cayce, S.C. Jonathan Hinely WASHINGTON — Human error combined with inadequate attention to safety risk led to […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — More than a year after its original handoff date, the consortium building Ottawa’s Confederation Line light rail project says, for the second time, that the line is “essentially complete” and ready to hand over for operation. The notice from the Rideau Transportation Group means the city has five days to provide its […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After more than a year of staff work and public meetings along the San Francisco Peninsula, Caltrain today released a draft business plan for its next two decades calling for up to $25 billion in capital investments to triple its ridership to more than 180,000 passengers per weekday. The plan, which […]
NEW YORK — Some 373 NJ Transit commuter trains were cancelled in June, a 52 percent increase over the same month a year earlier, even though New Jersey officials have been touting improvement by the commuter system. CBS-2 TV in New York reported the numbers and asked Gov. Phil Murphy about them last week. “The […]
The logo for Montreal’s new light rail system. MONTREAL — Canada’s federal government will fund a feasibility study on the possibility of connecting Montreal’s future light-rail system to an existing commuter-rail station in Dorval, near the city’s airport. Transportation Minister Marc Garneau announced the $2 million study Friday at groundbreaking ceremonies for the light rail […]
A southbound Brightline train passes the former Florida East Coast Railway Station in Boca Raton, Fla., in January. Virgin Trains USA is looking to add new stations in Boca Raton, Aventura, and at PortMiami to its current Miami-West Palm Beach route. TRAINS: David Lassen MIAMI — Virgin Trains USA will look to add stations in […]
