Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 30, 2026
Portal North Bridge Nears Completion
Work on a replacement for the 100-year-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey is 80 percent complete, according to Chrissa Roessner, chief of construction management overseeing the Portal North Bridge project....
Amtrak - Tue March 10, 2026
B&P Tunnel Program Construction Milestone: Utility Siphon Tunnel “Breakthrough”
The B&P Tunnel Replacement Program recently achieved a major milestone for construction of a new 345-ft.-long utility tunnel that runs under the Northeast Corridor (NEC) railroad tracks. In February, the company's contractor "broke through" the final section of rock pillar separating both sides of the tunnel, using controlled blasting....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 22, 2025
PCL Construction Builds New Train Yard in Seattle
Train passengers in the Pacific Northwest can look forward to an upgraded ride next year in the new Amtrak Airo, and with it comes a new $300 million facility in Seattle now under construction specifically for its care....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu July 10, 2025
Billion-Dollar Amtrak River Rail Bridge Replacement Project Under Way in Conn.
O&G Industries of Torrington, Conn., and Tutor Perini/Los Angeles are the Joint VentureO&G Industries of Torrington, Conn., and Tutor Perini of Los Angeles are joint venture partners on the $1.37 billion Connecticut River bridge replacement project....
Amtrak - Wed May 28, 2025
East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project Officially Under Way
Amtrak crews kicked off the first long-term track outage in support of the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project (ERT Rehab), a critical infrastructure investment that will restore the two tunnel tubes damaged by Superstorm Sandy (Line 1 & Line 2)....
Amtrak Media - Wed April 30, 2025
Groundbreaking Puts Major Rail Construction Project On Track in Virginia's New River Valley
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin broke ground April 24, 2025, on the highly anticipated New River Valley Rail Project in the town of Christiansburg, located southwest of Roanoke, Va. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority's (VPRA) Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) initiative, the construction encompasses railroad infrastructure upgrades that will allow VPRA to extend its Amtrak Virginia service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and return passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979....
Amtrak - Wed April 23, 2025
Historic Rail Stations in Pa. Towns of Latrobe, Greensburg Plan Upgrades
Amtrak announced on April 21, 2025, that it is beginning critical improvements and repairs at Latrobe (LAB) and Greensburg (GNB), two historic train stations located in western Pennsylvania that date back to the early 1900s....
MassDOT - Wed February 26, 2025
MassDOT to Advance West-East Rail Service By Building New Train Station in Palmer
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced in February that it had selected South of Palmer Yard as the best site for the future Palmer train station, a critical milestone in the efforts of Gov....
Scranton Times-Tribune, PennDOT - Wed February 12, 2025
PennDOT Making Fast Progress On New Scranton to NYC-Penn Station Rail Corridor Project
A proposed restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton, Pa. and New York City cleared another hurdle in January, advancing to the next stage of a federal program designed to identify new and viable passenger train routes....
Baltimore Sun & Amtrak - Tue December 31, 2024
Ten Civil-War Era Bridge Piers Over Susquehanna River in Maryland Demolished by Amtrak
A contractor for Amtrak removed the final ruins of an 1866 rail bridge from the Susquehanna River in northeastern Maryland in November, despite opposition bolstered by a startup rail company that argued the 10 remnant piers should have stayed due to their historical proximity to the Underground Railroad....
