David Klepper - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 29, 2018
Cuomo Pitches $13B Rail Tunnel to Trump in 'Productive' Meeting
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he and President Donald Trump had a "productive" meeting Nov. 28 to discuss one of the Northeast's most pressing transportation needs: a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed November 21, 2018
MassDOT Commits Funds to Longmeadow Rail Crossing
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has committed approximately $700,000 to help Amtrak make safety improvements at the public railroad crossing at Birnie Road in Longmeadow. This funding is expected to cover approximately 90 percent of the cost of the improvements....
Kinshofer - Tue November 20, 2018
Kinshofer's Railway Tie Changer Attachments Offer Efficient Railway Maintenance, Repair
Kinshofer offers railway tie/sleeper changer attachments for efficient railway maintenance and repair. The three attachments — the RBS, RBS20 and RBS20HPX — can be used with 12- to 24-ton (10.8 to 21.7 t) rail excavators to quickly exchange existing concrete and wooden ties without disrupting the track....
Associated Press - Tue October 23, 2018
$1.4B Rail Project May Boost Oil Production
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Promoters of a plan to build a 150-mi. (241 km) railroad that could possibly quintuple oil production in Utah and create 27,000 jobs are asking the state for help with the project's $1.4 billion price tag....
Associated Press - Mon October 22, 2018
Cuomo Tours Hudson River Tunnel in Push for Federal Funding
Gov. Andrew Cuomo toured the tunnel underneath the Hudson River the night of Oct. 17, in a push to get federal funding for the Gateway Project. The governor brought a camera crew along for the tour and said he plans to send the footage to President Donald Trump....
MBTA - Wed October 10, 2018
Green Line D Track, Signal Replacement Project Begins
The MBTA's contractor, Barletta-Fischbach, is scheduled to begin overnight work on the Green Line D Track and Signal Replacement Project. Work will take place in Brookline on Sunday through Thursday nights through Dec....
Texas Central Railway - Tue October 09, 2018
High-Speed Rail Project Reaches Another Milestone
The selection of the Italian firm, one of the largest civil engineering contractors in the world, reflects the participation of global organizations that are designing and building the high-speed train connecting Houston and North Texas....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Tue October 02, 2018
Rail Connection Upgrades Funded With Over $130M in Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao was joined Oct. 1, by Governor Bruce Rauner (R-IL) and members of the Illinois congressional delegation for a grant announcement marking the award of $132,034,680 to the Illinois Department of Transportation....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed September 19, 2018
I-75 BL Closes in Pontiac to Replace Railroad Crossing
The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $690,000 to replace the railroad crossing along the I-75 BL (U.S.-24 BR/Woodward Avenue) between the Pontiac Loop and South Boulevard in Oakland County, which is in very poor condition....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 29, 2018
San Diego Moves Double-Time With $82.4M Double Tracks
The demand for mass transit in California continues to grow with the expansion of the 351-mi. Los Angeles to San Diego to San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN Corridor). The Corridor travels through a six-county coastal region in Southern California and is the second busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the United States....
