The Associated Press - Thu August 16, 2018
Steel Plant Partners With Cog Railway for Winter Work
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) A 50,000-sq.-ft. steel plant has partnered with the Mount Washington Cog Railway to be used as a winter shop for maintenance and construction of locomotives and passenger coaches. The Isaacson Steel fabrication plant in Berlin was acquired by David Presby at an auction several years ago....
Associated Press - Tue July 31, 2018
Officials Approve Railroad's Plan for Second Bridge
SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) Idaho officials have approved BNSF Railway's application for a permit to build a second railroad bridge in northern Idaho across Lake Pend Oreille and Sand Creek in Sandpoint....
Associated Press - Tue July 31, 2018
Sound Transit Plans to Award Rail Contracts by Fall
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) The Seattle-area public transit agency is expecting to award major construction contracts by the fall to extend the light rail to northern suburban cities. The Daily Herald reports Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff told the agency's board last month that awarding the contracts by this fall should keep the Lynnwood Link project on schedule to open in mid-2024....
OSHA - Wed July 18, 2018
U.S. DOL Seeks Comments on Proposed Railroad Construction Equipment in Cranes, Derricks Construction Standard
Pursuant to a settlement agreement from September 2014 between OSHA and the Association of American Railroads (AAR), OSHA published a proposed rule regarding railroad construction equipment provisions in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard....
Office of Gov. Baker (Massachusetts) - Thu June 21, 2018
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Western Massachusetts Rail Initiatives
On June 12, Gov. Charlie Baker joined Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, Congressman Richard Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, members of the Massachusetts Legislature and local leaders at Union Station in Springfield to announce a Request for Proposals for a consultant team to study the feasibility of east-west passenger rail service, the launch of a pilot for passenger rail service between Greenfield and Springfield, and one-seat service through Springfield to Hartford and New Haven, Conn....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 20, 2018
Union Pacific Invests $550M in Brazos Rail Yard
With an expected cost of more than half a billion dollars, Union Pacific Railroad's latest construction project is one for the record books. Work on Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas, began in January on approximately 1,875 acres....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 19, 2018
Final Phases of Southwest Gulf Railroad Medina Line Begin
“Historical” is one way to describe a 9-mi. Southwest Gulf Railroad Medina Line track and facilities project now under construction near Dunlay, Texas, west of San Antonio. Short line railroads, which initially delivered both goods and passengers, were a major part of the history of early-to-mid 20th century rail service in the United States....
AASHTO Journal - Mon June 11, 2018
USDOT Preps $1.5B in INFRA Grants for 26 Projects
On June 8, the U.S. Department of Transportation released more than $1.5 billion in grants to fund what it calls "critical freight, highway, and bridge improvements" via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or "INFRA" program created by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 31, 2018
Savannah Mason Mega Rail Terminal Work Proceeds
Work is well underway on a 20-month contract to build the infrastructure for a railroad project in Savannah that will make it the largest on-deck intermodal rail facility for a port authority in North America....
Thu May 17, 2018
Light Rail Project Receives $75M USDOT Grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the award of a $75 million grant to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority for the Tacoma Link Extension Project, which will expand Link light rail to growing areas such as the Stadium and Hilltop District....
