Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 28, 2018
Crews Rebuild 90 Miles of South Orient Rail Line
In Texas, anticipation is growing as construction crews rebuild 90 miles of track on the South Orient Rail Line. Funded through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Freight Network, the projects include a $5.4 million rehabilitation of 53.4 miles of track in Irion and Reagan counties, and a $4.1 million rehabilitation of 37.4 miles of track in Crane and Upton counties....
Tue March 27, 2018
Union Pacific Boosts Transportation Infrastructure With $450M Investment
Texas's transportation infrastructure will receive a $450 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018. The company's planned private investment will enhance safety, operating efficiency and support customer service....
Tue March 27, 2018
$550M Construction Project Begins at Brazos Yard in Robertson County
Union Pacific Railroad recently began construction on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The $550 million rail yard represents the largest capital investment in a single facility in the company's 155-year history....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 19, 2018
Three State DOTs Contribute to Rail Project That Won $16M TIGER Grant
State departments of transportation from Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico helped fund a regional rail line improvement project that won a federal TIGER grant of $16 million this month from the USDOT. The award went to the $26.7 million Southwest Chief Route Stabilization Project, and the grant application was sponsored by Colfax County, N.M....
Thu March 15, 2018
CTDOT Opens Walk Bridge Welcome Center in Norwalk
On Feb. 27, 2018, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) opened the Walk Bridge Welcome Center. The Welcome Center, located on the first floor of the Lock Building at 20 Marshall St. in South Norwalk, will serve as a central location for the Norwalk community to engage with the Walk Bridge Program: The Walk Railroad Bridge Replacement, CP243 Interlocking, and Danbury Branch Dockyard Projects....
Wed March 13, 2013
BNSF to Install 2nd Track From Idaho to Spokane Valley
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Rising train traffic is prompting BNSF Railway to make plans to install a second track from Hauser, Idaho, to the Spokane Valley. The project calls for a 4.4-mi. second track to be installed parallel to an existing BNSF mainline track, which carries freight from Seattle to the Midwest....
Mon March 05, 2018
FRA Announces $73M Available for Rail Capital Projects, Operating Assistance
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives that may include the implementation of positive train control, improved highway-rail grade crossings, and congestion mitigation....
Tue February 27, 2018
BNSF Plans $375M Program
BNSF Railway Company announced that its 2018 capital expenditure program in Texas will be approximately $375 million. To ensure BNSF continues to operate a safe and reliable rail network, nearly half of this year's spending in Texas will be for the maintenance of its rail, ties and ballast — the main components of the track on which trains operate....
Wed February 21, 2018
Federal Agency Rules in Favor of Springfield Rail
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) A federal agency has ruled that a rail improvement project in Springfield, Ill., won't have to reroute its tracks away from where homes burned during the city's Race Riot of 1908....
Tue January 02, 2018
Officials Mark Rail Rehabilitation Projects
Texas Transportation Commissioner Tryon Lewis and State Rep. Drew Darby led a gathering of county, state and transportation officials in a rail spike-driving event today to commemorate federally-funded projects to rebuild 90.8 mi....
