Amtrak will begin major rehabilitation of the East River Tunnel—a critical link on the Northeast Corridor (NEC)—in New York City later this year following the award of a construction contract to a Skanska E-J ERT Joint Venture (JV).
President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will focus on routes from Mexico City to the north.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) releases its annual Sustainability Report. Also, the majority of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) PATH riders are now using the commuter rail’s new tap-and-go fare payment system; and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Metro-North Railroad unveils its fifth heritage locomotive.
The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (TSB, Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. NTSB) has a new incoming Chairperson: Yoan Marier, a TSB member since September 2020. His appointment to a
Anacostia Rail Holdings subsidiary Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) and 145 members of BLET (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) Division 214 (Long Beach) have ratified a three-year extension of their current Collective
Norfolk Southern (NS) on July 11 released its latest “Forging a Better Tomorrow” report, detailing the Class I’s progress on “advancing its first Climate Transition Plan (CTP), enhancing safety and investing in its communities.”
Construction has begun on a $634.8 million project to replace the Livingston Avenue Rail Bridge, which will replace the Civil War-era passenger rail bridge spanning the Hudson River between the cities of Albany and Rensselaer and provide a “modern crossing that will improve service and reliability along New York State’s Empire Corridor and throughout the entire Northeast.”
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) releases its latest Measure RR rebuilding program report. Also, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) marks a milestone in its commitment to delivering pre-pandemic levels of rapid transit service by year-end 2024; Denver (Colo.) Regional Transportation District (RTD) is set to serve its 50 millionth A Line commuter rail rider; and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is launching a public access Naloxone (Narcan) pilot program.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on July 12 issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes available more than $153 million in funding for the Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grant Program.
VIA Rail Canada will “soon” launch the procurement process to replace its aging fleet on routes outside the Québec City-Windsor Corridor, the passenger rail company reported July 11, following the Canadian government’s
