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....
NJ.com - Mon February 24, 2025
New CEO of Massive Gateway Rail Tunnel Project Faces Big Challenges
Tom Prendergast made a bold statement when he was appointed CEO of the commission building the $16 billion Gateway project that will create two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rehabilitate the existing ones....
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Tue January 28, 2025
PANYNJ Plans to Conduct Major Overhaul of Hoboken, N.J.'s Rapid Transit Station in 25 Days
As soon as the last passenger train rumbles out of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson's (PATH's) Hoboken, N.J., station just after 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 30, PATH workers will jump into action. "We know the clock is ticking from the very beginning," said Tom Crowell, PATH's deputy director of infrastructure and rolling stock....
S&B USA - Mon January 20, 2025
Long Bridge Rail Partners Awarded Long Bridge South Project
Long Bridge Rail Partners (LBRP) — a joint venture of Trumbull Corp.; Fay, S&B USA Construction (Fay); and Wagman Heavy Civil Inc. — announced their selection by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) as the design-build contractor for a key component of the Long Bridge Project to provide increased capacity for passenger rail over the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Va....
Austin Transit Partnership - Tue January 07, 2025
AECOM Named Delivery Partner for Austin Light Rail Phase 1
Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), the local government corporation charged with implementing Austin's first all-electric light rail system, announced that it has selected AECOM as its delivery partner for Austin Light Rail Phase 1....
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....
Amtrak - Mon December 23, 2024
Amtrak Awards Key Contracts to Advance Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project
Amtrak has achieved a major milestone for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project, selecting a Skanska, Walsh & Herzog Joint Venture to conduct pre-construction activities along with future contract opportunities for the project's full construction scope....
MyCentralJersey.com - Tue December 17, 2024
NJ Transit Begins Rail Yard Project in Middlesex County to Protect Trains From Floodwaters
NJ Transit broke ground Dec. 12 on a new railroad yard on the New Brunswick and North Brunswick border in Middlesex County to provide a safe haven for railroad cars during possible natural disasters. The expansion of the County Yard and the Delco Lead Storage and Inspection Facility Project on the Northeast Corridor Line, part of the NJ Transit Resilience Program, will provide additional storage of rail cars in a centrally located area of the state, noted MyCentralJersey.com....
