Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 25, 2021
One of Nation's Busiest Rails Undergoes $2.6B Transformation
One of the largest and busiest commuter rail corridors in the nation is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The $2.6 billion Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Expansion project will enhance safety, eliminate noise from both train horns and crossing gate bells and relieve traffic backups when completed next year....
Pat Eaton-Robb - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 15, 2021
Latest Rail Plan Would Put Tunnel Under Long Island Sound
President Joe Biden's promise to improve the nation's infrastructure has renewed interest in the decades-old idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and Boston, possibly through a 16-mi. tunnel under Long Island Sound....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 20, 2021
New Rail Yards Take Shape at Port of Indiana
A major infrastructure effort that includes multiple projects is taking shape at Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Work on the FASTLANE grant undertaking includes two new rail yards and an extension to the port's rail network....
Associated Press - Tue January 12, 2021
High-Speed Rail Proposal for Portland, Seattle, Vancouver
A new government report on high speed rail in the Pacific Northwest recommends that Oregon, Washington and British Columbia formalize their interest in a Cascadia bullet train by creating an independent body to plan and eventually build it....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 12, 2021
Crews Stabilize Deteriorating Bluffs Near Torrey Pines
Crews from Blue Pacific Engineering and Construction (BPEC) completed Phase 4 of the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization project in December 2020 for San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) to stabilize portions of the coastal bluffs in the city of Del Mar....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed December 30, 2020
Construction Begins On First Phase of Commuter Rail Service to Boston
Work has begun on the first phase of the South Coast Rail project that will construct two new railroad stations that will provide commuter access to Boston. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority awarded contracts to a contracting team of Skanska, New York, N.Y., and D.W....
Dart. org - Tue December 29, 2020
Construction Crews Place Rail for DART Silver Line
A new rail for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) Silver Line project arrived in Plano last month, part of the DART 2030 Transit System Plan (TSP). A total of 200 80-ft.-long rail sections — 16,000 ft....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed December 23, 2020
Success of Florida's J. McKinnon Due to Integrity, Efficiency
The task of building Florida's mammoth Brightline Trains extension from West Palm Beach to Cocoa, then west to Orlando International Airport, is a Herculean one for any of the contractors on the project....
The Hartford Courant - Mon December 21, 2020
Connecticut's Largest IMAX Theater to Be Demoed for New Railroad Bridge
The cinema at Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Conn., which features a six-story IMAX screen -- the largest in the state -- will close on Jan. 18 and be demolished to make way for a project to replace a 124-year-old railroad bridge, the aquarium has announced....
Associated Press - Wed December 16, 2020
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $638M to Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted an additional $638 million to complete a light rail extension project in Phoenix. Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said in a press release that the South Central light rail extension will help the state's economy and create jobs....
