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South Coast Rail Construction Almost Complete

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 10, 2024
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TAUNTON, Mass. – Construction on the South Coast Rail project between Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts is nearing completion. Once that occurs, safety testing can begin.
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Update to Brightline West Field Investigation Work

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 10, 2024
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LAS VEGAS – Brightline West gives an update on the field investigation work taking place in Southern California and Nevada for the proposed rail corridor.
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SEPTA Welcomes Passengers to New Drexel Station at 30th Street

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April 10, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA –– SEPTA joined Drexel University and local, state and federal officials this week for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the newly reconstructed and renamed Drexel Station at 30th Street.
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SFMTA Train Traffic Control System Runs on Floppy Disks

David C. Lester
April 9, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO –– The San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency’s train control system today uses a system that relies on 5 1/2-inch floppy disks –– the ones that are really floppy.
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MTA Renovates 2 More Stations Under Re-NEW-vation Program

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 9, 2024
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NEW YORK CITY – Under the Re-NEW-vation program, the MTA upgraded, cleaned, and inspected the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Av-JFK Airport and Jamaica-Van Wyck stations in Queens.
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Pat Porzillo to Serve as HDR’s Transit Engineering Director

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April 9, 2024
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WASHINGTON ––HDR’s Pat Porzillo, P.E., was recently promoted to be the firm’s transit engineering director.
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Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line on track for delivery

gobstopper
April 8, 2024
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A new heavy rail connection is tracking towards construction on the Sunshine Coast, that will make a trip to Brisbane at least 45 minutes faster […]

Track Inspections and Speed Restrictions After 4.8 Earthquake in NJ; Amtrak, CSX

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 6, 2024
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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – After a 4.8 earthquake, Amtrak implements speed restrictions and performs track inspections. CSX inspected bridges and related structures.
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Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link Extension Launches August 30th

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 6, 2024
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SEATTLE – Sound Transit will welcome riders onboard the Link 1 Line extension later this summer.
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LA Metro Finishes 5 Years of Tunneling for D Line Subway Extension Project

Jennifer McLawhorn
April 5, 2024
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LOS ANGELES – LA Metro has finished five years of tunneling. The Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) added nine additional miles to the D Line.
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