Boston transportation officials on May 7 unveiled an estimated $3.5-billion plan for modern Green Line trains that could potentially double the capacity of the nation’s oldest and most heavily traveled light-rail system.
Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Board of Directors has approved construction of a 4.7-mile single-bore tunnel as part of the $4.8-billion second phase of a program to extend service to Santa Clara County’s Silicon Valley.
As California prepares for a new governor—who may or may not be a supporter of the high-speed rail project now under construction—the California High-Speed Rail Authority is moving forward with environmental documents for the Los Angeles-area sections.
An ongoing Boston Green Line track repair program has reduced derailments, but an aggressive maintenance program, improved safety standards and more investment are critical for avoiding more derailments and other system failures, according to a state transportation oversight report.
Seattle’s Sound Transit had a challenging problem: how to get a new light-rail line on and off a nearly 1-mile-long Interstate 90 floating bridge while protecting the rails from the constant movement of the water.
The National Transportation Safety Board slammed Amtrak’s approach to safety management, charging that it spawned a host of deficiencies that led to the fatal 2016 derailment of a passenger train in Chester, Pa.
The joint venture of Walsh Group,
Barletta Construction and Granite Construction appears to have been
unable to certify a cost estimate at or
below the $1.3-billion cost limit to build the long-awaited Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line Extension project in metropolitan Boston.