Articles Tagged with ''train''

Best Projects

Best Airport/Transit: PHX Sky Train Stage 2 MS

October 25, 2021

An expansion of the Sky Train maintenance and storage facility at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix supports the new line that connects Terminal 3 to the Rental Car Center.

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: Making Way for Freight

Southern Calif. interstate expansion to ease congestion

Jim Parsons

June 30, 2021

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A six-mile segment of Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County, Calif., will be augmented with tolled express lanes to provide much-needed capacity for the corridor's growing volume of freight traffic.

Chicago Transit Authority Red/Purple Straddle Bent

Digging Deeper | Transit

Chicago Transit Untangles a Traffic Knot

Jeff Yoders

June 28, 2021

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The largest project in Chicago Transit Authority history brings a modern aesthetic to the north side and creates a bridge over a traffic choke point that's frustrated riders for decades.

On the Scene

Imagine Clearwater Project Slowed by City; Brightline Hits Midway Milestone

June 22, 2021

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Reports on industry events from across the Southeast region.

Disasters

Officials: Arizona Rail Bridge Collapse Follows Prior Derailment in June

Louise Poirier

July 30, 2020

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The south side of a 100-year-old bridge in Tempe collapsed after a train derailment the morning of July 29.

AR View of Salk Lake City's transit system

Technology

How AR Could Change Train Dispatching and the Design of Rail System Control Centers

Engineer Ross & Baruzzini Macro is testing an augmented reality train dispatching system that could eliminate hardware

Megan Huff

April 9, 2020

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Rail dispatch control centers are dominated by two-tier theaters with video walls and multiple monitors. What if augmented reality could eliminate all of that hardware and crowding? Ross & Baruzzini are studying how that might be accomplished.

Transit

Chicago's CTA Board Approves $38.3-Million Red Line Extension EIS

T. Y. Lin International Great Lakes wins contract for impact study

Jeff Yoders

February 11, 2020

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The Chicago Transit Authority has given a $38.3-million contract for the environmental impact study for the 5-mile extension of the CTA Red Line on the city's south side.

Eydie Cubarrubia

February 5, 2020

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AECOM and WSP awarded $1.3M contract to study 16-mile Brooklyn to Queens line.

Hoboken Terminal Opens After Train Crash Repairs

October 19, 2016

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Hoboken terminal train service fully resumed on Oct. 17, following damage from last month’s accident.

Amtrak Crash Report Released

Jim Parsons

May 4, 2016

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A mobile maintenance backhoe struck by an Amtrak train near Chester, Pa., on April 3 was authorized to operate on the rail tracks within a scheduled 55-hour maintenance window, according to a preliminary report of the incident by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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Articles Tagged with ''train''

Best Airport/Transit: PHX Sky Train Stage 2 MS

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: Making Way for Freight

Chicago Transit Untangles a Traffic Knot

Imagine Clearwater Project Slowed by City; Brightline Hits Midway Milestone

Officials: Arizona Rail Bridge Collapse Follows Prior Derailment in June

How AR Could Change Train Dispatching and the Design of Rail System Control Centers

Chicago's CTA Board Approves $38.3-Million Red Line Extension EIS

New York City Studies Feasibility of $1B Passenger Rail Line

Hoboken Terminal Opens After Train Crash Repairs

Amtrak Crash Report Released

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