OTG Selects Schneider Electric Canada for Ontario Line South
TORONTO – Schneider Electric Canada was selected by Ontario Transit Group (OTG) to provide electrical and automation solutions for the Ontario Line South.
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Top Projects for 2026: Remarkable Feats of Railroad Engineering
ATLANTA – Here are the Top Projects for 2026, as featured in RT&S’ June 2026 issue.
Sound Transit Board Adopts Updated ST3
SEATTLE – Sound Transit adopts an updated ST3 system plan.
RTD Begins Reconstruction June 7
DENVER – RTD will begin Downtown Rail reconstruction work on June 7.
MDOT MTA Purple Line Newsletter Released for May 2026
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released its Purple Line newsletter for May 2026. It includes construction updates and an interview with Maryland Transit Solutions Public Information Coordinator Chris Stokes.
Federal Transit Administration Announces Funding for Transit-Oriented Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $28.5 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for mass transit.
Maryland Gov. Moore Continues Tour, Visits Purple Line
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Governor West Moore toured the future Purple Line 16th Street – Woodside Station where the final segment of rail is installed.
Metrolinx Selects Aecon Alliance for Hamilton LRT Civil and Utilities Works Project
TORONTO – Aecon Group Inc. announced Hamilton LRT Civil & Utilities Alliance has been selected for the Hamilton LRT Civil and Utilities Works project in Ontario.
RTD Announces Online Training Platform
DENVER – RTD’s Small Business Opportunity Office (SBO) developed a training module on the Colorado Business Learning Platform.
How Sound Transit Handles Weather on Floating Bridge
SEATTLE – Sound Transit’s Homer M. Hadley floating bridge is designed to handle three types of movement across six directions.
ATP Selects Kiewit Austin Partnership for OMF Project
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Transit Partnership selected Kiewit Austin Partnership (KAP) as the design-build contractor for the Operations and Maintenance Facility.
MDOT MTA Purple Line Newsletter Released for April 2026
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA released its Purple Line newsletter for April 2026. It includes construction updates, a business spotlight, and a message from Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs, II.
Sound Transit Approves Contract for New Operations and Maintenance Facility
SEATTLE –– Sound Transit announces the first agency progressive design-build procurement will maintain and store light rail vehicles and provide more than 600 living wage jobs in South King County
ATP Selects Contractor for Austin Light Rail
AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin Transit Partnership has selected Austin Rail Constructors (ARC) as the construction contractor for Austin Light Rail.
Bill 60 Advances Toward Final Vote, Extension to UH Mānoa
HONOLULU – The Infrastructure, Transportation, and Technology Committee advanced an amended Bill 60 for a final vote, which would allow HART to begin extension plans.
Metrolinx Shares Look at Five Stations Along Line 5 Eglinton
TORONTO – Metrolinx takes a tour of five stations along the new Line 5 Eglinton light rail transit line.
Foothill Gold Line Awards $60MM Design/Engineering Contract to Parsons
MONROVIA, Calif. – Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority board of directors voted to award a design and engineering services contract to Parsons Transportation Group, Inc.
RailPros Acquires Diverging Approach
DALLAS – Rail and transit consulting firm RailPros has completed its acquisition of Diverging Approach, Inc., a railway system contractor based in Williamsburg, Va.
SEPTA Officials Announce That Trolley Tunnels May Reopen Within The Next Two Weeks
PHILADELPHIA –– SEPTA trolley tunnels in Philadelphia could be reopening soon.
MTA Announces Completion of Repair Work Across New York City Subway
NEW YORK –– While much of the world was focused on the holiday season, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit announced on Dec. 31 that it had wrapped up a multi-year effort to clean and refurbish many stations across its system.