Amtrak Celebrates Completion of New Baltimore Platform Construction
New Boarding Platform Five to Open This Spring at Baltimore Penn Station BALTIMORE – January 29, 2024 - Amtrak representatives and stakeholders gathered today with state, local and federal officials for a ribbon cutting to inaugurate a newly constructed boarding platform at Baltimore Penn Station. The new platform is scheduled to begin serving trains this spring. This project is part of Amtrak’s overall redevelopment of Baltimore Penn Station, a $150 million investment to improve custome...
Skanska-Fay Joint Venture Selected for Howard Street Tunnel Project, Elevating I-95 Freight Rail Infrastructure
The canopy near the tunnel's exit; this project will be challenging due to the fact that trains will be actively using the tracks as construction is being completed. Baltimore, MD (December 22, 2023) – A joint venture between leading global development and construction firm Skanska and Fay, S&B USA Construction, an industry leader in design-build projects, announces it has been selected for the Howard Street Tunnel Clearance Program, commonly known as the Howard Street Tunn...
Port Receives $283 Million for ‘America’s Green Gateway’
The Port of Long Beach will receive $283 million from the federal government to assist in building “America’s Green Gateway,” a rail project which will enable one of the nation’s busiest seaports to move more cargo by trains, speeding deliveries across the entire national supply chain, easing congestion and lessening local environmental impacts. The funding was awarded for the Port’s Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Mega Grant Program. The $...
EIB Global invests €41.2 million in Moldova’s railway infrastructure rehabilitation
The loan will be complemented by a €12 million EU grant to improve internal connectivity and bring long-term economic benefits to the whole region. The project includes refurbishing 128 km of the vital north-south rail corridor in Moldova, so facilitating trade and movement between Moldova, Ukraine and Europe, which is of particular importance in the context of the EU's Solidarity Lanes initiative. The project will help reduce road congestion and enhance environmental sustainability, in ac...
FTA triennial review of Trinity Metro yields perfect score
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Sept. 19, 2023 – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently completed its triennial review of Trinity Metro – and the results couldn’t be better. The triennial review focused on Trinity Metro’s compliance in 23 areas. No deficiencies were found with the FTA requirements in any of these areas. “During our review of Fort Worth Transportation Authority [dba Trinity Metro], the FTA transit recipient demonstrated best practices in the following areas: Maintenance, Procur...
United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg visits City of Fort Worth and Trinity Metro
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) – Trinity Metro, City of Fort Worth and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) welcomed United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to Fort Worth for a discussion and a tour of Trinity Metro TEXRail. Trinity Metro President and CEO Richard Andreski, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Transportation Director Michael Morris along with other local representatives joined the meet...
HDR to Complete Final Design for $1.567 Billion Port of Long Beach Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility
OMAHA, Neb. — The Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously voted to extend HDR’s contract to create the final design for the $1.567 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility through 2027. The project will create a new on-dock facility to streamline the movement of goods via rail rather than truck. It includes a variety of elements including realignment of major roads, utility relocation and a new locomotive facility. HDR has worked on the Pier B program since the 19...
California High-Speed Rail Authority Selects Atlas and Its JV Partners for $400 Million Program Management Contract
As part of the AECOM-led joint venture, Atlas will provide quality management for the California High-Speed Rail Project Atlas to book approximately $65 million to backlog in fourth quarter 2022 AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 03, 2023 - Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATCX) (“Atlas” or the “Company”), a leading Infrastructure and Environmental solutions provider, announced today that it is a member of the joint venture team that was selected to provide program delivery support for the Californ...
European Commission and EIB initiate feasibility study to better connect Ukrainian and Moldovan railway networks with EU
Today, the Commission together with the European Investment Bank (EIB) is launching a pre- feasibility study to assess how to better connect the Ukrainian and Moldovan railway networks with the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The rail gauge used in most of the EU is different to the one in Eastern Europe, which makes it difficult to ship goods in both directions. This could be solved by extending the EU railway gauge across the borders from Poland and Romania into Ukraine and Moldov...
Public Urged to Help #STOPTrackTragedies During Rail Safety Week 2022 and Beyond
WASHINGTON, D.C. / OTTAWA, Canada / MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. In the U.S. alone, a person or vehicle is hit by a train every 3 hours. Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), Operation Lifesaver Canada and the Mexican Association of Railroads (AMF) are once again joining forces to help prevent tragedies around railroad tracks and trains by observing Rail Safety Week (RSW) acros...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
