Mass Transit Rail Update - Tuesday ENL - Nov 7th, 2023
 
 
Mass Transit Rail Update
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November 7, 2023
The project is one of the largest infrastructure projects in U.S. history and a key component of the Gateway Program.
The Second Avenue subway extension project includes three new accessible stations, power substations, signal systems, track infrastructure and communication systems.
Responses for the CHSRA's electrified high-speed rail system project with SOQ's are due by Jan. 22, 2024.
NTSB released a report Nov. 1 that identified situations where new and emerging technologies can improve the nation’s existing PTC system and benefit rail safety.
The Perley A. Thomas streetcar began servicing the New Orleans RTA in the early 192os on the St. Charles Streetcar line, which is the oldest operating streetcar line in the world.
The phase includes training for operators and maintenance staff and continued testing to ensure stations, tracks, utilities and vehicles work together as expected in preparation for the start of service in spring 2024.
The work, which took 16 days to complete, featured crews replacing nearly 5,000 feet of rail and 1,174 crossties on the Ashmont Branch and nearly 4,700 feet of rail and 1,380 crossties on the Mattapan Line.
The first phase of the Park Avenue Viaduct Replacement project, which will cost $590 million and last through 2026, will replace major segments of the elevated steel structure.