Infrastructure

Exterior view of Chicago Union Station’s colonnaded facade, with the TransUnion building visible in the background.

Amtrak to break ground on new boarding platform at Chicago Union Station

The update will add level boarding platforms and ready the station for further modernization efforts.

Nov. 10, 2026

A tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutterhead is lowered by crane into an open construction shaft in an urban setting. The circular cutterhead, featuring a white-and-red face with radial spokes and rows of disc cutters, is suspended mid-air against a backdrop of a concrete retaining wall and a tall residential high-rise tower under a clear blue sky. Construction equipment including a crane and lift platform are visible at the base of the shaft. The circular steel entry portal of the tunnel is visible at right.

Ontario Line's first tunnel boring machine reaches King West Station

Nov. 9, 2026

CA: Coastal Commission approves more sand and rock to protect San Diego’s coastal rail corridor

Nov. 9, 2026

A tall railroad signal mast with three dark signal heads and a maintenance ladder stands beside two sets of tracks leading toward a tunnel portal at the base of a wooded hill, with fall foliage, a red building and a brick building nearby.

MassDOT breaks ground on rail improvements to support permanent Berkshire Flyer service

Nov. 3, 2026

Rendering of the elevated California station platform on the CTA Blue Line, with riders on the platform above a street lined with buildings.

CTA awards pair of contracts for Blue Line modernization

Nov. 3, 2026

A Trinity Metro TEXRail train travels along a rural track lined with trees and grass.

Trinity Metro breaks ground on TEXRail extension project into Fort Worth Medical District

Oct. 30, 2026

Eight people cut an Amtrak ribbon together inside a yellow-painted train maintenance facility in Seattle.

Amtrak opens new Maintenance and Inspection Facility in Seattle

Oct. 28, 2026

A close-up of a gold ceremonial shovel blade planted in soil, engraved with the City of Inglewood seal and the words “Inglewood Transit Connector,” with more gold shovels tied with gold ribbons blurred in the background.

City of Inglewood officials break ground on Phase 1 of Inglewood Transit Connector

Oct. 26, 2026

WA: Ballard light rail could be revived for $10 billion, Sound Transit says

Oct. 26, 2026

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