Railway Track & Structures

NEW YORK CITY - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was awarded $7,461,000 to advance the planning and preliminary design to eliminate three grade crossings along LIRR's Ronkonkoma Branch. The three crossings are the Wicks Rd/Fifth Avenue grade crossing in Brentwood, the Straight Path crossing in Wyandanch, and the Lowell Avenue crossing in Central Islip, says the MTA. The crossing in Brentwood is reportedly one of the top five busiest crossings on Long Island.

Union Pacific Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker (David C.

Attend the fourth-annual Women in Rail Conference and hear from speaker Pam Arpin, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer on October 7. This much-anticipated Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures event returns to Chicagoland on Oct. 6-7, 2026, with a packed lineup.

Detail of Kansas City region railroads, including KCT. Openrailwaymap.org CALGARY –– On this, we [CPKC] agree with Union Pacific.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen install, inspect and maintain the signal systems that govern train movements through thousands of American communities. When a gate comes down at a grade crossing or a signal turns red ahead of a stopped train, our members go to work protecting your family. Know this: We don’t speak from corporate boardrooms.

CHICAGO –– Metra reports that it is about to replace nearly 4.5 miles of rail and thousands of railroad ties between Fox Lake and Lake Forest, which will force the suspension of midday service on parts of the agency's Milwaukee District North Line. The work starts August 3.

Construction on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. TORONTO - Construction on four underground stations along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension has started. According to Metrolinx, the future station sites are at the Martin Grove, Kipling, Islington, and Royal York intersections. Crews have begun excavating these sites, digging out space for station boxes.

NASHVILLE –– Radnor Yard, a critical hub in the southeastern CSX network, is receiving additional power-operated switches. CSX has announced that it is “advancing a major infrastructure upgrade” at Radnor Yard in Nashville, Tenn. The railroad is installing additional, new, power-operated switches in the north end of the receiving yard that will be controlled by the Yardmaster.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The ADA has asked the FRA for an immediate federal investigation of a serious software failure that occurred in Wabtec's dispatching systems used by BNSF.

Image of Racine Station stairs and elevator tower. The work completed in 2025 was part of the Forest Park Branch Rebuild Phase 1 project. CHICAGO - The Chicago Transit Board authorized an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Illinois Department of Transportation for funding for the future Forest Park Branch track design work. According to the CTA, the funds will allow it to move forward with redesigning and building more than 13 miles of track and drainage system along the Forest Park Branch.