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METRO spoke with several consultants in the June issue, here is the last in a series of exclusive unedited discussions.
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Developing a commuter coach that satisfied heightened requirements for safety, reliability, air quality, ADA accessibility and passenger and driver comfort was a huge challenge for New Jersey Transit — but not an insurmountable one.
Read More →Vehicle suppliers are stepping up to offer services for every facet of ownership, from installation of rail to refurbishment and modernization. Also, many are focusing on practices already in place throughout the world, where risk of ownership is actually transferred back to the company, enabling the rail operator to operate the system on an established fixed cost.
Read More →Some of the projects under the capital program include grade separations, station upgrades, bridge replacements, crossings improvements.
Read More →The major factors include the line design speed, topography along the alignment, weather conditions, land acquisition costs, use of viaducts instead of embankments, the construction of major bridges across wide rivers, and the construction of mega stations, according to a World Bank report.
Read More →CXT Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of L.B. Foster Company, will supply the 23,000 ties, which will support a high capacity rail unloading system capable of accommodating up to four 110-car trains simultaneously.
Read More →The final structural beam of the Autonomous Innovation Center in LaVilla, Florida was placed during a topping out ceremony recently.
Read More →She is an ambassador for VIA and San Antonio, where she moved twenty years ago from Washington, D.C. to become executive director of the Southtown Urban Main Street Project. She started working for VIA almost nine years ago, when she accepted the position in project management and urban design.
Read More →From the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor project to the Regional Connector Transit Corridor to a 10-mile P3 tunnel through the Sepulveda Pass, the force behind these projects is local.
Read More →Revenue, ridership and revitalization are at the core of transit-oriented development, which is why it’s gaining momentum across the U.S. Here is a closer look at some of the country’s high-profile projects.
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