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Agency planners visited elementary schools within blocks of one of its commuter and light rail lines to teach students how to safely cross rail intersections. They are also telling the public about the potential danger of newly energized overhead electrical lines that power the rail system.
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On railroads, LED railroad signals may mask nearby incandescent signals, preventing incandescent signals from being visible to train crews. If LED and incandescent signals are installed in close proximity to one another, the LED signal may appear brighter or closer, causing crews to confuse the sequence of the signals as they approach.
Read More →Predicts that the city’s planned rail system will bump up construction jobs, from 28,500 last year to close to 36,000 by 2015.
Read More →Wichita’s Central Rail Corridor, a joint effort of entities including the City of Wichita and the Kansas Department of Transportation, was recognized at the America’s Transportation Awards national competition.
Read More →While funding and technology integration remain key issues, some U.S. rail operators are looking to meet the 2015 Congressional deadline, including Southern California’s Metrolink, which aims to have its system in place by next year.
Read More →Line from New Haven, Conn., to Springfield, Mass., will now face public debate.
Read More →Since opening its doors in 2017, SMART passengers have included bicyclists who use their bikes to get to and from stations on a regular basis.
Read More →Dan Grabauskas will be paid the final year of contract as part of the separation agreement, a total of $282,250. The board appointed HART board member Mike Formby as acting CEO, effective immediately.
Read More →This annual week-long event concentrates public attention on the need for rail safety education and saves lives by educating and empowering the public to make safe decisions around tracks and trains.
Read More →Tri-Rail has achieved pre-pandemic ridership as they served 4.4 million riders in 2024, bringing them over the 4 million mark for the first time since 2019.
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