Category: passenger rail

San Clemente Landslide Update; Upcoming Storm System, Continued Hillside Movement

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – OCTA gives an update on the San Clemente landslide, and an incoming storm system will bring additional rainfall and increase the risk of a mudslide in the area.
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MBTA Completes ‘Critical Track Work’ on Green Line; Removes 16 Speed Restrictions

BOSTON – The MBTA announced it has completed track work on its Green Line, including replacing more than 1,300 ties and 10,800 feet of rail.
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HART Gives Construction Update for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Civic Center 

HONOLULU – HART released a 2-minute video with aerial footage of construction along Segments 2 and 3 from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Civic Center.
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OCTA Working With Metrolink After San Clemente Landslide

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – OCTA and Metrolink are working to clear debris from a rail right-of-way after another landslide in San Clemente.
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Balfour Beatty Awarded $189,000 Contract for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Mainline Track

PETALUMA, Calif. – Balfour Beatty will deliver track surfacing, lining and ballast restoration under a $189,000 contract.
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WMATA to Close Four Red Line Stations Due to Maryland’s MTA Purple Line Project

WASHINGTON, D.C. – WMATA will utilize the closure of part of its Red Line due to Maryland’s MTA Purple Line project to perform routine maintenance.
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NCTD Proposed $585M Budget for Fairgrounds Station and Stabilizing Del Mar Bluffs

DEL MAR, Calif. – The North County Transit District (NCTD) has outlined a proposed budget of $585 million which would go toward stabilizing the eroding Del Mar bluffs and a fairgrounds train station.
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