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Denver Contractor Tears Down Rail Transit Bridge Shortly After Its Completion

2014-11-05 19:26:48| ENR.com: Headline News

The 555-ft-long bridge was demolished in October due to design flaws, the owner confirms.

Transit boss: Rail workers on job 7 days straight

2014-10-13 17:56:47| Railroads - Topix.net

The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority told federal safety officials that traffic control staff at the Metro-North Railroad worked seven days straight for weeks when several accidents, including one fatal, disrupted commutes in Connecticut and New York last year. MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast said in an interview with the National Transportation Safety Board in March that the overworked staffers direct commuter train movements, making sure trains run without problems.

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NJ Transit Rail Commuters Face Challenges Above and Below Ground

2014-10-09 05:38:35| Railroads - Topix.net

At its first board meeting since Amtrak released a grim report detailing the post-Sandy conditions of its tunnels , New Jersey Transit officials tried to manage agita about how future tunnel closures might affect commutes. "We just got the report also," said Ronnie Hakim, NJ Transit's executive director.

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Chicago Transit to rebid $2bn rail car procurement project

2014-07-29 01:00:00| Railway Technology

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the Chicago Federation of Labour (CFL), has launched the 'Build Chicago' partnership to rebid a $2bn project to add 846 new 7,000-series railcars.

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