Amtrak - Wed July 29, 2026
Amtrak Prepares to Begin Major Dock Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Amtrak will begin major work in the coming months to rehabilitate the nearly century-old Dock Bridge in New Jersey after awarding key construction contracts. The project will seek to improve safety and reliability for more than 200,000 daily Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT, and PATH customers traveling on over 700 trains through one of the busiest sections of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), according to Amtrak....
Amtrak - Wed July 29, 2026
Amtrak Advances Major Construction for B&P Tunnel Replacement Program With FRA
Rail passengers on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore will soon notice increased construction activity at the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program site as Amtrak's tunneling contractor ramps up preparatory work necessary to launch the first of two tunnel boring machines in 2028....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 30, 2026
Portal North Bridge Nears Completion
Work on a replacement for the 100-year-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey is 80 percent complete, according to Chrissa Roessner, chief of construction management overseeing the Portal North Bridge project....
Amtrak - Tue March 10, 2026
B&P Tunnel Program Construction Milestone: Utility Siphon Tunnel “Breakthrough”
The B&P Tunnel Replacement Program recently achieved a major milestone for construction of a new 345-ft.-long utility tunnel that runs under the Northeast Corridor (NEC) railroad tracks. In February, the company's contractor "broke through" the final section of rock pillar separating both sides of the tunnel, using controlled blasting....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 22, 2025
PCL Construction Builds New Train Yard in Seattle
Train passengers in the Pacific Northwest can look forward to an upgraded ride next year in the new Amtrak Airo, and with it comes a new $300 million facility in Seattle now under construction specifically for its care....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu July 10, 2025
Billion-Dollar Amtrak River Rail Bridge Replacement Project Under Way in Conn.
O&G Industries of Torrington, Conn., and Tutor Perini/Los Angeles are the Joint VentureO&G Industries of Torrington, Conn., and Tutor Perini of Los Angeles are joint venture partners on the $1.37 billion Connecticut River bridge replacement project....
Amtrak - Wed May 28, 2025
East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project Officially Under Way
Amtrak crews kicked off the first long-term track outage in support of the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project (ERT Rehab), a critical infrastructure investment that will restore the two tunnel tubes damaged by Superstorm Sandy (Line 1 & Line 2)....
Amtrak Media - Wed April 30, 2025
Groundbreaking Puts Major Rail Construction Project On Track in Virginia's New River Valley
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin broke ground April 24, 2025, on the highly anticipated New River Valley Rail Project in the town of Christiansburg, located southwest of Roanoke, Va. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority's (VPRA) Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) initiative, the construction encompasses railroad infrastructure upgrades that will allow VPRA to extend its Amtrak Virginia service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and return passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979....
Amtrak - Wed April 23, 2025
Historic Rail Stations in Pa. Towns of Latrobe, Greensburg Plan Upgrades
Amtrak announced on April 21, 2025, that it is beginning critical improvements and repairs at Latrobe (LAB) and Greensburg (GNB), two historic train stations located in western Pennsylvania that date back to the early 1900s....
MassDOT - Wed February 26, 2025
MassDOT to Advance West-East Rail Service By Building New Train Station in Palmer
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced in February that it had selected South of Palmer Yard as the best site for the future Palmer train station, a critical milestone in the efforts of Gov....
