Finance & Commerce

Railroad investigation raises concerns over bridge safety

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to ...
Finance & Commerce

Transportation Department to train inspectors for rail bridge safety

OMAHA, Neb. — The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with railroad bridges, but the ...
WLOX

Gautier awarded $1.2M grant to design bridge for Dolphin Drive railroad crossing

GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - Gautier was awarded a $1.2 million federal grant for the design of the Dolphin Drive/CSX railroad grade separation project. The plan is to convert the at-grade crossing at ...
Chicago Tribune

Lack of railroad grant match dooms Hammond pedestrian bridge

The City of Hammond has canceled a proposed pedestrian bridge in its Hessville neighborhood after the railroad that said it would cover a grant match changed its mind. Progress on the design of the ...
Journal Star

Washington's historic bridge mural is nearing completion. Here's what we know

Washington, Illinois is nearing completion of a mural project on a historic railroad bridge in anticipation of the city's bicentennial. After years of delays, a new artist, Jay Allen of ShawCraft Sign ...