USA: The Colton Flyover is under construction at the city of Colton in California to eliminate a flat crossing between Union Pacific and BNSF tracks. The crossing has been an operational problem since it opened in 1882.
Around 2·4 km of Union Pacific’s El Paso to Los Angeles route is being elevated to cross 8 m above the BNSF. Funding is provided by federal and state sources, as well as the two railways.
The main contractor is Skanska, with completion scheduled for 2013.
USA: The Colton Crossing grade separation project to build a fly-over to eliminate a flat crossing between east-west Union Pacific and north-south BNSF lines in the city of Colton, California, was officially launched with a ceremony on November 8. The flat crossing was the scene of a 'frog war' in ...
GERMANY: Work to electrify the 164 km line through the Eifel region between Hürth-Kalscheuren near Köln and Trier-Ehrang was launched with a ceremony in Kyllburg on October 28. The €500m project is being funded by the federal government and the Länder of Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen. The ...
SOUTH KOREA: Korea Railroad Research Institute is preparing to extend its R&D programme which aims to introduce direct train-to-train communication and position reporting to replace centralised traffic control. As part of its 33·1bn won programme, which started in 2016 and runs until the end of this ...
