Rail Group on Air, presented by Railway Aged and Railway Track & Structures magazines and International Railway Journal recently spotlighted the success of the LIRR Expansion Project on its well-regarded podcast. According to Bill Wilson, editor in chief of Railway Track & Structures magazine and the host of the podcast,…
Following the opening of the East End Gateway to Penn Station late last year, momentum has shifted to the LIRR Concourse in 2021’s first quarter. MTA Construction & Development and its contractors will revamp the 33rd Street Corridor at Penn Station by raising the ceilings, widening the corridors, improving lighting…
Railway Tracks and Structures (RT&S), a leading trade journal that covers the railroad industry, has selected the recently completed B/C Approach Structure for East Side Access for the 2021 RT&S Top Project list. East Side Access will accommodate LIRR trains in a new terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal by the…
Platform F stairway with glass artwork. MTA C&D’s LIRR modernization work planned for this year rivals the aggressive schedule being met by the successful Third Track project, with signal replacement, a new substation, Jamaica Station capacity improvements, viaduct work, and smaller mentoring program work on tab for 2021. The railroad’s…
MTA C&D’s LIRR Expansion Project will meet yet another community commitment on Saturday, February 20th by closing the final grade crossing along the 10-mile corridor from Floral Park to Hicksville – this one at Main Street in Mineola. Since construction began on the project just over two years ago, grade…
MTA C&D’s LIRR Expansion Project has moved along on schedule and on budget, despite all the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s been obvious from the undergrade crossing completions, bridge replacements and expansions and ongoing work on interlockings, station enhancements and installation of new substations. The continuing work of…
One of the construction industry’s most prestigious trade magazines has selected Tom McGuinness as one of its Top 25 Newsmakers for 2020 citing his leadership on the LIRR Expansion Project. Engineering News Record (ENR) accompanied the selection with a profile in its current issue. Read full ENR story here The…
Press release follows… New Penn Station Entrance Creates a Front Door Identity on Seventh Avenue & Direct Connection from Street Level to LIRR Concourse & Subway Includes Three State-of-the-Art Escalators and a Staircase – Improving Customer Experience & Increasing Circulation Major Milestone in Broader Project Which Will Double the Width…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the grand opening of Moynihan Train Hall, a 255,000-square-foot train hall designed for the 21st century in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The $1.6 billion project transformed the more than 100-year-old James A. Farley Building into a world-class transportation hub that increases the existing…
MTA Construction & Development and the LIRR have completed major construction on two vital LIRR facilities – the Morris Park Diesel Locomotive Shop in Queens and the Mid-Suffolk Electric Yard in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. Part of the multi-billion dollar LIRR Enhancement that includes the LIRR Expansion Project, the Morris Park…
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