Harry Harris, chief of the public transportation bureau for the Connecticut DOT, said independent inspectors have not found any problems with the electrification system. London-based Balfour Beatty serves international markets for rail, road and power systems. In Connecticut, the company is reinstalling electrical wires at the Stamford train station. The firm was fined in 1994 after the collapse of three tunnels during the construction of the Heathrow Express railway link at London's Heathrow Airport. Also in 1994, the company was fined by Pennsylvania transportation officials amid disagreements about a stalled highway project.
Corridor lines Preparations have begun for passenger rail service beyond Portland, Maine.
State officials are designing the route that the tracks will take through Maine's largest city, and looking into the possibility of building three bridges. A temporary Portland station is being built beside a bus terminal, but city and state officials hope to build a permanent Amtrak station on Marginal Way, in the city's Bayside neighborhood. The project is expected to nearly double the number of current riders by 2015 and improve mobility for over 10,000 low income households located near system stations. Tri-Rail will double track the route, owned by CSX of Jacksonville. Other plans call for making station and signaling improvements.