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Georgia celebrates opening of Gainesville port
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined leaders from the Georgia Port and other officials in celebrating the opening of the state’s newest inland port in Gainesville. The $134 million Gainesville Inland Port would give freight rail customers an option for greater affordability, while also allowing customers to choose truck-only transportation for faster transit. The Georgia Ports Authority said it expects to shift 26,000 containers to rail in the Gainesville port’s first year of operation, improv...
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New Jersey puts port and terminal operators on notice against accepting Russian diesel
In a letter to New Jersey port and terminal operators this week, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill warned that importing Ru...Read More »
Wabtec, Transnet Engineering sign $390M services agreement
Wabtec, a Pittsburgh-based global supplier of equipment, systems, digital solutions and other services for the freight a...Read More »
USDOT awards $1.24B into rail safety upgrades
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration said it has awarded more than $1.2 billion in ...Read More »
Norfolk Southern, Schneider partner on expanding domestic intermodal capacity
Norfolk Southern Corporations and Schneider National, Inc., a provider of multimodal transportation services, announced ...Read More »
Norfolk Southern completes six improvement projects during 26-hour work window
Norfolk Southern announced its work crews had completed six infrastructure improvement projects in one single 26-hour ma...Read More »
Amtrak announces completion of D.C. infrastructure upgrades
Amtrak announced its intensive nine-day infrastructure upgrade program is finished, just in time for the holiday travel ...Read More »
FTA moves forward on Florida commuter rail project in Broward County
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Florida’s Broward County Comm...Read More »
Amtrak’s Hiawatha West receives federal grant funding for extension of service
Amtrak announced its Hiawatha West service will receive funding through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolid...Read More »
MTA chooses designer for Hudson Line Climate resilience initiative
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced STV, in a joint venture with WSP, will lead design and prelimi...Read More »
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association awarded federal grant to enhance work force development training
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (AS...Read More »
