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Barstow City Council approves BNSF International Gateway project

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By Liz Carey  |  June 22, 2026

BNSF Railway announced the Barstow International Gateway project has been approved by the Barstow City Council. The approval marks a major milestone for the significant California freight infrastructure investment. The gateway, also known as BIG, is a 4,500-acre, state-of-the-art integrated rail facility on the western side of Barstow, and includes a rail yard, an intermodal facility and transload warehouses designed to shift freight efficiently and sustainably from international containers ...

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U.S. Transportation Dept announces $47M investment in public-private partnership engagement

By Liz Carey
June 17, 2026

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will invest $46.97 million across 27 states to help develop public-pr...Read More »

Transportation Department announces supply chain dashboard to move freight faster

By Liz Carey
June 16, 2026

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has launched a new initiative to improve supply chain visibility. The ...Read More »

San Francisco’s BART Board adopts budget with $18M in cuts, reduced staffing levels

By Liz Carey
June 15, 2026

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) Board of Directors adopted a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2027 th...Read More »

U.S. Transportation Department to award $626.7M in grants

By Melina Druga
June 12, 2026

The U.S. Department of Transportation will be awarding $626.7 million in Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and H...Read More »

American Trucking Association outlines steps for Congress to foster innovation in trucking

By Liz Carey
June 11, 2026

The American trucking industry provided Congress with testimony on how to foster innovation in the industry during a hea...Read More »

Design released for New York’s Penn Station renovation

By Liz Carey
June 10, 2026

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Penn Transformation Partners released design renderings for the redevelopm...Read More »

New York City DOT to use sensors to understand street use to inform street design

By Liz Carey
June 9, 2026

The New York City Department of Transportation will use cutting-edge sensors to better understand how New Yorkers use th...Read More »

U.S. DOT launches investigation into Atlanta MARTA Security Spending and Safety Plans

By Liz Carey
June 8, 2026

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) would launch an investigatio...Read More »

Missouri releases plan to develop transportation system through 2050

By Melina Druga
June 5, 2026

The Missouri Highways Transportation Commission recently approved the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) ...Read More »

Legislation introduced to repeal federal excise tax on heavy trucks

By Liz Carey
June 4, 2026

U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) introduced legislation recently that would repeal the 12 perce...Read More »

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