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MTA seeks company to fulfill subway car order
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking a company to fulfill the largest investment in new subway and railroad cars the agency has ever purchased, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The MTA Capital Plan replaces the R62 and R62A fleets on the 1, 3, and 6 lines, a total of 1,140 subway cars. If an option to purchase additional cars is exercised, MTA will purchase an additional 1,250 cars to replace the R142 and R142A cars on the 2, 4, and 5 lines. “Thousands of new subw...
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FAA announces safety enhancement measures to prevent airplane, helicopter collisions
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford recently ann...Read More »
American Trucking Association backs bill to thwart cargo theft
Members of the American Trucking Association’s Law Enforcement Advisory Board are urging Congressional leaders to pass...Read More »
Amtrak completes improvements at South Carolina stations
Amtrak recently completed improvements at two South Carolina stations served twice daily by the Floridian route. “E...Read More »
California High Speed Rail completes underpass connecting downtown to Southwest Fresno
The California High Speed Rail Authority announced it has completed the Cesar Chavez Boulevard underpass grade separatio...Read More »
CPKC certifies 14 locations for rail-served industrial development
Alberta-based Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the only single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United...Read More »
California congressmembers urge DOT to secure $2B in transit funds ahead of 2028 Olympics
The California Congressional delegation is urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to support the inclusion of $...Read More »
FAA unveils pilot program for next-gen aircraft
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration released eight proposals this week that were p...Read More »
APTA: Every $1B for public transportation generates $5B in economic value
A new study by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has found that every $1 billion invested into publi...Read More »
Massachusetts advances North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement project
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said her state will take the next step in delivering the North Station Draw One Bridge R...Read More »
Bipartisan bill to reduce train derailments introduced
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation aimed at reducing train derailments and ma...Read More »
