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Amtrak begins construction of Chicago Union Station platform project
Amtrak recently began construction on the $112 million Chicago Union Station project, the first in the Chicago Hub Improvement Program (CHIP) to advance to construction. CHIP invests in regional and intercity passenger rail in the Midwest. The 30-month project will convert dormant platforms originally built for mail and parcels into passenger platforms that will be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The platforms serve multiple tracks and will enable boarding for tracks ...
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Alabama DOT awards statewide airports $12.1M in improvement grants
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) recently awarded airports statewide $12.1 million in Alabama Airport Im...Read More »
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...Read More »
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 »
