The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded Amtrak and its Midwestern partners an up to $300 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant. “These grants...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University (MSU) a $6.4 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improveme...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded the University of Cincinnati an approximately $5.1 million Accelerating Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS) Program grant...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) recently opened the submission period for unsolicited proposals from the private sector for transport...
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The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) recently awarded Specialty Groups, a West Virginia-based construction company, a $4.7 million contract to upgrade and install Road Weather Inform...
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The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) announced Tuesday that it was launching a disaster recovery relief grant program for communities in that state that had been devastated by Hurricane Helene. ...
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Construction recently began on Amtrak’s new, $462 million heavy maintenance facility at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia. The nearly 350,000-square-foot facility will feature two adjacent service ...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), one of the largest transit systems in the United States, recently awarded New Jersey-based ConnX, a company providing mission-critical n...
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On Wednesday, North American electric vehicle charging company FLO announced it would be expanding its curbside charging in Boston. The project, which will deploy the company’s FLO Core+ MAX Lev...
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Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of clean fuel for the transportation market, recently launched a program that allows heavy-duty fleets to operate a truck equipped with the Cummins 15-liter X15N n...
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Hyundai Motor Co. and General Motors (GM) recently signed an agreement to explore future collaboration. "This partnership will enable Hyundai Motor and GM to evaluate opportunities to enhance compe...
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On Thursday, US. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that Siemens would build a new high-speed railcar manufacturing hub in Upstate New York. Schumer said the company would build high-speed trains...
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On Thursday, Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced it had purchased the Manassas Line from Norfolk Southern Corporation. The purchase expands VPRA’s mission to promote and sustain p...
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On Wednesday, privately held infrastructure developer OmniTRAX announced it had acquired Central Arizona Commerce Park’s (CAZCP) rail infrastructure and park acreage. The purchase is the third r...
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The Newport News Transportation Center opened on Aug. 22. The center serves customers traveling on Amtrak Virginia and the regional bus system. Amenities include a level-boarding platform equipped ...
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On Thursday, Amtrak announced it was making significant infrastructure improvements on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) to improve the track’s reliability, safety and efficiency. As part of its $260...
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On Thursday, the city of Boston announced it had entered into a partnership with Google’s Project Green Light to optimize traffic signal timing. Using AI to model traffic patterns, the partnersh...
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On Wednesday, Norfolk Southern Corporation announced the appointment of three industry leaders with experience in Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) to head up its transportation team. Accordin...
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On Tuesday, Norfolk Southern Corp. and the American Train Dispatchers Association, a craft union representing members on Class 1, commuter, passenger, and shortline railroads, announced their joint pa...
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CSX Corp. recently released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report highlights the company’s advancements in addressing key ESG issues and showcases environmental s...
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