Amtrak announced last week that it had added a new track and platform at Washington Union Station to expand its service capacity. The new track will primarily serve Virginia Railway Express (VRE) ...
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Amtrak recently announced that its NextGen Acela high-speed trains, which connect the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston, will be ready for passenger travel startin...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced its support for new legislation designed to strengthen public transit safety and clarify dispute authority. The Safe Transit Account...
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Florida-based CSX Corp., a rail, intermodal, and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions provider, and Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) plan to build a at FSCJ’s Fire Academy of t...
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New York’s Interborough Express (IBX) will move into the next stage of development, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Board authorized a joint ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced it plans to cancel two grants worth more than $26 million that previously were awarded to the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic...
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Union Pacific is purchasing east-coast Class 1 Norfolk Southern for $85 billion. The purchase will create a U.S. transcontinental railroad. Union Pacific will retain the name, and the combined com...
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BNSF Railway, in partnership with Patriot Rail and the Utah Inland Port Authority, announced the opening of its new intermodal facility in Salt Lake City, Utah During an official opening attended ...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), North America's largest transportation network, recently released its July Financial Plan. The plan includes balanced operating budgets for 2025 and 20...
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Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. on Tuesday announced a landmark agreement to merge operations in what would form the United States' first true coast-to-coast railroad. “Imagine s...
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The Sound Transit Board in Washington state, approved plans last week to support opening the Federal Way Link Extension, now expected to be operating this winter. The extension is currently underg...
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Colorado’s infrastructure received a cumulative C- grade, lower than the national infrastructure grade of C, according to the Colorado Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025 ...
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed on Thursday they have started advanced discussions surrounding a possible merger. A merger would create a transcontinental railroad and could be the large...
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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) celebrated the completion of its $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization Phase One Project with the opening of four contiguous Red Link stations Sunday. CTA o...
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The Texas North Western Railway Company (TXNW) recently completed significant infrastructure improvements in Etter, Texas. The project relocated and installed new turnouts and constructed new cross...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit recently debuted a standard R211 train on the B line in the Bronx. The train is part of MTA's modernization efforts and will ev...
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX Corporation announced the creation of a new rail transportation route for customers in across the southern U.S. that will connect shippers in Mexico with Texas and...
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City of Seattle officials announce they had chosen Jacobs to design the Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension expanding the city’s light rail network and enhancing its connectivity. Jaco...
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The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced it has awarded Flatiron Douglas and its joint venture partner Herzog a $414 million contract to build the Franconia-Springfield Bypass project. ...
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The New Jersey Transit Board of Directors adopted the agency’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026, as well as its local programs budget and authorized capital funding, the board said this week. ...
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