The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it has awarded a $10 million contract to Wi-Tronix to deploy onboard technology on railcars that will improve service reliability for the railca...
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CMC Railroad, LLC, the railroad partner of the Gulf Inland Logistics Park in Houston, said it had closed on an $87.9 million credit facility to help with the expansion of its operations there. The...
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) recently appointed Mamatha Sparks to serve as its next chief audit officer. Sparks has more than 20 years of public accounting, government auditing, and risk manage...
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said their state had received a $44 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to improve rail safety in the sta...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) a $356 million Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program grant Fundin...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced it was accepting applications for the Fiscal Year 2027 Rail Freight Assistance Program through Oct. 9, 2026. The RFAP provides $25 mill...
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Amtrak reopened East River Tunnel (ERT) Line 2 this week, marketing the end of the first major phase of the $1.6 billion ERT Rehabilitation Project that is scheduled to finish by the end of 2027. T...
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BNSF Railway, North America announced it had joined with integrated supply chain provider NFI to create a strategic partnership at the future Barstow International Gateway. The announcement reinfo...
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Montreal-based rail transportation company CN recently announced it is testing three locomotives and is working to transform two other locomotives into hybrid-electric platforms with AC traction techn...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will invest $5.3 billion into rail projects across the country to enhance safety and upgrade infrastructure, Transportat...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced it has awarded Amtrak nearly $3 billion in grants to advance seven projects to improve service. The grants, part...
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The Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC), an association representing commuter rail agencies and operators, is seeking its next CEO. Taylor Transportation Search Group has begun a national search to repl...
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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) recently unveiled the fully accessible, $25 million Austin Green Line station to lawmakers and other dignitaries. The station provides connections to the #91 Au...
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced it had completed the Corcoran highway grade separation project in Kings County, a project that promises to prevent 670 crashes over the next 30 years...
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BNSF Railway announced it would offer more frequent intermodal service between Phoenix and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The new offering will provide customers with faster, more economical and reli...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the Utah FrontRunner 2X Commuter Rail Line will enter the next stage in its construction: the engineering phase...
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Short-line freight railroad operator Regional Rail said it has acquired the Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) as part of its Northeast expansion. The acquisition includes a 28-mile railroad in...
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CPKC said it will continue to deliver industry-leading safe and reliable service to its grain customers. As part of its 2026-2027 Grain Service Outlook Report, the railroad outlined its plan to co...
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In an effort to continue its growth and momentum into the next 50 years, Amtrak’s Board of Directors has advanced a preliminary framework to modernize and transform the organization’s corporate st...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has created new guidance to modernize train noise emission standards. The new guidance will make way for hig...
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