Nebraska-based Union Pacific Railroad and Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Steel Mills, a high-performance steel products manufacturer, recently entered into a seven-year contract for the domestic produc...
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Amtrak has issued a formal request for suppliers to bid on the new Long Distance fleet replacement contract. The contract is part of a fleet replacement program, developed with the Federal Railroad...
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The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recently awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget and 20-Year Financ...
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill joined U.S. Reps. Rob Menendez (D-NJ), Nellie Pou (D-NJ) and NJ Transit president and CEO Kris Kolluri to showcase the fleet modernization for the transit system. Th...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the $60.6 million Ardmore Station on the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail Line on April 10. The station began ...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched a customer engagement survey that will help them to reimagine Jamaica Station in Queens. Through a customer ...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently released a proposed budget of $2.7 billion for fiscal year 2027, a 1.9 percent increase over the current year. The budget include...
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OmniTRAX, a privately held rail management company, recently purchased three Arkansas railroads. The company will begin operation of the lines on June 1. The company acquired Dardanelle and Russell...
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Metra, the rail service providing public transit in the Chicago area, announced it has renegotiated the terms of a new contract with BNSF Railway to extend commuter rail service for another 10 years. ...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded 11 projects in 10 counties more than $26.3 million in fiscal year 2026 Rail Freight Assistance Program grants. The program provide...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said pre-testing for its signal modernization work on the Red Line at Columbia Junction has been completed more than two weeks ahead of schedule. Offici...
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Progress Rail, a provider of rolling stock, infrastructure and advanced technologies for the rail industry, and Triton Group, an integrated recycling and advanced materials company, recently entered i...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) said it has awarded nearly $4.5 million to five projects across the state that will improve freight rail service. Part of the Minnesota Rail Service...
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A new rail manufacturing and services center in Lexington, N.C., by Siemens opened this week. Government officials and rail industry leaders gathered at Siemens Mobility’s newest facility to cel...
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott recently unveiled a plan that will improve regional mobility through substantial investments in transit across the Baltimore region. The Ba...
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NJ Transit announced recently that it will launch a pilot microtransit shuttle program in Monmouth and Bergen counties. The pilot program, conducted in partnership with Via and with funding from t...
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Hitachi Rail announced last week it has entered into an agreement to acquire Clever Devices, a leading U.S.-based provider of Intelligent Transportation Systems for transit agencies around the world. ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said its Office of Public-Private Partnerships is accepting proposals for transportation projects through April 30. The submission window appli...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. and Missouri-based Jaguar Transport Holdings, a transportation and logistics company, recently partnered to provide service in Doraville, Ga. The Doraville rail corridor serves...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), one of the largest transit systems in the United States, recently announced it is purchasing 24 rail cars from Quebec-based Exo for $8.58 mi...
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