The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide approximately $197 million for the replacement of aging railcars through the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program. The goal is to improve rail tran...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently selected the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Rail Research and Development Center of Excellence program. Th...
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Two Kansas short-line railroad companies recently received a combined $47 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program grants. The South Kansas & Oklahoma Rai...
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U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced their support for a proposed rule from the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to address unreliable rail service and high cost...
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The Federal Railroad Association recently awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) a $11.3 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant. Th...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) a $23.7 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) grant. T...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced on Monday it awarded more than $1.4 billion in rail improvement grants to 70 projects in 35 states and the Dis...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently finalized an agreement to expand passenger rail service on the Pennsylvanian Amtrak line in Western Pennsylv...
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Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) recently approved a policy that changes the way the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is funded. In addition, the board approved a policy that refo...
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are urging Norfolk Southern Railway to immediately work with the city of Binghamton to address concerns ra...
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The credit rating for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority improved from “stable” to “positive,” Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. Moody’s Investors’ Service amended t...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will soon make available $139 million in Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) grant program funding. “This funding will create jobs, grow local eco...
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Energy use for transportation remained low across the country, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, with only 12 states seeing an increase in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels. E...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will award up to $22 million in Thriving Communities Program grants. Funding will be provided to organizations that provide technical assistance, plannin...
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On Monday, Amtrak announced it had awarded Clark Construction/Stacy and Witbeck Joint Venture contracts as construction contractors for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program The award is a signific...
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Amtrak recently completed its $1.9 million Connersville, Ind., station project. Amtrak and the City of Connersville made improvements to the station. These include a new concrete platform meeting ...
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Amtrak recently used a contract option with Siemens to order 10 additional Amtrak Airo trainsets, bringing the total ordered to 83. “We are thrilled to satisfy the soaring demand for train travel w...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Friday that it is making more than $139 million in safety and efficiency grants available to rural state...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently released a study that establishes plans and strategies to prepare for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) regarding the S-Line rail corr...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently opened the application period for grants under the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Progra...
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