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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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrain) recently celebrated the debut of its electrified train fleet in San Francisco. The Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project will convert t...
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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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On Monday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it would break ground on a new project to make the Classon Ave. station in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn fully accessible. The $57 million p...
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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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On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to address safety on rail bridges. The legislation, the Rail Bridge Safety a...
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a civil complaint alleging that Norfolk Southern Corp. is violating federal law by delaying passenger trains on Amtrak’s Crescent Route, a 1,377...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who heads up a powerful Senate transportation committee, has launched an investigation into charges by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that Union Pacific Rai...
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On Monday, Amtrak announced it would be launching a program to revitalize and improve the operations at Washington Union Station, to focus on the customer experience. Officials said the move comes...
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The Idaho Transportation Department was one of BNSF Railway Company’s inaugural “Tracking to Zero” award winners this month. ITD was honored for its dedication to improving railway grade cro...
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s (PRT) Board approved a resolution Friday authorizing the agency to submit a letter of interest to the Build America Bureau for the Transportation Infrastructure Finance...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Rail Division recently awarded three short line railroads $1.8 million in 50-50 matching Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Pro...
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The unfortunate reality is that rail safety before and since last year’s noxious Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, hasn’t changed and Congress needs to step in and enact l...
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Amtrak’s recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $2.7 billion Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project in Northeast Maryland. The bridge serves approximately 110 daily Amtrak, Maryland Area ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Friday initiated 12 enforcement cases with 117 counts against Norfolk Southern Corp. and other entities involved in the railroad company’s train derailme...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers want to ensure communication and safety problems that arose after a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed last year in Logan Township, Pa., do not happen again. The two Unite...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHA) announced it had awarded more than $5 billion in Large Bridge Project funds. The awards, part of the Bridg...
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The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the planning agency for the 11-county Atlanta region, is seeking public comments through Friday on an amendment to its regional Transportation Improvement Plan (...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it would be making available more than $153 million in funding for intercity passenger rail service...
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