Massachusetts recently awarded 14 projects more than $13 million in Fair Share funding for local transportation infrastructure and other needs. It is matching funds for projects and initiatives e...
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On Monday, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced legislation aimed at addressing concerns about accountability and transparency at Amtrak. The legislation, the Amtrak Transparency Act, aims to t...
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Amtrak, in partnership with the cities of Fremont, Hayward, Martinez and Oakland, recently completed $20.8 million in accessibility improvements at its Bay Area stations. The improvements are part ...
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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide them with information about a failed high-speed rail project in California. ...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded eight transit systems in eight states $343 million in All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) grants to retrofit rail transit systems to mak...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) finalized three reports looking at the safety and performance of long trains. The FRA said it recently...
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On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Sam Groves (R-MO), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, said the House had approved the Rail Rolling Stock Protection Act, a bill prohibiting trans...
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced new rules that will require certification and training programs for train dispatchers and signal em...
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On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it had awarded $37 million in grant funding available to support regional public transportation. The funding will be u...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it was making available more than $2 billion in funding for projects along the Northeast Corridor....
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NJ TRANSIT, the nation's largest statewide public transportation system, and Amtrak recently announced that the Portal North Bridge has reached 50 percent completion. “This landmark achievement...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently completed upgrades to MTA Metro-North Railroad maintenance and operations hub in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Upgrades include opening a two story...
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The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded the city of Philadelphia a $14.2 million Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Prog...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently awarded 11 freight rail projects $9.6 million in Minnesota Rail Service Improvement program funding. The funding was approved during the ...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin Central Business District Tolling, its congestion pricing program, in Manhattan’s Congestion Relief Zone on June 30. The zone, located bel...
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The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) at San Jose State University recently published a report on cybersecurity for public transit agencies. The report, Is There a Light at the End of the Tunne...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) said it would seek public comments on its revisions to policy guidance for the Capital Investment Grants (CIG...
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Republican members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB’s) authoriza...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently recognized transit agencies for their innovative approaches to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The recognitions were part of the U.S. Departm...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. management, led by CEO Alan Shaw, has made a multimillion-dollar mistake in hiring an embattled executive as its new chief operating officer, says activist investor Ancora Holdi...
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