MTA announces ridership increases
Officials from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently released a detailed analysis of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad ridership in 2022. LIRR riders...
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Sen. Markey, Rep. Pressley introduce legislation for fare-free transit
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) announced Monday they had reintroduced their legislation for fare-free transit services. The Freedom to Move Act would support s...
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Newly-formed CPKC to provide service from Midwest to Mexico
Intermodal transportation and logistics company Schneider National Inc. announced Friday it would provide intermodal service from the upper Midwest to Mexico on the newly formed Canadian Pacific Kansa...
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FHWA opens application period for PROTECT program
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently opened the application period for the first round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficie...
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation holds conference to discuss rail safety legislation
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation recently held a Zoom conference with local government leaders from cities and towns nationwide to discuss recently introduced biparti...
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West Virginia University transportation center will open up access to country roads, officials say
A new transportation center at West Virginia University will pour $1.5 million in federal dollars toward rural transportation challenges, officials said Tuesday. The Sustainable Mobility and Acces...
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Long Island Rail Road surpasses 1 million customers from new terminal
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) surpassed 1 million paying customers traveling in or out of Grand Central Madison Terminal on April 7. The terminal opened to full service on Feb. 27. "One mi...
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Amtrak launches procurement phase for East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project
Amtrak has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for construction services as part of its launch of the procurement phase of the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project between New Jersey and New...
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Maryland signs agreement to expand passenger rail
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration recently signed agreements with Delaware Transit Corp. and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority for the potential future expa...
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to roll out first of 72 new rail cars
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced last week that it will roll out the first 72 new rail cars starting April 17. Part of Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), the 13.8-mile rapi...
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FTA publishes details on formula funding to help communities operate public transit
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published details about the formula funding used to help communities maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries. A total of $14 billion will ...
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MBTA purchases property needed to improve rail service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently completed its $255 million purchase of Widett Circle, a component to improve commuter rail service in Boston. Widett Circle is 24 acr...
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Minneapolis-St. Paul awarded $239M transit grant
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded the Twin Cities’ Metropolitan Council a $239.3 million Capital Investment Grants program grant award for its Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BR...
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Mississippi legislature approves nearly $2B in infrastructure investment
On Monday, the Mississippi legislature voted to fund nearly $2 billion in state infrastructure projects through the Mississippi Department of Transportation. MDOT received $1.5 billion earmark-fre...
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Amtrak completes $3.2M North Carolina station project
Amtrak recently completed its $3.2 million station upgrade project in Gastonia, N.C. “Making our stations accessible to all customers is a priority, and we’re actively performing construction, ...
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Federal agencies testing biofuels for rail industry
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Progress Rail and the Federal Railroad Administration will complete the third phase of a three-phase biofuel research project. The ...
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Federal Railroad Administration concludes working group meetings
In February, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) concluded a series of six working group meetings on the agency’s Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority replaces Garden City overpass
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), serving 12 counties in Downstate New York, recently unveiled a new overpass in Garden City that will carry the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR...
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APTA applauds call for more public transit funding
On Thursday, as more than 120 U. S. Representatives called for Congress to fully fund public transit Capital Investment Grants (CIG), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) said it agre...
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FTA announces $212.3M in grants for transit agencies recovering from recent major declared disasters
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will soon make available $212.3 million in Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program funds to transit agencies to help them recover from major declared di...
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