The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated more than $3.7 billion for transportation infrastructure projects that enhance safety and create more convenient options for travelers...
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The South Dakota Railroad Board approved $58.8 million in Special Transportation Circumstance (STC) grant funds for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 at a meeting on Wednesday. “The STC funds are dedica...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced Tuesday that the Staten Island Railway will receive new R211 subway cars in early 2024. Five cars, part of the 525-car order which include...
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On Tuesday, Chicago’s Metra announced it was awarded its largest discretionary grant, $169.3 million, to buy battery-operated, zero-emission trainsets. The grant, a federal Congestion Mitigation...
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A new report from the Mineta Transportation Institute finds that high-speed rail could have both economic and environmental benefits for the United States. The report, The Economic Environmental P...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded 24 accelerators $24 million in Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program funding. The program measures how different regional models ...
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On Thursday, Caltrans announced Stadler Rail, Inc. will deliver to it the first zero-emission, hydrogen intercity passenger train in North America. The $80 million contract will see Stadler delive...
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On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced its Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) will be accepting unsolicited transportation project proposals. Offici...
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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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