Amtrak is seeking the ideas of the traveling public, station users and area residents on the reimagining of the Concourse at Chicago Union Station. The survey marks the start of the design phase of...
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Amtrak recently selected the construction manager at risk contractor for the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge project. Flatiron/Herzog Joint Venture will build two bridges and do any associated track ...
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Amtrak announced this month it has issued a multi-billion-dollar Request for Proposals (RFP) to replace its current long distance railcar fleet. The railroad said the once-in-a-generation procurem...
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On Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will be pre-qualifying fare gate vendors for New York City’s subway system. Hochul said MTA ...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration recently completed a feasibility study for the North-South Transit Corridor. The project would create better transit connec...
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Washington state’s delegation in the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Amit Bose to express its support of high speed rail and im...
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The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission recently approved $42.5 million in Rail Transportation Assistance Program and the Rail Freight Assistance Program grants. Funding will go to 25 rai...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Friday it had awarded $8.2 billion in grants for high-speed rail projects. The grants will fund 10 passeng...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) a $729 million Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program grant for the Transfor...
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Amtrak, along with its partner organizations, announced Thursday they had received more than $2.1 billion to improve and expand Amtrak routes across the country. While many grants will go directly to...
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U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) announced Tuesday the Nevada Department of Transportation will receive $3 billion a high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and southern California. Part of the Bip...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) included Northeastern Pennsylvania in its Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program. The program is an intercity passenger rail planni...
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Amtrak recently reported that ridership exceeded expectations during its 2023 fiscal year that ended in September as 28.6 million people rode Amtrak nationwide, a 24.6 percent increase from the previo...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be making available $343 million in Fiscal Year 2024 All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) funds to states to finance capital projects that make legac...
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Capital Development Partners, a Georgia-based industrial real estate and infrastructure developer, announced last week that it plans to build a nearly 1 million square foot rail development and mega f...
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On Monday, Amtrak announced it has begun the procurement process for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project. The project, done in coordination with NJ Transit, is a key component of the Gateway ...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it would open its proposed rules to strengthen state agencies’ ability to oversee rail transit ...
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it had awarded more than $16 billion to 25 passenger rail projects along the Northeast Corridor bet...
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On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New York would receive $6.76 billion for passenger rail projects. The federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroa...
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Amtrak and the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) recently celebrated the start of construction on the Hudson Tunnel Project in New York and the final phase of the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing proje...
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