The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Wednesday it had released its 2045 Freight Movement Plan (FMP), a comprehensive plan for moving goods throughout the state. The FM...
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On Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released two new statements on the Washington Union Station Expansion Project and opened the documents to public comments. Through July 6, FRA ...
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The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad set post-pandemic ridership records on May 9. The LIRR carried approximately 221,290 riders while Metro-North carried approximately 205,069...
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation recently advanced the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023. The legislation reforms the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Haz...
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A public-private partnership of transportation agencies in the New York City region announced Wednesday it will work with a number of companies to test new technologies designed to enhance operational...
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Amtrak plans built or renovate facilities in Seattle, Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C. The facilities, which are in the procurement phase, will improve train maintenance and repairs, ins...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently launched the Advance Mobility NC initiative. The initiative aims to create a shared, autonomous, and connected multimodal transporta...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will make available $5.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Program. The program provides fu...
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will vote May 10 on the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023. The measure builds upon legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brow...
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The Build America Bureau recently provided the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) with three low-interest loans totaling $327 million for transit system improvements. Th...
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On Wednesday, Amtrak released new images of the renderings of the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program. The B&P Tunnel Replacement Program will build two new tunnel tubes, primarily serving MARC and Amt...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced her fiscal year 2024 budget, which includes a long-term financial plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) as it navigates its returns fro...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced it will provide $5 million to fund a rail research and development Center of Excellence. The Center of Excellence is a three-year progra...
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New regulations passed by the California Air Resources Board are anticipated to net more than $32 billion in health benefits, officials said. CARB passed the rule to reduce emissions from locomoti...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the barriers to providing accessible public transit to residents in rural areas. U.S. Sens. ...
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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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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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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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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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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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