The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Medford Branch of the Green Line Extension. The $2.3 billion project ex...
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The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently broke ground on the $3.18 billion Metro-North Penn Station Access project in the Bronx. The project will build four new stations in ...
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A group of more than 70 members of Congress urged President Joe Biden to take executive action to guarantee rail workers with paid sick days. Led by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Reps. ...
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Massachusetts officials, including Gov. Charlie Baker, Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler, and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, celebrated the “substantial completio...
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On Thursday, Winchester and Western Railroad (W&W) announced it had signed an agreement to serve Commercial Metal Company’s (CMC) new West Virginia steel mill. The largest rebar manufacturer in ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will make available nearly $2.3 billion in Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program funding. Funding will be awarded to project...
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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) rated Pennsylvania's infrastructure a C-, a new report card shows. The 2022 Report Card on Pennsylvania's Infrastructure outlined the status of the s...
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation to avert a freight rail strike that would have a devastating impact on the national economy. The measure will next head to President Joe Biden to be sign...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) warned Tuesday that actions by the U.S. House of Representatives to take up new legislation regarding railroad worker contracts instead of approving agreeme...
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According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), most rail labor unions have voted to ratify contracts negotiated earlier this year. Rail unions Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Tr...
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Amtrak plans to replace the 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge in Maryland, the longest moveable bridge on the Northeast Corridor. The project was included in the Federal Railroad Administrati...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded approximately $13.1 million in Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning grants to 19 projects nationwide that will fight climate change and...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released its list of priority projects in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), a railroad line that spans from Boston to Washington, D.C. The NEC Projec...
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With the potential of a freight rail strike looming and only narrowly evaded earlier this year, a new economic analysis undertaken by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) added weight to calls for rec...
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After states tapped into their FY 2022 federal highway formula funds, they managed to kick off nearly 25,000 new improvement projects across the United States following the passage of the Infrastructu...
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Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently joined 56 regional mayors supporting Amtrak’s proposed $850 million Chicago Hub Improvement Program (CHIP). CHIP would provide faster connections between ...
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The Connect Downtown project team recently released the State of Downtown Mobility Report examining the state of transportation in Downtown Nashville. Connect Downtown is a joint effort of The Nash...
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Voters approved 14 out of 19 public transit measures when they went to the polls on Tuesday, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The public's approval bring this ye...
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On Monday, U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) asked U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to fund the Los Angeles Metro's West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor Project. The WSAB Transi...
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Kentucky recently awarded four companies $2.2 million in grants to improve railroad crossings in 11 counties. Paducah and Louisville Railway received funding for 10 projects, RJ Corman Railroad Gro...
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