The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced Tuesday that the General Assembly and Gov. Mike Parson had approved $3.25 million for the department’s Freight Enhancement Program in fisc...
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Six new express trains on the New Haven Line and seven new weekday trains on the Waterbury Branch Line in Connecticut recently began service. The New Haven Line trains run during the morning and af...
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Amtrak officials recently announced that the passenger rail carrier has partnered with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and Seastreak to offer travelers ferry shuttle connections ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation will award more than $573 million through the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program. The program, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides fundin...
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Progress may be on the way for California’s long-sought high speed rail project connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco, following approval last week of a bill to release $4.2 billion in voter-appr...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation Project (CSVT) in Northumberland County. The pro...
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Critical work will get underway this summer on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) North Station Terminal Area Signal System Improvement Project and the Commuter Rail Automatic T...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently reached an agreement to expand passenger rail access in western Pennsylvania. Under the agreement, the Pe...
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Looking to enhance pedestrian and biker options, as well as facilitate access to the transportation system at large, New York State last week announced $178.8 million to benefit 75 communities for env...
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Amtrak recently ordered 50 more 125 diesel-electric locomotives from Siemens Mobility. This brings Amtrak’s order to 75 locomotives. The units are more environmentally-friendly and will reduce ni...
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Transit initiatives in 32 states and two territories affected by persistent poverty will soon get a boost from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which announced last week $16.2 million in...
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Amtrak officials have initiated the procurement phase for the Southern Approach construction package totaling over $1 billion, representing the first of three Baltimore B&P Tunnel Replacement Program ...
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The National Park Service, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser recently opened the newest section of the $12.9 million Metropolitan Branch Trail...
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Building off of a previous $354 million federal grant, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced an up to $203.3 million loan issued last week in support of Indiana’s rail extensions und...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently issued multiple special directives to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU)...
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In its latest meeting, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a draft of investments into Iowa’s multimodal transportation system – aviation, public transit, railroads, trails and highways â€...
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Amtrak recently completed infrastructure improvements along a 16-mile segment of track between New Brunswick and South Brunswick, N.J. Trains now will travel at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour. ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded 25 projects in 13 states nearly $2 million in Railroad Trespassing Enforcement grants and $207,000 in Railroad Trespassing Suicide Prevention...
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Following a multi-year process, the Pittsburgh Port Authority recently rebranded itself Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT). The name change reflects changes in the region since the port authority wa...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded RJ Corman Railroad Co. a $7.4 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant. Funding will go toward the $12 milli...
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