Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced Friday that the state had received nearly $15 million in grants and loans for five freight rail projects acr...
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Amtrak and Penn Station Partners announced Thursday that construction on the Baltimore Penn Station has begun. The project, which will transform and renew Baltimore’s main transportation hub, wi...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will partner with Norfolk Southern (NS) to finalize improvements to increase passenger-rail service west of Harrisburg on the NS-owned corridor....
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San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) recently resumed accepting deliveries of new Fleet of the Future rail cars. The agency stopped accepting new cars in January 2021 to allow the manufactur...
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Siemens Mobility announced Monday that it had won a 12-year contract to support rail services in San Diego. The $80 million Technical Support Spares Supply Agreement with North County Transit Dist...
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Two of 75 new Amtrak locomotives went into service Tuesday, the first of a series of cleaner, faster, and more fuel efficient locomotives made in the United States, Amtrak announced Tuesday. The lo...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking nominations for the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). It will select up to 25 individuals from the public transportation safety com...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday that more than $4.7 billion in transit funding was available to transit agencies, states, and Tribal g...
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A new analysis of U.S. bridges by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has found that nearly 224,000 bridges across the country need major repairs. Analyzing the U.S. ...
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New Jersey recently awarded $3.8 million in fiscal year 2022 Transit Village grants to 14 municipalities in nine counties. The sum is the largest amount awarded in a single year. “The increa...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it is making available $1.5 billion in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funds. The RAISE program help...
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U.S. Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to boost federal funding for the Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Electrification project on Friday...
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The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently awarded nearly $111.4 million to 37 transit systems statewide to advance 51 projects through the Rebuild Illinois capital program. The prog...
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On Thursday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for high-speed rail service...
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Joseph Giulietti recently met with Stephen Gardner, Amtrak president and CEO, to discuss opportunities to advance rail infrastructure in the...
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New York state officials recently unveiled the results of a yearlong study regarding the feasibility of the Interborough Express. The project would create up to 17 subway lines serving areas of B...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday it would be funding 20 projects in 12 states through $11 million in grant awards. The FTA’s Pilo...
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for the $49.5 million Amtrak train station in Middletown, Pa. Amtrak contributed $8 million to the project, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom touted his administration’s investments into transportation and infrastructure during a visit to a Santa Clara Depot rail station Thursday. Newsom's California Bluep...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that Amit Bose has been confirmed as the 15th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Bose was nominated by President ...
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