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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Reconstruction and modernization of Penn Station is underway in a big way, uniting New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Jersey TRANSIT and Amtrak in a hunt for proposals from archit...
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Amtrak and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) recently completed a project that improves accessibility and safety at the Amtrak stop in Ashland, Va. The partners brought Amtrak Northeast ...
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Massachusetts will receive nearly $1.8 million in federal funding through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program to improve rail infrastructure, enhance saf...
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San José State University’s Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) announced plans to create a multi-university consortium and climate change research program, following a $4.6 million award provide...
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