Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and that state’s Congressional delegation announced Friday the state won two grants totaling more than $85 million for infrastructure improvements along the Northeast Cor...
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The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission (STC) recently updated the 12-Year Program, a multimodal, fiscally constrained planning tool used to identify and prioritize transportation projects an...
Read MoreThursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it had awarded more than $233 million in grants to modernize intercity passenger rail service. The grants, funded by the Federal-S...
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The Presidential Emergency Board, the organization charged with helping to resolve contract differences between the U.S. Class I railroads and their unionized workforce, made its recommendations Tuesd...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded North Carolina nearly $60 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants. “We are very apprec...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) officials are detailing the Biden-Harris Administration's allocation of over $2.2 billion in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the California High-Speed Rail Authority a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant. The funding wi...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced $6 million to help improve access to affordable transportation in areas that currently lack efficient and convenient transit options. "Tr...
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U.S. Reps. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), David Scott (D-GA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced Tuesday legislation to create a fair marketplace for Class 1 freight railroads. The Fr...
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U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) introduced legislation aimed at modernizing railroad employee training on Thursday. The Rail Employee Training Modernization Act would allow potential freight rail ...
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The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) and BNSF Railway Co. (BNSF) recently partnered to develop a new rail hub at the Port of Tacoma. The hub will meet increased intermodal demand in the greater Se...
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New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently released its preliminary 2023 budget and four-year financial plan. The document predicts New York City Transit and commuter ra...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it had issued a proposed rule on crew requirements for safety purposes. The new requirement ...
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Federal Transit Administration (FTA) officials are espousing the benefits of an initiative that will ease access for disabled individuals at the oldest rail stations. The FTA would provide $1.75 bi...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) recently sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging the Biden administration to prioritize freight rail to address t...
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New research from the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has found that public transit agencies are highly dependent on vendors when it comes to maintaining critical technologies, which leaves tran...
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On Monday, U.S. Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi joined local elected officials in Hanover Park, Ill. To express their concern over the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (K...
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently announced a final rule amending the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations. The rule streamlines the transport of hazard...
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On Thursday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced PATH had received the American Public Transportation Association’s highest honor, APTA’s 2022 Outstanding Public Transportation...
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On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced they had reached an agreement over the financial framework between the city and the state to help fund the reconstruc...
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