The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently unveiled the first two of 33 state-of-the-art, 4,200-horsepower locomotives that will serve Poughkeepsie, Southeast, Danbury, and Waterbury. ...
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board approved $798 million to fund the final 3.2-mile, two-station construction for the Foothill Gold Line, officials said Thursday. ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded Amtrak and its Midwestern partners an up to $300 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant. “These grants...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University (MSU) a $6.4 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improveme...
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San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District will receive a $544.6 million loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau to purchase 775 new passenger railcars. The...
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NJ TRANSIT recently previewed the first of 174 Multilevel III cars during an event at the agency’s Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny on Wednesday. Multilevel III Power Cars are self-propelled...
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A new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) aims to make transit workers safer by mandating safety standards. The first-of-its-kind rule set...
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The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded Pennsylvania a $8.9 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program grant to bring back Amtrak passenger rail serv...
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Colorado will receive more than $66 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to invest in rail transportation and safety infrastructure, Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday. ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C., more than $2.4 billion in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improv...
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A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) would update the agency’s procedures for waivers and safety-re...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Friday published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend certain regulations on positive train control (PTC) ...
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California recently awarded 27 public transportation projects more than $1.3 billion in Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) grants. Funding will support rail and transit projects tha...
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PATH commuter rail ridership reached 5.12 million passengers in September, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the highest level since pre-pandemic February 2020. Weekday ride...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) Oct. 23 that aims to improve railroad track safety by pairing automated...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Oct. 18 finalized requirements that will bolster the role of its State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs), which oversee rail transit safety in 29 states, the D...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) previewed the Pathways to Entrepreneurship Program: Powering Small Businesses in Emerging T...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) recently opened the submission period for unsolicited proposals from the private sector for transport...
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On Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the state would invest more than $23 million to fund urban transit entities across the state. DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Directo...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it had awarded more than $108 million to improve railroad safety in rural communities. The fu...
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