During the first quarter of 2025, the nine Bay Area transit agencies saw an increase in ridership, handling a combined 3.24 million more trips compared to January through March 2024. “This growth...
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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board of directors recently authorized emergency actions to stabilize sections of railroad track in San Clemente, Calif., that are threatened by coast...
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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stripped control of the Penn Station Reconstruction project in New York City, handing it over to Amtrak instead. Duffy said the Federal Railr...
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The Oregon Transit Association and TriMet said Thursday transit operations could see cuts if the state doesn’t increase funding. TriMet provides bus, MAX light rail, WES commuter rail and LIFT p...
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A move by the U.S. Department of Transportation to pull funding from a Texas high-speed rail project will shift the project to the private sector. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the...
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A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) needs to improve its technical assistance for projects that would improve rail-highway ...
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The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) recently awarded the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC), the owner, operator and policy-making body for the Altamont Corridor Express service i...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), serving five counties in the Greater Philadelphia area, will need to cut service 45 percent, according to a recently released budget proposa...
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Valley Metro Rail in the metro Phoenix, Arizona, area will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 7 to celebrate the opening of the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub light rail. The project extend...
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U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation on April 10 designed to crack down on organized retail theft schemes, including cargo theft that ha...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently announced an initiative designed to protect the Hudson Line from the effects of climate change. The Metro-North Hudson Line Climate Resilien...
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Sierra Northern Railway, the freight division of Sierra Railroad Co., recently announced that it successfully completed testing of a four-axle hydrogen-fueled, zero-emission switching locomotive. S...
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Kentucky-based TX Rail Products, a rail and rail products supplier to the U.S. coal mining industry, short line railroads and tunneling contractors, recently signed with its existing lender for an inc...
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BNSF Railway and its connecting partners Norfolk Southern and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) recently announced the launch of a service that provides inland point intermodal traffic from the P...
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Although ship strikes should be extremely rare, some of the busiest bridges in the United States will likely be hit, according to a recent Johns Hopkins University assessment of bridge vulnerability f...
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The Port of Long Beach outlined the capital projects it intends to invest more than $3.2 billion on over the next decade. As part of a 10-year program, the port said it would be investing in impro...
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently approved its annual five-year Crossing Safety Improvement Program for fiscal years 2026 to 2030. The plan funds life-saving safety upgrades at highw...
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Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Missouri-based Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC, a transportation logistics company, to provide short line rail...
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A new program from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) will allow customers to reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments. The first-of-its kind program, RailGreen makes NSC the only freigh...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced its 2026 – 2030 MBTA Capital Investment Plan is open for three weeks of public comment. The proposed plan includes more than 670 capital ...
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