The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority announced its board had voted to approve its 2026 operating budget that cuts service nearly in half amid recurring budget deficits. SEPTA’s...
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The Seattle-based Sound Transit Board recently identified its preferred light rail route and station locations for the proposed Tacoma Dome Link Extension. The project would extend light rail servi...
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Wabtec Corporation, a member of the Railway Supply Institute, testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials at a hearing about the next surface transpor...
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) Board of Directors announced the approval of $26.5 million in state loans and grants to fund 13 local transportation inf...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently approved documents concerning the Arizona Department of Transportation‘s (ADOT) proposed passenger rail service between Phoenix and Tucson. The ...
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NJ TRANSIT, the nation's largest statewide public transportation system, recently broke ground on the next phase of the new Raritan River Bridge on the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL). The construction...
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The Port of Benton in Richland, Wash., recently completed its sixth rail crossing replacement project on State Route 240. The project began on May 29 and completed June 1, 12 hours ahead of schedul...
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New York Gov, Kathy Hochul announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has approved the purchase of more than 300 modern railcars The M-9A passenger railcars will be allocated to th...
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A bill to address unreliable service and the high cost of rail shipping was reintroduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Roger Marshall (R-KS). The legislation, the Bipartisan...
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In his testimony before a Senate subcommittee hearing, Anacostia Rail Holdings president and CEO Peter Gilbertson said short line railroads need modernizing. Speaking before the Senate Commerce Su...
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Construction recently began on a $160 million project to add a new entry point to the Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station served by AirTrain Newark, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT rail. “Th...
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The entire Metrorail system is now operating in Automatic Train Operation (ATO). “This is a major milestone for Metro, and it has been a long time coming,” Randy Clarke, Metro General Manager a...
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Legislation providing historic funding amounts for public transportation has passed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The Public Transportation Trust Fund Transfer Act, introduced by s...
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San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) announced it has completed construction on a new substation facility, the first since the system was built in the 1960s. The traction power substati...
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The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors in Oakland, Calif., adopted a balanced budget for FY 2026 avoiding service cuts for one more year, officials said. The budget will help the age...
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Norfolk Southern Corporation’s Board of Directors announced it had appointed Richard Anderson to serve as the independent chair of the board effective immediately. Anderson, who was previously C...
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CN (Canadian National Railway Company) announced it plans on investing an estimated $170 million in Illinois as part of its 2025 capital investment program. The Canadian company said the investmen...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) launched a more user-friendly safety data website. Section 22405 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 required the website. “Our ne...
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Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) is seeing solicitations for the Austin Light Rail Phase 1 final design and construction contract that will be awarded early next year. The companies that are select...
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently authorized the installation of new automatic warning devices and highway approach improvements at five Galesburg railway crossings in Knox County. Signa...
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