The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) recently unveiled the fully accessible, $25 million Austin Green Line station to lawmakers and other dignitaries. The station provides connections to the #91 Au...
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced it had completed the Corcoran highway grade separation project in Kings County, a project that promises to prevent 670 crashes over the next 30 years...
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BNSF Railway announced it would offer more frequent intermodal service between Phoenix and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The new offering will provide customers with faster, more economical and reli...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the Utah FrontRunner 2X Commuter Rail Line will enter the next stage in its construction: the engineering phase...
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Short-line freight railroad operator Regional Rail said it has acquired the Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) as part of its Northeast expansion. The acquisition includes a 28-mile railroad in...
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CPKC said it will continue to deliver industry-leading safe and reliable service to its grain customers. As part of its 2026-2027 Grain Service Outlook Report, the railroad outlined its plan to co...
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In an effort to continue its growth and momentum into the next 50 years, Amtrak’s Board of Directors has advanced a preliminary framework to modernize and transform the organization’s corporate st...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has created new guidance to modernize train noise emission standards. The new guidance will make way for hig...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) opened the application period for the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) today. The pr...
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Isabelle Courville, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) board of directors chairwoman, retired, effective immediately, and was succeeded by Gordon Trafton. Courville joined the board in May 2013 an...
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony in Stratford on Monday to celebrate the start of construction on the $1.6 billion TIME-1, the largest component so far of TI...
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The U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said his department plans to engage the private sector in the overhaul of Washington Union Station. Duffy said the department is investing an additiona...
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Amtrak recently highlighted progress it has made toward making rail travel more accessible and inclusive across its national network. The reflection corresponds with the 36th anniversary of the Americ...
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Amtrak recently awarded Calgary-based CPKC with the Best Host Railroad award, which is based on host responsible delays per 10,000 train miles, a measure of a host railroad’s efficiency and reliab...
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Amtrak and the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA) recently signed a document formalizing their relationship as they restore passenger rail to Reading, Pottstown and Phoenixville, Pa., a...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a new online tool, Transit Moves America, to increase transparency for commuters on public transportation. ...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors approved a $530 million funding transfer to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on July 22, drawing from t...
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Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced recently on Capitol Hill would modernize how the federal government evaluates transit projects seeking funding through the Federal Transit Administrationâ€...
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The Railway Supply Institute has named Thomas Jensen as the association’s new president. Jensen, an experienced leader with more than 30 years of work in government affairs, public policy and trans...
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Union Pacific and CN on July 22 signed two agreements tied to Union Pacific's proposed merger with Norfolk Southern, under which CN agreed not to oppose the deal in exchange for expanded access to shi...
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