U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transp...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked Congress to intervene to avoid a strike if no settlement can be reached between union leaders and the railroad Friday. In a letter from Chamber President and CEO...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently opened the application period for Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) 2023-24 state fiscal year grants. "Transportation needs to wo...
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) wants Congress to intervene and help resolve the ongoing labor negotiations between the freight rail industry and workers if the parties fail to reach an agreem...
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A newly released report from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has found that interruption to the country’s rail service could impact economic output and cost more than $2 billion per day....
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors recently awarded an $811 million contract to CAF USA Inc. to deliver 102 Green Line Type 10 “Supercar” trolleys. The con...
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On Thursday, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) released its $19.9 billion, six-year Draft Consolidated Transportation Program. The plan outlines the department’s plan to repair or...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it would make more than $1.4 billion in funding available through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) Gran...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a new set of safety changes for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system followin...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) met with elected officials and community leaders to discuss the possibility of passenger rail service going through North Louisiana. The infrastruct...
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently awarded the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) $11.5 million in grants from two transit funding programs. “This funding wil...
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The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is expected to provide Pennsylvania with $11.3 billion for federal-aid highway apportioned programs and $1.6 billion for bridge replacement and repairs. In...
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On Monday, Siemens Mobility announced Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a full-service locomotive leasing company, had ordered 14 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives. The order increases MRCE’s ...
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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...
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Thursday, 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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