U.S. freight activity will grow 50 percent to 28.7 billion tons between 2020 and 2050, and will double in value to $36.2 trillion, according to an industry forecast recently published by the U.S. Depa...
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Amtrak is investing more than $16 million into the Johnstown Station, a station on its Pennsylvanian route between New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. The investment is funded by National Net...
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On Friday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez announced the U.S. Department of Transportation had awarded the City of P...
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony recently was held for the Carolina Connector intermodal transportation facility in Edgecombe County, N.C. The 330-acre site will allow trucks to bring cargo containers to ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) a $15 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (R...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $29 million B Branch Station Consolidation project. The project was part of the Green Line Tr...
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Georgia Ports Authority recently opened the second set of nine new rail tracks at its Mason Mega Rail Terminal. This brings the total to 18 tracks and is expected to increase intermodal capacity ...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her vision for a new Penn Station that would focus on commuters first Wednesday. The plan would focus on public transit and public realm improvements and aims t...
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U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to require the Brightline West high-speed rail project to protect endangered species in the Mojave Des...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently completed the $95 million renewal of MTA Metro-North Railroad's station in downtown White Plains, N.Y. "The way to build up and maintain rid...
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Legislation recently re-introduced in the U.S. House would prohibit Amtrak from requiring forced arbitration agreements from passengers. If the bill, the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Ac...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law a bill requiring the New York City Transit Authority to release annual reports detailing its efforts to reduce noise throughout the system. The b...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently advanced Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA's) Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Phase II project. The Expedited Project ...
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A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the $150 million redevelopment and platform expansion project of Baltimore Penn Station. The project will expand and modernize the building to accomm...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and federal and local economic and elected officials recently broke ground on the new $65 million Coatesville train station. The new station ...
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The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) recently accepted the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) project into the Capital Investment...
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Restoring daily Amtrak service to the North Coast Hiawatha line potentially would generate $271 million annually in economic benefits to the seven states served by the line, according to a restoration...
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As part of a nationwide movement of CEOs across the American supply and logistics chain, Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ian Jefferies said expanding service hours to ease congesti...
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Siemens Mobility and Deutsche Bahn (DB) recently presented the world’s first train that operates by itself in rail traffic in Hamburg, Germany. The companies and Hamburg have invested $69.2 million ...
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Med City Mover, a pilot program with electric, driverless shuttles, recently launched in downtown Rochester, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MdDOT). The service involves two ...
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