Amtrak completes PTC implementation
Amtrak has completed implementing Positive Train Control on all Amtrak-owned or controlled tracks, the company said in a press release on Monday. The final mile of the project, one mile of slow-sp...
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Funds earmarked for California transportation projects
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials are espousing the benefits of the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocating more than $1.6 billion for statewide transportation...
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FRA publishes Positive Train Control Implementation Status Update
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration released the quarterly status update for on the railroads’ self-reported progress towards the implementation of positive tra...
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Amtrak, Waze introduce railroad crossing alert feature
Amtrak officials said the carrier has partnered with operators of Waze, the GPS navigation software app, to provide alerts to users approaching railroad crossings. “Being able to warn motorists t...
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Arizona bridge reconstruction request granted
Union Pacific Railroad’s application to rebuild an existing grade-separated crossing at Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe, Ariz., has garnered Arizona Corporation Commission approval. Union Pacific’s...
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FERC: Opportunities, barriers in co-locating high voltage transmission over transportation corridor
A report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has found that there are both opportunities and barriers to co-locating high voltage transmission over the nation’s transportation corridor. ...
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Entities promoting Chicago rail-ready sites
OmniTRAX and the Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC) have partnered to launch the railroad’s Rail-Ready Sites program at the Chicago Rail Link (CRL). OmniTRAX officials said the Rail-Ready ...
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Amtrak preparing for new locomotives
Amtrak announced this week that it is preparing for the first of its new diesel-electric locomotives as part of long-term planned improvements for fleet, infrastructure, and stations. Amtrak develo...
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Wisconsin seeks transportation plan input
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is seeking the public’s input with regard to efforts to craft Connect 2050, its new 30-year transportation plan. The Connect 2050 project team ...
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Study examines NC FAST initiative
A trio of North Carolina entities maintain recently released cooperative study findings determined the proposed Freeway And Street-based Transit (FAST) network would yield a variety of benefits. Re...
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Federal funds allocated to Virginia DOT initiatives
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has been awarded a pair of federal grants totaling more than $4.5 million to bolster safety, improve congestion and incident management. Officials s...
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Seattle council sends transportation funding to voters
Seattle’s City Council voted earlier this week to send a transit funding measure to that city’s voters in November. After a lengthy debate, the council voted unanimously to let voters decide w...
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APTA gathers public transportation leaders on need for COVID-19 relief funding
While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted most sectors, the public transportation industry has taken a particularly heavy blow, and that fact spurred the American Public Transportation Association (APT...
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Researchers to look at how COVID-19 affects transit workers physically and mentally
Researchers at New York University’s School of Global Public Health will be studying the effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on the physical and mental health on New York transit workers. Working ...
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U.S. DOT announces $851 million loan for New England train project
The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with a $851.15 million loan, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Tuesday. The lo...
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Illinois earmarks funds for roads, bridges
Illinois state officials say $21.3 billion has been earmarked via the Rebuild Illinois capital plan as a means of enhancing roads and bridges over the next six years. "Illinois remains a hub for co...
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Steel groups urge Congress to include infrastructure in next stimulus package
Major domestic steel industry groups on Monday called on Congress to significantly fund state departments of transportation during the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus legislation. Members of The Am...
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Caltrans unveils Freight Mobility Plan
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said its California Freight Mobility Plan 2020, unveiled on Monday, would enhance efforts to move goods throughout the state more efficient...
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USDOT announces $90B in savings due to regulatory reforms
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Thursday it had saved $90 billion in regulatory costs due to regulatory reform efforts by the Trump administration. Since 2017, USDOT has se...
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Measure targets high speed rail safety
Two Florida legislators have introduced a bill designed to bolster pedestrian, motorist, and resident safety along the state’s east coast high-speed rail corridor. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Bil...
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