The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded 123 rail projects in 41 states more than $1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to make rail improvements, conduct saf...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration awarded the Chicago Transit Authority nearly $2 billion to make investments into the transit service’s Red Line Extension Pro...
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Planners in Kentucky are seeking public feedback on their draft of a plant to enhance rail service in their state. The plan, the 2024 Kentucky Statewide Rail Plan, identifies strategies for rail i...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Massachusetts more than $102 million in grants for transportation infrastructure projects statewide. The Massachusetts Department of Transpor...
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently approved the Wabtec R255 Hybrid Battery-Diesel Work Locomotive for maintenance operations on the agency’s subway network. Pennsylvan...
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The California High Speed Rail Authority recently broke ground on the railhead outside Bakersfield, a segment called Construction Package 4, with a symbolic railroad spike. The railhead will be a f...
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The state of New York is accepting applications for mor than $101.8 million in funding for rail and port infrastructure projects across the state, officials said Monday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul...
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The Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (NSRC), and Pittsburgh-based civil engineering firm Michael Baker International, recently completed the final design of the Pittsburgh Vertical Clearance Projects (PVC...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a major investment in Hudson Valley rail service as part of her recent 2025 State of the State speech. “Hudson Valley commuters deserve fast, high quality rail...
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Rail traffic was up to 389,700 carloads, an increase of more than 5 percent compared to last year, according to a weekly traffic report from the Association of American Railroads. The report showe...
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The Austin Transit Partnership announced recently that it has selected LINC Austin to be the delivery partner for its Austin Light Rail project. LINC Austin, consists of AECOM, Parsons Corporation...
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Freight and rail operations leader Wabtec Corporation acquired Bloom Engineering, the companies announced Monday. Wabtec, a leader in the decarbonization of freight rail, said it would be incorpor...
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit launched two major light-rail projects on Thursday that will increase reliability and improve safety. The Plinth Project will repair and replace the plinth, the concrete...
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation said 2024 was another record setting year for infrastructure project investment. According to the department, more than $1.2 billion in projects was ap...
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To help rail passengers in the event something goes wrong, U.S. Reps Brendan Boyle and Chris Deluzio (both D-PA) introduced legislation recently to end forced arbitration for Amtrak passengers. Th...
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined state and local officials to celebrate the completion of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Program’s Track Improvement Program and the removal of slow zones for th...
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AECOM and STV will join forces to provide Amtrak with project management services for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project, officials announced Monday. The bridges replacement project is a key...
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In November, Amtrak removed the tenth and final remnant pier for the Susquehanna River Bridge Project in Maryland on schedule and with no safety incidents or lost time. Demolition began earlier thi...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced a final rule that strengthens safety standards for newly-built freight cars placed into service within the United States. “The safety...
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The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission recently approved 30 rail freight improvement projects in Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 9, totaling $55 million, that wi...
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