U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have introduced legislation that would modernize federal law to protect earned railroad retirement benefits. The Railroad Retirement Fairness Ac...
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The Riverfront Extension for the KC Streetcar Authority is completed and slated for passenger service, officials with the transit agency in Kansas City, Mo., said. Now that the $62 million, 0.7-mi...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would protect the U.S. rail network from foreign surveillance and ensure sensitive cargo movements cannot be tracked. ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Rail Administration (FRA) is accepting applications for more than $2 billion in funding to support rail projects, the department said Monday. The ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently opened the application period for the Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. The department will award $4.7 billion to high priority major station proje...
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Alstom, a French-based rail technology company, recently appointed two new members to its leadership team. Noah Heulitt will serve as North American vice president of services and Susie Lévesque ...
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Kentucky-based Railmark Holdings, a rail services, products and solutions provider, will be re-entering the passenger rail services sector through its subsidiary Train Travel, Train Travel provides...
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The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board of directors recently appointed David Leininger to serve as interim president and CEO, effective May 4. Leininger will oversee day-to-day operations, sup...
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Nebraska-based Union Pacific Railroad and Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Steel Mills, a high-performance steel products manufacturer, recently entered into a seven-year contract for the domestic produc...
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Amtrak has issued a formal request for suppliers to bid on the new Long Distance fleet replacement contract. The contract is part of a fleet replacement program, developed with the Federal Railroad...
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The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recently awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget and 20-Year Financ...
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill joined U.S. Reps. Rob Menendez (D-NJ), Nellie Pou (D-NJ) and NJ Transit president and CEO Kris Kolluri to showcase the fleet modernization for the transit system. Th...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the $60.6 million Ardmore Station on the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail Line on April 10. The station began ...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched a customer engagement survey that will help them to reimagine Jamaica Station in Queens. Through a customer ...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently released a proposed budget of $2.7 billion for fiscal year 2027, a 1.9 percent increase over the current year. The budget include...
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OmniTRAX, a privately held rail management company, recently purchased three Arkansas railroads. The company will begin operation of the lines on June 1. The company acquired Dardanelle and Russell...
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Metra, the rail service providing public transit in the Chicago area, announced it has renegotiated the terms of a new contract with BNSF Railway to extend commuter rail service for another 10 years. ...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded 11 projects in 10 counties more than $26.3 million in fiscal year 2026 Rail Freight Assistance Program grants. The program provide...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said pre-testing for its signal modernization work on the Red Line at Columbia Junction has been completed more than two weeks ahead of schedule. Offici...
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Progress Rail, a provider of rolling stock, infrastructure and advanced technologies for the rail industry, and Triton Group, an integrated recycling and advanced materials company, recently entered i...
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