The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public input regarding its recently updated Maryland State Rail Plan. The guidance includes a listing of rail projects, as well as outlin...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Friday that it would take additional action to improve access to grant funding and provide relief from some reg...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Friday that it has issued a final rule modernizing brake safety standards. The new rule would extend the a...
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Two federal agencies have officially recommended that the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension to the University of Missouri Kansas City receive full federal funding. The Federal Transit Ad...
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With Congress and the president only funding surface transportation through September 2021, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) has issued a report urging Congress to reform how surface transpo...
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American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently partnered with the Transit app to develop the APTA Ridership Trends dashboard. “APTA is excited to announce this new partnership with th...
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced today the state's commitment of $190 million in state funds for the renovation and upgrade of Newark Penn Station. The work is scheduled to begin immediately w...
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Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials said a recently released report offers an assessment detailing continued efforts to deliver ultra-high-speed ground transportation to th...
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Amtrak, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) announced Monday that they had completed the third track project on the Northeast Corridor. The ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to impact passenger volumes at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, officials said Friday. Passenger volume in October across Port Authority airports ...
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Washington State officials are espousing the benefits of the Sound Transit Link light rail system operating via carbon-free electricity - becoming the first major light rail system to achieve the mile...
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Amtrak recently secured a contract from Metrolink, Southern California’s passenger train service, to provide and manage engineers and conductors operating trains - bolstering safety and customer ser...
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The rail, intermodal, and rail-to-truck transload services company CSX Corp. has formalized an agreement to acquire New England’s Pan Am Railways. North Billerica, Massachusetts-based Pan Am Rail...
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Amtrak officials maintain that funding is needed to continue focusing on improving future intercity passenger rail service in the wake of the carrier meeting the challenges presented by the COVID-19 p...
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The State of Maryland, along with its partners – Meridiam, Star America, and Fluor - announced Tuesday that they had reached a $250 million agreement to settle all outstanding financial claims and l...
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Walt Disney World Resort and Brightline announced Monday they have entered into an agreement to build a train station at the popular shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, Disney Springs. Th...
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Amtrak, along with the town of Brattleboro, Vt., the state of Vermont, and NECR Railroad, are in talks over the feasibility of building a new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant station in Bratt...
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Amtrak officials are espousing the benefits of a federal measure designed to provide equality to rail workers by ending the worker benefits sequester. Per Amtrak personnel, the Railroad Employee Eq...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) maintains recent study findings determined 77 percent of voters want to see emergency funding for public transportation. The APTA said the Firs...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Wednesday that it had released the Third Quarter update on railroads’ progress towards fully implementing po...
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