Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said Thursday his plan to invest more than $1 trillion over the next five years to build a high-speed rail network would create more than 2.6 million jobs and make high-speed ...
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Like most states, Illinois is grappling with how to fund transportation projects amid the slowing of cash flow due to substantially reduced statewide travel from the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s key...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) called on the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate the May 18 train derailment in East Aurora, N.Y. Higgins said he hoped the FRA would thoroug...
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George Harms Construction of Farmingdale, N.J., has secured a $247 million NJ TRANSIT contract for the initial construction phase of the Raritan River Bridge replacement project. NJ TRANSIT Board o...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released status updates on railroads’ self-reported progress as a means of gauging compliance. The March 3...
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Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) is asking transportation organizations for their feedback on President Donald J. Trump’s 2021 budget, as well as recently passed stimulus bills and other legislation impacti...
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Amtrak officials said the passenger railroad service is now requiring customers in stations, on trains and thruway buses wear facial coverings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement is in conj...
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More than 14,000 New Yorkers rode the bus between 1 and 5 a.m. Wednesday, while Metropolitan Transit Authority employees shut down and cleaned the city’s subways. The first-ever closure of the s...
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The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration will give more than $22 million in grants to three intercity rail projects spanning eight states. The funding, made avail...
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Despite money from the second Coronavirus stimulus act, public transportation needs another influx of cash, officials said on Friday. In a Congressional briefing, American Public Transportation As...
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Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) announced last week that a $5.45 million grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to the Southern...
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A fact sheet from U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) showed that a new report found that there are still issues facing the railroad industry when it comes to positive train control implementation. The ...
Read MoreMoving one step forward toward fare transformation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Fiscal Management Control Board approved a contract amendment Friday over the Public Private P...
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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently espoused benefits of the early and under budget completion of the L tunnel project, noting the effort saved more than $100 million. Cuomo said the Metropolita...
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Sacramento Regional Transit awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to build 20 new light rail vehicles (LRV) totaling an estimated $100 million. The contract will cover 20 new LRVs. It is the first n...
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Global software company EOX Vantage is offering a suite of communication tools for free through the end of the year, as part of an offer called TeamedUp2020 – an effort it believes could help small ...
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Members of the Mid-American Association of State Transportation Officers (MAASTO) will coordinate their strategies to keep supply chains open for the transportation of critical goods and services inta...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has implemented three new safety recommendations from its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements. Safety recommendations A-...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) announced last week that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) would receive more than $1 billion in emergency funds in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic....
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In a letter to Congress, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has asked for $50 billion in emergency assistance to be given directly to state departments of transport...
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