The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a status update regarding railroads’ progress toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems. The update is based on ra...
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Amtrak is continuing work on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) that connects Washington, D.C., to Boston. Currently, crews are upgrading 31 miles of track between Washington Union and Baltimore Penn st...
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The Washington State Department of Transportation recently selected Omaha Track as the next operator for the P&L branch of the 298-mile state-owned Palouse River and Coulee City (PCC) rail system. ...
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Grace Crunican, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) general manager, recently urged the federal government to continue funding a BART project. The Transbay Core Capacity Program ha...
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A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued by the Southwest Chief and Front Range Passenger Rail Commissions, together with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), seeking information on ...
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In plans for the FY 2020 budget, the House Appropriations Committee on Transportation and Housing has authorized a $146 million increase for passenger rail and $60 million for transit over the 2019 bu...
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The House Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved last week an appropriations bill for 2020 that would boost funding levels for public trans...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has terminated a 2010 Cooperative Agreement formed with the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and will rescind nearly $929 million in unspent f...
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A new bill, known as the Transportation Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act, is demanding cybersecurity at transit agencies and seeking to ban the use of federal transit funds from being used to purch...
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Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT will invest $31 million into railroad infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), under a partnership expected to extend throughout the year. The plan will start at th...
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A total of 78 percent of Americans believe a national transportation policy is critical, according to a survey by infrastructure solutions firm HNTB Corp. These survey respondents believe a policy...
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U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), along with seven Democratic Congress members from the Bay Area, recently sent correspondence to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, reque...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) posted a proposed revision to locomotive engineer qualification and certification regulations on the Federal Register on Wednesday. The proposed revision w...
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California is investing more than $4.4 billion in regional rail, transit and freight mobility projects in Southern California, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) noted recently, as...
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Work has begun on a $118.1 million facility in North Carolina that will allow trucks to bring cargo containers to rail yards for transfer to trains. The Carolina Connector Intermodal Facility spans...
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Eight U.S. senators recently sent a letter requesting $500 million for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program in the fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Developm...
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The South Coast Rail program of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently reached two significant milestones with the comp...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced it is accepting applications through July 15 for a grant program. The grants are through the Better Utilizing Investments to Levera...
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Seeking to counter deaths caused at railroad crossings, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) kicked spring off with the relaunch of a $5...
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U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) criticized this week Trump budget proposals that would cut funding for rural Amtrak routes and called on Amtrak’s president to reaffirm support for such routes. In the...
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