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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Canadian National (CN) is planning to invest more than $80 million into Minnesota’s rail infrastructure over the course of the year. The announcement, made earlier this week, is part of a larger...
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Riders in the United States took 9.9 billion trips on public transportation last year according to a report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), with ridership increases seen th...
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Virginia Railway Express (VRE) recently announced it is fully positive train control (PTC) compliant. VRE, a transportation partnership between the Northern Virginia and the Potomac and Rappahanno...
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Amtrak plans to invest up to $90 million in Baltimore Penn Station for improvements, including enhancing the customer experience as well as expanding and modernizing the station to accommodate passen...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships recently announced it is accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private...
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The Rail Passengers Association (APA) this week honored six sitting U.S. senators with the Golden Spike Award for efforts made to save the Amtrak train known as the Southwest Chief. That train net...
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A group of industry executives recently formed the Commuter Rail Coalition, which is designed to advocate for U.S. commuter railroads as well as engage and educate communities and stakeholders about ...
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A recent report calls for Pennsylvania state and local officials to address the state’s looming transportation funding crisis. Transit agencies throughout the state have been notified state capi...
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As a means of expanding and strengthening the area’s rail network, CN intends to invest $120 million into Manitoba in 2019. The investment is part of a larger investment from CN throughout the y...
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Despite setbacks that have hit California’s high speed rail project to connect San Francisco with Los Angeles, regional members of Congress are pushing for federal funding to be maintained by Trans...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued three recommendations for transit agencies following a review of the transit workforce. The transit system requires a skilled, quali...
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