The average train length has grown approximately 25 percent since 2008, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study. The average train lengths in 2017 were between 1.2 and 1.4 mile...
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Delaware Gov. John Carney signed the state’s $863 million fiscal year 2020 capital budget Monday that includes more than $3.2 billion in infrastructure work. The funding, part of the FY20 – FY...
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U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) recently questioned Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson and other officials on the railroad’s failure to connect rural areas to the rest of the country. "I really hope moving ...
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During an oversight hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee last week, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) addressed Amtrak CEO and President Richard Anderson, demanding details on efforts to preserve and imp...
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The U.S. House this week approved a $383.3 billion package of 2020 appropriations bills, including critical funding for public transit and passenger rail infrastructure. If passed by both the Sena...
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The cities of Oakland and San Francisco will benefit from $300 million in Capital Investment Grants (CIG) in the days ahead, authorized by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to improve capacity ...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey launched the PATH Improvement Plan last week, pushing for a 40 percent capacity increase on the Newark to WTC line and a 20 percent increase across three ...
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) secured commitments for several key Illinois and national projects during a recent Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing. “I’m glad these transpor...
Read MoreThe Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA’s) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program will provide more than $...
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The CTrail Hartford Line, which marked its one-year anniversary this week, has surpassed Connecticut Department of Transportation expectations. During its first 12 months of service, the 62-mile l...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently asked federal lawmakers to protect the eligibility of public infrastructure projects under the government’s employment-based E...
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The Atlanta City Council approved Monday Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ efforts to establish the city’s first dedicated Department of Transportation that will help improve safety and accessibility un...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors and MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) approved this week a five-year, $18.3 billion capital investment plan th...
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2020 transportation appropriations bill Monday that would prohibit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) has granted $2,010,000 to the Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company of Minnesota for improvements to rail infrastructure and safety. Specifically, t...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a $2.8 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant to push forward plans for an Amtrak connection at the T.F. Gr...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week awarded $33 million to the Southern Rail Commission in the hopes of restoring passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast that has been stunted sinc...
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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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