The Port of Long Beach in California recently announced that it moved 2.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units four months into 2018, which is about 17 percent above 2017’s record pace. “Both ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently said it would begin accepting applications for Positive Train Control (PTC) Systems Grants and that it will award $250 million for the deployment of ...
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The Eno Center for Transportation released a report outlining how transit agencies can better manage their rail maintenance assets in the face of infrastructure challenges. The report, entitled â€...
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This Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, more than 41.5 million Americans plan to travel, according to AAA. This is almost 5 percent higher than last year and the most travelers in more ...
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More Americans are using a combination of private and public transit options, according to a recent study released by Masabi, a mobile ticketing and Software-as-a-Service-based transit fare collection...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently submitted comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in support o...
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The Rail Passengers Association (RPA) recently urged Congress to confirm Surface Transportation Board (STB) nominees Patrick J. Fuchs and Michelle Schultz, both of whom had a hearing before the Senate...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently obtained certification from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) program. An S...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Transportation, and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently obtained federal certification of their rail transit State Safety...
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently sent a letter to Catherine Rinaldi, president of Metro-North Railroad, seeking a more specific timetable for the railroad’s implementation of the federal...
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In an effort to support capital improvements and train employees to create greater efficiency, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $19.6 mi...
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Last year, 10.1 billion trips were taken on public transportation in the United States, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), marking a 2.9 percent decrease in ridership ...
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In March, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) saw container volume grow 14 percent with 355,208 20-foot-equivalent unit containers moved. The fiscal year began in July, and since then container trade in...
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A pair of bills -- the STB Information and Security Act and the FRA Safety Data Improvement Act -- are poised to change the way railroad data is handled, following advancement by the U.S. House this w...
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Following an April 28, 2015, incident involving two Southwestern Railroad freight train cars colliding near Roswell, New Mexico, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has this week determine...
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Despite an increase in the amount of federal dollars devoted to railroad systems in the fiscal year 2018 spending plan for the federal government, stakeholders in the rail systems say it’s not enoug...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have different approaches to rail safety oversight, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) re...
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The Mexican Railwaymen’s Union (STFRM) has officially joined with the Teamsters Rail Conference USA and Teamsters Canada Railway Conference to press for labor rights and infrastructure investment in...
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Mark Buzby, Georgia Department of Transportation’s maritime administrator, attended the groundbreaking of the $127 million Port of Savannah’s Mason Mega Rail project March 27. Once completed, t...
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The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Observatory of Automated Metros recently released recommendations for the challenges posed by automated metro lines. The top challenge to fu...
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