The rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Programs for California and Oklahoma recently obtained federal certification, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FT...
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The Rail Passengers Association's (RPA) leadership is calling upon Amtrak management to grow and improve the national rail network. “Passenger rail is enjoying its strongest support in decades,â€...
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Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are seeking answers from two railway company's regarding plans to ensure trains carrying hazardous material have updated braking systems. To do so, th...
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Texas Central Railroad and the international railway company Renfe have formed a high-speed rail operating partnership that aims to revolutionize Texas travel. Renfe is one of the world’s most si...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will make available more than $63.9 billion in multimodal discretionary and formula transportation investments by the end of fiscal year 2018. DOT will ...
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Amtrak officials said the railroad service would halt plans to turn a segment of the Southwest Chief rail line from Dodge City, Kansas, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, into a bus route during fiscal year ...
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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) board of directors recently voted to approve the More MARTA Atlanta program, the region’s largest transit investment in more than four de...
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Chicago’s rail connection will receive significant upgrades following a more than $132 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) this week, as part of the Chicago Region...
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The Eno Center for Transportation, a nonpartisan think tank, recently released a report on a proposed ban on the use of federal funds to purchase mass transit vehicles produced by companies owned or s...
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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners recently approved $870 million to build the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project. The project is part of the port’s $1 billion rail improveme...
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A group of lawmakers sent correspondence this week to the Department of Transportation (DOT) in opposition to the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) petition seeking a federal safety and inspection r...
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In response to a new law, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has held the first of what is set to be an annual policy session covering diversity among railroad suppliers. Discussions focus on ...
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After moving nearly 376,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) containers this August alone, and with more on the way, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved a $92 million project to double th...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently released its 2018 State Rail Plan, which highlights the state’s goals over the next 20 years to improve safety, help reduce greenhouse...
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Two rail industry associations nominated this week Thomas Jayne, a BNSF Railway attorney, for a position on the federal Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) to serve as industry representative when Steven ...
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Building on a 200 unit order made in 2017, CN announced this week that it would purchase 60 more locomotives from GE transportation, supplementing its fleet. “With strong demand across our busine...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently awarded $345 million in competitive preparedness grant programs for fiscal year 2018, which will help governments, nonprofit agencies and the pr...
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Looking to cut down on truck mileage on highways and better support local logistics, Georgia has opened a new inland terminal in its northwest territory, known as the Appalachian Regional Port (ARP). ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a self-reported status update for the second quarter of the year on railroads’ progress toward implementing positive train control (PTC) s...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. recently announced it is developing and deploying 3D, simulation-based training apps that will allow the company to create a safer, more effective employee-training program. ...
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