The BNSF Railway Company has announced that 2019 will yield $3.57 billion of investment into the maintenance and expansion of its network. Much of this will be focused on replacing BNSF’s prima...
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A recent federal rule will require railroads to develop and submit comprehensive oil-spill response plans for routes that include high hazard flammable trains (HHFTs). The rule will apply to...
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California’s high speed rail project, originally slated to join San Francisco to Los Angeles, has officially changed scope, narrowing itself to the Central Valley region between Merced, Calif., and ...
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Looking to improve rail safety and efficiency, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) put up $56.9 million in grant funding last week for railroad projects in 16 states. The funds ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $1.3 million grant this week to Oregon to help complete track improvements in north Portland’s Peninsula Junction. The money will be put t...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded $56.9 million in grant funding through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program to 18 projects in 16 stat...
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The U.S. House advanced Wednesday H.R. 543, legislation that would require the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to provide congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments it conducts reg...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Tuesday more than $60 million in funding for University Transportation Centers (UTCs) currently investigating solutions for transportation issue...
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A bipartisan effort recently introduced to the Senate would make permanent a tax credit used to repair and upgrade short line railroads throughout Kansas. The Building Rail Access for Customers and...
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Significant reinvestment in U.S. public infrastructure systems would create 1.1 million new jobs over the next decade and would add $1,400 in disposable income for the average U.S. household every yea...
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U.S. senators recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would make permanent a tax credit introduced in 2004 that’s used to repair and upgrade short-line railroads. The bill has been exten...
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North Carolina’s Morehead City and Wilmington ports contribute approximately $15.4 billion annually to the state’s economy, according to a 2018 Economic Impact Study. The Port of Morehead City...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) sent a letter last week to the White House and Congress, urging them to open the U.S. Department of Transportation. The public transportation i...
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During the third quarter of 2018, 2.5 billion trips were made on U.S. public transportation, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a 1.75 percent decrease from the third ...
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Amtrak is seeking a general contractor for the Claytor Concourse at the 110-year-old Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C. The station provides commuter rail and intercity passenger service....
Read MoreThe nation’s commuter rail systems have successfully met the Congressional milestone deadlines for 2018 Positive Train Control (PTC) installation, according to the American Public Transportation Ass...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau has issued the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) System a $908 million Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing direct loan for the...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $46.3 million in grants last month to assist in the deployment of positive train control (PTC) systems. The grants, which were awarded to 11 projec...
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A coalition of nine members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) has announced a plan to design a new regional low-carbon transportation policy, which would cap and reduce carbon emissio...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) should extend the same pro-innovation regulatory approach to private freight railroads that is afforded to highway vehicles, the Association of American R...
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