A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examined options for reducing the federal deficit that included eliminating both the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and federal funding f...
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U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) sent a letter on Dec. 14 to Amtrak President and CEO Richard H. Anderson urging him to reconsider the closure of a Riverside reservation cal...
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Illinois Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor-elect Juliana Stratton recently created the transition team’s Restoring Illinois’ Infrastructure Committee. The 45-member committee...
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In October, travel to and within the United States increased 3.2 percent year-over-year, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index, making it the 106th consecutive month ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released data from the third quarter highlighting railroads’ progress toward Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. The deadline for full...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced it had awarded an additional $281 million in funding the FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Progr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released updated, performance-based safety standards for railroad-passenger equipment. Previous passenger-e...
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New York state will be awarding $27.1 million to fund rail and port improvement projects through the Governor's Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced. ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced more than $272 million in grant funding is available through the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Pr...
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The commuter rail industry made significant progress installing Positive Train Control (PTC) in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, according to the American Public Transportation Association (AP...
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently for the new 2.5 million-square-foot Multi Modal Facility (MMF) serving O’Hare International Airport. The ground transportation center will improve con...
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This Thanksgiving, 54.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home, AAA forecasts, reflecting a 4.8 percent jump from last year and the highest travel volume since 2005. AAA defi...
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In an event that brought together workers, rail carriers, safety advocates, government officials, and various stakeholders, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hosted a summit last week on Tresp...
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A review of Union Pacific’s accident data for the past decade shows track defects cause the majority of accidents, Jennifer Homendy, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) board member, said at...
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CN announced last week that it had expanded its supply chain offerings with the acquisition of the Canadian TransX Group of Companies, one of that nation’s oldest and largest transportation companie...
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The Port of Los Angeles is planning a $34 million on-dock rail yard expansion project designed to improve the flow of cargo at the Terminal Island Railyard. The project also will reduce congestion ...
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Several factors contributed to the March 10, 2017, derailment of a Union Pacific Railroad ethanol train, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report. These factors included i...
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Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced last week legislation designed to enhance nation’s freight systems by making crucial investments in ports, railways, and intermodal hubs. Carper said his bill wo...
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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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