A record 32.8 million people rode Amtrak during fiscal year 2024, representing a 15 percent increase from the previous year. Ticket revenue increased 9 percent year-over-year, reaching $2.5 billion...
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NJ TRANSIT, the largest statewide public transportation system in the United States, recently accepted delivery of the first of three arches that will support the new Portal North Bridge. The 5 mil...
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Canadian National Railway released its Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan recently, the first concrete plans to reconcile with Indigenous communities across Canada. The IRAP will strengthen tie...
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Hitachi Rail announced it will partner with Invest Ontario to upgrade its world-leading Communication-based Train Control (CBTC) signaling technology in Toronto. The company said it would invest m...
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Two new awards from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program will put new zero emission locomotives on the fast-track to production, officials said Friday. More...
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Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), a transnational railway, and ATCO EnPower, a division of Canadian Utilities Ltd., recently finished the construction of hydrogen production and refue...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and NJ TRANSIT, the state’s public transportation corporation, recently launched a survey to learn residents opinions on KEEP IT MOVING NJ!, the 2...
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The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a national research team headed by two Penn State Altoona faculty members a $6.87 million grant to research into short-line and regional railroads Wednesday...
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Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT recently shared a progress report on their joint inspection, maintenance, and improvement program for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) infrastructure and NJ TRANSIT’s trains...
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Funding for 13 Amtrak-led projects will modernize rail in the Northeast Corridor and unlock major bottlenecks on the busiest passenger railroad in America, officials with Amtrak said Monday. “Th...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Rail Division recently awarded 11 short line freight railroads $12.9 million in Freight Rail & Rail Crossing Safety Improvement grants. State ...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of directors recently voted to select joint-venture firm Tutor Perini/O&G to design and build a 2.5-mile elevated rail structure and three stations ...
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Amid growing concerns about rail safety and inspection standards in the United States, Norfolk Southern recently changed its inspection guidelines to a one-minute target time on railcar inspections, g...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently a letter to senior Amtrak executives, urging the full restoration of Empire Service. Amtrak has cut two daily round trips between the Hudson Valley and New York ...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. and activist investor Ancora Holdings Group LLC reached an agreement to work together to identify an independent director who will join the railroad company's board of directors...
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Michigan’s State Transportation Commission (STC) recently approved the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) 2025-2029 Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP). The 5YTP connects MDOT’s l...
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Norfolk Southern Corporation is partnering with rail transportation manufacturer Alstom to create two hybrid engines that use sustainable locomotive propulsion, the companies said Tuesday. The fin...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), one of the largest transit systems in the United States, recently announced a proposal to increase fare rates by more than 20 percent for al...
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and other officials to celebrate the elimination of slow zones on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Orange Line Fri...
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced they have approved several new rail safety upgrades throughout Southern Illinois. According to the ICC, new automatic warning gates and highway gra...
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