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FRA Announces $5.3B in Rail Investments, Including $2B for Amtrak
Funding will support grade-crossing improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and new Amtrak equipment in 23 states.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHFunding will support grade-crossing improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and new Amtrak equipment in 23 states.
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Part of an effort by CEO to improve the safety of regional transportation and restore system's reputation in the wake of the deadly Chatsworth crash in September 2008 that killed 25 people and injured more than 130.
Read More →In related news, Mica also announced that he will introduce a three-month extension of highway and transit programs. The extension will not include changes to current transportation policy.
Read More →Predicts that the city’s planned rail system will bump up construction jobs, from 28,500 last year to close to 36,000 by 2015.
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The 21-foot diameter tunnel boring machine emerged within three millimeters of its target as part of the University Link light rail expansion.
Read More →Evidence showed that deficient procurement and other practices led to higher costs, including one example where $134.3 million worth of materials was purchased from non-bidding suppliers.
Read More →The Westside Subway Extension proposes to extend the Purple Line subway west from the Wilshire/Western station to the Westwood/VA area.
Read More →Using federal grant money, the facility will turn the Oak Street railway into a "mock" train station to carry out drills, which will also be accessible to emergency responders from all surrounding cities and towns.
Read More →Twelve staffers were let go. The agency is $30 million over its current budget and facing projected deficits of $53.2 million over the next two years.
Read More →Chicago Transit Authority issued RFPs for the naming rights to its Holiday Train, New Year’s Eve Penny Rides, Free Rides on the first day of school, and its Bus Tracker and Train Tracker. Partnership will also include branding, advertising, communication and promotion, online promotion and links.
Read More →The two men stole the money from subway fare machines in Virginia, Maryland and Washington to buy lottery tickets.
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