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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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Fares increased 5.25% January 1 and are due to increase by the same amount for the next two years. The increase is expected to bring in $9.25 million in additional train revenue this year.
Read More →Out of 23 current railway projects, some 70% have been suspended, partly suspended or delayed. Having run up enormous debts, the Chinese Railways ministry is struggling to persuade banks to continue to finance its ambitions.
Read More →Savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle which includes the Feb. 21, 2012 average national gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.
Read More →Approved by the Delaware River Port Authority board of directors and supported by area political and business leaders, the 18-mile light rail line is seen as an engine of economic development and a link to Rowan University and Rutgers-Camden.
Read More →Sen. Daniel Inouye voiced his support for the state’s $5.3 billion rail project in reaction to a recent poll which showed 53% of people on Oahu want it stopped.
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Safe transit systems are the reflection of how well safety has been ingrained into the fabric of systems and multiple sub-systems. When transit systems are not properly aligned, these systems and sub-systems will reach their safety limits, which may lead to catastrophic events.
Read More →Hoping to bring public opinion back in favor of its bullet-train plans, they say estimates that passengers will take at least 29 million trips a year on high-speed trains between San Francisco and Los Angeles by 2040 are reasonable.
Read More →Will connect Cincinnati's riverfront and downtown employers with Findlay Market and the Over-the Rhine historic district, revitalizing neighborhoods along the route and giving people greater mobility and access to jobs and services.
Read More →Webster, whose contract ends next year, is expected to fired after a special TTC meeting. The move would cause a major shakeup for the transit commission, amid a dispute over the best way to expand transit in the city.
Read More →Will begin serving in his new role as CEO of both transit agencies on March 1, 2012.
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