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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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Case studies of Germany, Spain, Japan and China illuminate a set of common principles that those countries have used to nurture and grow some of the largest, most successful railroad manufacturing companies in the world.
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Forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states were awarded funding. Nearly 1,000 construction grant applications for more than $19 billion were submitted from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Read More →The approximately $400 million project is for a proposed 9.3-mile light rail transit system expected to be in operation by 2016. The project is being structured as an innovative public-private partnership, with a private group, M1 Rail, providing funding and participating in the development of a portion of the system.
Read More →In 2012 and 2013, RTA will also receive the annual $5.4 million in operational funding. ODOT made the monetary determination by the size and needs of the state agencies, of which Greater Cleveland RTA is the largest beneficiary.
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The metros will be developed and manufactured in Alstom's Brazilian plant in Lapa, where the company employs 850 people. Delivery will take place by mid-2012.
Read More →Contains important prevention information for public places, such as airports, metro systems and other mass transit systems.
Read More →The transit hub will be within blocks of multiple walking and biking paths, several major employers, the Polk County Courthouse, the Court Avenue entertainment district and the site of the future Amtrak passenger rail station.
Read More →The government will exercise early buyout options on 13 existing high-cost leases over the next three years. The $420 million up-front cost will save approximately $582 million in future payments, saving the taxpayer approximately $162 million.
Read More →Twenty-three percent of respondents said the city's plans for an upcoming light rail transit system concerned them most with 11 percent saying it was taxes. Overall, 57 percent said they were certain to vote next week.
Read More →Oakland, Calif., has launched a new free shuttle service that carries locals from residential areas to downtown. The shuttle also connects with BART, the ferry, Amtrak and AC Transit.
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