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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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The contract will move forward the designs of the West Loch, Waipahu Transit Center and Leeward Community College stations.
Read More →The UTA is currently in a labor dispute with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 382, which covers 1,300 of its 2,000 employees.
Read More →Although some leading Democrats support a gas tax increase in the next surface transportation reauthorization, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, who testified at a hearing Tuesday, confirmed that the administration does not support any increase in the gas tax.
Read More →Current President/CEO Rob Prichard was named chair of the board of directors, while Bruce McCuaig was named as its new president/CEO of Metrolinx.
Read More →Agency received $150M in federal funds for the procurement of the new generation railcars. Of the 428 new cars, 128 will enable the expansion of Metro service on the Dulles rail corridor and 300 will be used to replace the 1000 series cars.
Read More →The internship program will expand from one to 10 regions of the country, enabling young women from colleges and universities across the country to participate. It will be administered through the Department's 11 Small Business Transportation Resource Centers.
Read More →At this year's event, experts from around the country will explore accomplishments since the first summit, as well as the many challenges that lie ahead. Key topics will include research, technology, policy, public outreach and best practices in enforcement.
Read More →The project is funded with a unique financing structure and for the first time combines credit assistance from both the RRIF and TIFIA programs.
Read More →The five-year, $298.1 million contract is being awarded to CAF USA, which is creating 575 jobs to perform manufacturing and final assembly work at its plant in Elmira, N.Y. The first car is scheduled to roll off the assembly line in October 2012.
Read More →Previous accidents, some of which killed employees, foreshadowed the 2009 Metrorail crash that killed nine people.
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