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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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Although the U.S. rail manufacturing industry is small — the report's authors estimate its employment at between 10,000 and 14,000 employees — industry analysts expect it to grow due to pent-up demand for intercity and urban rail service.
Read More →The order, worth approximately $42 million, is based on a 2003 framework agreement for the delivery of 298 doubledeck coaches with an option for a further 300.
Read More →Group will guide the FTA’s safety rulemaking agenda if the final legislation is passed by Congress and signed by President Obama.
Read More →The certificate is awarded to government units and public employee retirement systems whose CAFRs achieve the highest standards in government accounting and financial reporting.
Read More →The measure closes loopholes to prevent the state from taking, diverting or borrowing local government, transportation and public transit funds.
Read More →Mitsubishi Heavy and Hitachi find overseas intra-city railway systems are the area where the two companies can demonstrate their competitiveness most via work ranging from marketing to construction, installation and maintenance in the field.
Read More →Remarks come prior to final meeting on Arizona motorcoach crash.
Read More →Together, departments will award up to $75 million in funding — $35 million in TIGER II Planning Grants and $40 million in Sustainable Community Challenge Grants — for localized planning activities that ultimately lead to projects that integrate transportation, housing and economic development.
Read More →The $740,000 will be used to improve safety, security and fare compliance at the Gresham Central MAX station and stations along the Eastside MAX line.
Read More →Indy Connect, an initiative to collect public input on transportation in Central Indiana, has released results indicating public desire for more bus service, a light rail line connecting Indianapolis to the airport and commuter rail.
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