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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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Innovative project demonstrates that extreme space conservation with provisions for future upgrade to electrification control is possible. Multiple sustainable design features conserve resources and minimize carbon footprint
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Will focus on Northeast Corridor and conduct the necessary planning activities required to provide: a major reduction in trip times between Washington, D.C. and New York and New York and Boston; a significant increase in the number of train frequencies; and determining the feasibility of increasing top speeds up to 220 mph.
Read More →Will allow Metro to conduct more comprehensive and frequent track inspections throughout the entire 106-mile Metrorail system during the day and when the system is closed.
Read More →Equipment will permit researchers to realistically simulate innumerable conditions and scenarios encountered during railroad operations to help identify safety problems and develop effective solutions.
Read More →The state Department of Transportation board is scheduled to vote this week on the nomination.
Read More →The opening comes after many delays and miscues, which plagued the agency.
Read More →The fourth annual Ethisphere Institute list highlights 100 organizations that lead the way in promoting ethical business standards.
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A pictorial tribute to the transportation vendor community from 1904-2004.
Read More →Bill includes an extension of authorizing law for federal transit and highway programs through 2010 and transfers $19.5 billion of general funds from the Treasury into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), including $4.8 billion into the Mass Transit Account.
Read More →Fred Hansen, 63, said the agency's economic troubles, which have chipped away at his aggressive expansion of high-frequency bus service, had nothing to do with his decision.
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