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Funds will put an estimated 260 people to work making long-overdue improvements to the MBTA’s 50-mile Fitchburg commuter rail line, one of the state’s oldest passenger rail lines still in service. The investment will increase the train line's maximum speed by nearly 20 miles per hour, while greatly improving safety and on-time performance to 17 communities and 18 stations.
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The nearly eight-mile 1 Line extension adds new options to travel quickly and safely between Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport, and Federal Way, and includes three new stations, as well as two new parking structures and a parking addition in Federal Way.
Read More →Under a $9 million contract with Skanska USA Civil Southeast, the supplier has provided new rail, relay rail, insulated rail joints, direct fixation fasteners and track work for a new light rail link.
Read More →Illinois DOT received more than $177 million for a passenger rail project between Chicago and the Quad Cities. Georgia DOT was awarded $4.1 million to complete plans and an environmental study for a 250-mile passenger rail corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., and the D.C. DOT received $2.9 million for potential bridge replacement.
Read More →Energy conservation has been on the mind of most people lately, and intercity passenger rail is proving to be energy efficient.
Read More →KOP Rail will extend the existing Norristown High Speed Line four miles into King of Prussia, providing a “one-seat” ride from any station along the NHSL.
Read More →As with past grants of similar magnitude, the trustees conditioned payments, which will be made over four years, on meeting a series of project benchmarks.
Read More →Passenger railroads must provide level-entry boarding at new or altered stations in which no track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail operations.
Read More →Demand for paratransit services will continue steady growth as the population ages and baby boomers begin to deal with mobility issues. With diminishing sources of funding, transit agencies are looking for innovative ways to balance the demand for service with the rising costs of operation.
Read More →The campaign features a series of messages highlighting the dangers of activities such as trying to retrieve items dropped onto the tracks, standing too close to the edge of a platform, or trespassing along the railroad right of way.
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