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Vermont, hard hit by Hurricane Irene, will receive $125.6 million; North Dakota will receive $89.1 million for the Devils Lake Basin for damage caused by Spring 2011 runoff; and Iowa will receive $37.5 million to repair damage caused by the May 2011 Missouri River flooding.
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The program will offer grants for both planning and construction and includes an $8 billion competitive grant program and a continuing $1 billion annual investment proposed in the President’s budget.
Read More →The agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Amtrak and N.C. Railroad Co. is supported by $461 million in ARRA funds, and will include upgrades to tracks and bridges; crossing safety improvements; station expansions in four cities; and construction of a maintenance facility in Charlotte. The funding also will enable North Carolina to improve the speed and reliability of passenger service.
Read More →The agency currently considers only one railroad, New Jersey Transit, at risk of not fully implementing PTC technology on all its required main lines by Dec. 31.
Read More →The final rule responds to a Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) mandate requiring states to develop and implement, or update, if applicable, action plans.
Read More →Scott Michael, President and CEO of the UMA, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss what the association is doing to increase the number of operators, the state of the UMA in general, and much more.
Read More →Human factors account for 38% of total railroad accidents.
Read More →This is the largest loan issued through the FRA’s Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program to date. The locomotives are more energy-efficient and will enable Amtrak to improve frequency, performance and reliability for regional and intercity routes along the Northeast and Keystone Corridors.
Read More →Funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor as President Biden continues to advance a vison for world-class passenger rail across America.
Read More →The Lancaster Public Transportation building renovation is being funded by a $105,000 State of Good Repair grant from the Federal Transit Administration.
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