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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 9, 2023

USDOT to Help States Advance Intercity Passenger Rail Development

The FRA issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the availability of $5.8 million in funding for the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 2, 2023

FRA Launches New Rail Safety Program

The new program will advance research and development efforts that seek to improve the safety, performance, and sustainability of freight, intercity passenger, and commuter rail.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 24, 2023

MBTA Receives Contract for Upgrades at South Station

The project will provide improved operational reliability to the MBTA’s nine Commuter Rail lines that terminate at South Station.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 22, 2022

FRA Begins Soliciting Proposals for Passenger Rail Corridors

The Corridor Identification and Development Program will support long-term passenger rail development in communities across the U.S.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 7, 2022

USDOT Makes Historic Funding Available to Expand Passenger Rail

Selected projects will improve existing rail corridors and create new ones, broadening access to intercity passenger rail services for communities across the country.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 30, 2022

Amtrak Using $4B Fed Grant to Improve Accessibility

Over the next five years, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest a total of $22 billion in Amtrak, improving and expanding intercity passenger rail services nationwide and addressing long-delayed repairs.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 16, 2022

FRA’s NEC Project Inventory Lays Out Priorities for Intercity Rail Development

The list will advance a systematic approach for the improvement and development of the commuter and intercity passenger rail backbone of the region’s rail network.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2022

Tri-Rail Achieves Next Milestone for MiamiCentral

SFRTA engineers and conductors will be trained and furnished to operate Tri-Rail trains on the FEC Corridor.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 19, 2022

U.S. DOT Awards $233M in Intercity Passenger Rail Grants

Funded by the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program, the investments will help replace bridges and tunnels along the Northeast Corridor and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 27, 2022

FRA Proposed Rule Looks to Enhance Train Safety, Codify Train Crew Size

The rule would require a minimum of two train crewmembers for over-the-road railroad operations, with some exceptions for certain low risk operations and circumstances where mitigating measures are in place to protect railroad employees, the public, and the environment.

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