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The agency reports that customer-focused improvements implemented last year contributed to the increase in rail ridership.
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15 of the 29 states that received ARRA grants are using the funds to expand and upgrade existing lines; purchase new locomotives, track, and other equipment; and modernize and build new train stations.
Read More →Evidence showed that deficient procurement and other practices led to higher costs, including one example where $134.3 million worth of materials was purchased from non-bidding suppliers.
Read More →Upgrades so far on VIA’s network include a $12.5 million investment in the Alexandria Subdivision, between Ottawa and Montreal as well as similar improvements currently underway on the Smiths Falls Subdivision between Toronto and Ottawa.
Read More →Of the $8.9 million in payments reviewed, about 38 percent, was paid out without records showing how many hours the consultants had worked. Still, management has improved under new Chief Executive Roelof van Ark.
Read More →The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector will add 2.4 miles of light rail from the existing Alum Rock Transit Center to the Eastridge Transit Center, with stations at Story Road and the Eastridge Transit Center.
Read More →American transportation policy is hardly coherent anymore, with projects and policies taking off in different directions.
Read More →The 45-mile extension of FrontRunner doubles the length of the line when combined with FrontRunner North, which began operating between Ogden and Salt Lake City in 2008.
Read More →The initial study will be on the feasibility of a new passenger rail line. Based on the results of this study, environmental analysis, a Service Development Plan and preliminary design may follow.
Read More →Ridership was 40% higher than projected after a recent light rail expansion in Denver.
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