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Prepared to request $50 million from the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act that Congress is expected to consider next year.
Read More →Lewisville, Texas-based Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) has selected the North Texas Rail Group (NTRG), a team led by the joint venture of Herzog Contracting Corp. and Archer Western Contractors, a member of the Walsh Group of companies, to provide pre-construction and construction services for the A-train, its rail stations and adjacent bicycle and pedestrian trail.
Read More →Part of the Piedmont Improvement Program, supported by a $520 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant. Will enhance safety for train travelers, motorists and pedestrians, while laying the foundation for a higher-performing freight and passenger rail network.
Read More →The study was developed with regional stakeholders and state agencies considering existing travel conditions and future demand. The Southwest study examines connections to emerging rail markets in six Southwest states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
Read More →The deaths of two WMATA track inspectors cause agency to make procedural changes.
Read More →The agency is working to improve reliability on its FrontRunner South service, after extending it between Provo and Salt Lake City in December. The new schedule will add a bit more time to individual commutes, but should alleviate timing issues and delays riders experienced before.
Read More →Preliminary figures show that Tri-Rail carried approximately 4.3 million passengers in 2008, representing a 22.9 percent increase compared to 2007’s approximate 3.5 million.
Read More →Assesses the overall employment, education, and training needs associated with building and operating the state's high-speed rail network.
Read More →The shipment was the first of three for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s new rail project. In the meantime, state archeologists are studying human remains that were found along the proposed route.
Read More →While local sales tax revenue provided the majority of the agency's $275 million budget in 2010, it’s not clear that the agency will have the revenue required to operate the commuter and light rail extensions, which are currently under construction.
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