Rail Infrastructure Competition Opens for $2.3B in Passenger Rail Infrastructure Grants Most of the Federal Railroad Administration funds come from federal infrastructure law Tom Ichniowski December 10, 2022 No Comments A separate program, coming later, will apply to Northeast Corridor projects.Read More
Amtrak Ramps Up Staff, Project Portfolio in Wake of Historic Funding Aileen Cho Jim Parsons December 6, 2022 No Comments Some $40B in projects are in planning or development for the intercity passenger railroad, with new federal infrastructure law funding boost.Read More
Transportation Amtrak Bottleneck on Track for Replacement $1.5B project to rebuild Md.'s Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Jim Parsons November 21, 2022 No Comments Amtrak is moving forward with the $1.5 billion replacement of the 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge. Read More
Aging Infrastructure Century-old Connecticut River Bridge Set for $500 Million Replacement At risk of failure, span is an essential component of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Johanna Knapschaefer November 13, 2022 No Comments At risk of failure, span is an essential component of Amtrak’s Northeast CorridorRead More
Transportation Contract Awarded for Emergency Stabilization of Calif. Commuter Rail Line James Leggate October 20, 2022 No Comments A revised plan would complete the work in a single phase instead of two.Read More
Transportation Emergency Repairs for Closed Southern California Commuter Line Outlined Tim Newcomb October 3, 2022 No Comments Days after commuter rail service on a key Southern California route was indefinitely closed, OCTA approves emergency track repairs to reopen service in November.Read More
Mass Transit $16B Hudson River Tunnel Project Passes Funding Milestone Gateway Development Commission replaces Port Authority as project sponsor James Leggate September 13, 2022 No Comments Gateway Development Commission board voted to take on the role of project sponsor, allowing it to seek federal loans for the NJ-NY megaproject Read More
Midwest On the Scene for July and August September 12, 2022 No Comments 130 guests take part in Riverboat cruise to watch final truss laid on the Merchants Bridge.Read More
Rail Infrastructure Federal DOT Awards $233M for Passenger Rail Projects Tom Ichniowski August 18, 2022 No Comments Projects receiving Federal Railroad Administration funds include US bridges, tunnels, stations and power systems in eight statesRead More
Railway Construction Construction Is Underway on $1B Portal Bridge in NJ Aileen Cho August 4, 2022 No Comments Prep work has begun as state and federal officials conduct the groundbreaking ceremony.Read More