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A pair of railroad bridges in Jackson, Mich., will increase their vertical. Work on the Jackson Street and Mechanic Street bridges is set to begin on June 1.
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Today, the Trump Administration announced millions of cloth facial coverings will be sent to workers in critical sectors of America’s economy. Approximately 15.5 million will be sent to the Nation’s transportation workforce.
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The board of California’s North Bay area commuter rail operator Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit has approved plans to acquire 33 km of railway between Healdsburg and the Mendocino-Sonoma County line from the North Coast Rail Authority.
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The goat man is supposedly an urban legend in Louisville. Apparently, he can be summoned when people step on or cross the Pope Lick trestle.
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The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced grant funds worth $302m for 12 railroad projects.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Bombardier Transportation has announced that it has signed contracts to supply 28 Bombardier BiLevel commuter rail cars to two U.S. West Coast transportation authorities in a procurement led by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) in Seattle, Washington.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Bombardier Transportation has secured two contracts worth $108m for the delivery of 28 Bombardier BiLevel commuter rail cars.
Posted yesterday by bevans
Georgia Ports Authority’s Mason Mega Rail project, in the works for more than four years and designed to expand service to the Southeast and Midwestern U.S., has passed a major milestone.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Since before the worldwide pandemic hit, rail employment levels had been shrinking for many months.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
The Short Line Safety Institute has released Strong Safety Culture Best Practices, a resource which draws on more than five years of safety culture assessments and the 10 core elements of a strong safety culture as defined by the Department of Transportation’s Safety Council.
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The Burbank to Los Angeles section of the California high-speed rail project will connect two key multi-modal transportation hubs in Los Angeles County, a new Burbank Airport Station in Burbank and the existing Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) in Los Angeles.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Although U.S. rail traffic is still sharply lower compared with the same period in 2019, rail volumes for intermodal and commodities such as motor vehicles and grain are higher sequentially on a weekly basis, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with transit mapper and author Christof Spieler on transit systems in the U.S., Ottawa’s efficient passenger rail line, transit life after COVID-19, and more.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the recipients of more than $302 million in grant funds under the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program) to help repair and rehabilitate railroad infrastructure across the country. The grants will fund 12 projects in nine states.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
“Of the 20 carload categories we track, 15 had modestly higher loadings last week than the week before, led by motor vehicles and grain,” said AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 23, 2020.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The Partnership Program funds capital projects intended to repair, replace or rehabilitate publicly- or Amtrak-owned or -controlled railroad assets, to reduce the state of good repair backlog and improve intercity passenger rail performance.
Posted 2 days ago by bevans
Union Pacific has pulled capacity from the marketplace as volume has fallen, reducing train starts in the "mid 30% range" in the second quarter, company CEO Lance Fritz said Wednesday on a call with Bernstein analysts.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program) funds capital projects to repair, replace, or rehabilitate publicly- or Amtrak-owned or -controlled railroad assets, to reduce the state of good repair backlog and improve intercity passenger rail performance.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
It was different than the traditional graduation ceremony, but seniors were able to celebrate their graduation day with classmates and loved ones present in a way that kept everyone safe.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
US-based passenger railroad service Amtrak has sent a letter to US Congress requesting $1.475bn in supplemental funding for the next fiscal year.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Legislation has been introduced that could help short line railroad companies and passenger lines with their infrastructure projects.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) selected the Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) as the winner of its 2020 Business Development Award, recognizing the INRD for its collaboration with trucking leader Venture Logistics to drive growth in Central Indiana.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Two U.S. senators last week introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at helping short line railroads and passenger railroads finance capital investment projects.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Most ocean container carriers have divested their ownership of wheeled chassis to third-party service providers, but American shippers and their draymen say they continue to wield considerable commercial influence over the cost to use this equipment.
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