Federal Legislation & Regulation

Senate passes American Rescue Plan, includes $30.5B in funding for transit »

KEYWORDS: U.S. Senate, H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, COVID-19, emergency funding, American Public Transportation Association, APTA, Capital Investment Grant (CIG) projects

Read This Article »

Amtrak

Amtrak comments on NEC privatization proposal »

KEYWORDS: Amtrak, AmeriStarRail LLC, Northeast Corridor, response, whitepaper, privatization

Read This Article »

People

STB names Itzkoff, Jakubowski to railroad-shipper council »

KEYWORDS: Surface Transportation Board, David Itzkoff, Eric Jakubowski, Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council, STB Chairman Marty Oberman

Read This Article »

Passenger Rail

WMATA issues RFP for Yellow Line tunnel, bridge project »

KEYWORDS: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WMATA, request for proposals, RFP, major capital project, Yellow Line Bridge, steel-lined tunnels

Read This Article »

People

Brightline Holdings names Reininger CEO »

KEYWORDS: Brightline Trains, Mike Reininger, Brightline Holdings, Walt Disney Company

Read This Article »

Progressive Railroading | Reader's Choice Awards

Winners get $11,000 in brand exposure! Get Your Entries In »
Recognizing the “Best-of-the-Best” Rail Products.
Enter Today »

Passenger Rail

Maryland Purple Line partners short-list 3 design-build contractor teams »

KEYWORDS: Purple Line Transit Partners, PLTP, Maryland Department of Transportation, MDOT, Maryland Transit Administration MTA

Read This Article »

Labor

BLET seeks mediation in LIRR contract talks »

KEYWORDS: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, BLET, National Mediation Board, NMB, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR

Read This Article »

Federal Legislation & Regulation

FTA seeks input on new COVID-19 recovery reporting tool »