Federal Legislation & Regulation

FRA unveils plan to identify, develop new passenger-rail corridors »

KEYWORDS: Federal Railroad Administration, Corridor Identification and Development Program, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Amtrak, Amit Bose, President Biden

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Norfolk Southern Railway

Shaw emphasizes customer service at NS shareholders meeting »

KEYWORDS: Norfolk Southern Railway, annual shareholders meeting, Alan Shaw, customer service, Surface Transportation Board, customer complaints

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Short Lines & Regionals

Rio Grande selects engineering, construction firms for Uinta Basin rail project »

KEYWORDS: Rio Grande Pacific Corp., Basin Railway Constructors LLC, Uinta Basin Railway, AECOM, Skanska-WW Clyde Joint Venture, Obayashi Corp., Ute Indian Tribe

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C&S

Illinois commission OKs crossing upgrades on UP track »

KEYWORDS: ICC, grade crossing, safety, UP, Alma Township, Illinois, Grade Crossing Protection Fund, construction

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Passenger Rail

SEPTA issues RFP for trolley fleet replacement »

KEYWORDS: SEPTA, RFP, trolley, light rail, Trolley Modernization Plan, Leslie Richards, accessibility, 2023 Capital Budget and 12-Year Program, Philadelphia

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Virtual Summit | May 19

The Connection of Technology and Data in Railroading »
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Short Lines & Regionals

Short Line Safety Institute: Assessments improved safety culture »

KEYWORDS: SLSI, short lines, safety, Safety Culture Assessments, FRA, Office of Research Development and Technology, Implementing SLSI-Provided Opportunities Supports Safety Culture Growth, Tom Murta

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Supplier Spotlight

Rail supplier news from Hitachi Rail, Steptoe & Johnson, GenCell, Redhawk and Transdev (May 16) »

KEYWORDS: Hitachi Rail, Railway Systems Supplies Inc. Communication & Signaling Exhibition, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, GenCell Energy, RedHawk Energy Systems LLC, Transdev, Xavier University of Louisiana

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STB reauthorization hearing: Freight-rail service problems were top of mind for House Railroad Subcommittee lawmakers