Passenger Rail

FRA awards $91.5 million to Portal North Bridge replacement »

KEYWORDS: Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, Portal North Bridge, Amtrak, NJ Transit, Bob Menendez, Cory Booker, passenger rail, MOW

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Amtrak

Amtrak asks Congress for another $1.5 billion in FY2021 »

KEYWORDS: Amtrak, Congress, discretionary funding, Bill Flynn, fiscal year 2021, COVID-19, pandemic, ridership, Northeast Corridor, national network

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

Bill would increase federal funding for grade crossing safety projects »

KEYWORDS: Sen. Edward Markey, grade-crossing safety projects, Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program

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Mechanical

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad updates locomotive fleet »

KEYWORDS: New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, NOPB, Port of New Orleans, Electro-Motive Diesel, locomotives, Tier 1 locomotives

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Passenger Rail

FTA advances KC Streetcar extension project to engineering phase »

KEYWORDS: Federal Transit Administration, FTA, Kansas City Streetcar Authority, KCSA, KC Streetcar, Main Street extension, passenger rail, CIG program

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Short Lines & Regionals

SMART approves plan to acquire California short line »