Passenger Rail

FRA awards $8.2B for passenger-rail projects, selects 69 corridors for future service planning »

KEYWORDS: Federal Railroad Administration, Corridor Identification and Development Program, Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program, passenger-rail service expansion, $8.2 billion, grants, federal funding, Amit Bose, President Biden, Amtrak

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

FRA proposes changes to freight car safety standards »

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INRD promotes Ward to VP of finance »

KEYWORDS: The Indiana Rail Road Company, INRD, Josh Ward, Mike Engel, Dewayne Swindall

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Rail Industry Trends

U.S., Canada announce joint effort to reduce rail-sector emissions »

KEYWORDS: Pablo Rodriguez, Pete Buttigieg, Jennifer M. Granholm, joint effort, reduce rail industry emissions, Rail Decarbonization Task Force

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Supplier Spotlight

Rail supplier news from L.K. Comstock, RailWorks, RR Mergers, Snyder and HDR (Dec. 8) »

KEYWORDS: L.K. Comstock National Transit LLC, RailWorks, RR Mergers & Acquisition, TCR Rail Systems, Rail Investments, Snyder Equipment, HDR Inc., Paulo Faria, rail suppliers

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