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Amtrak requests less federal operating support (02/03/2012)

Amtrak is requesting $450 million in federal operating support for fiscal year 2013, a lower amount ...

CP expands its oil by rail operation to Lloydminster, Saskatchewan (02/03/2012)

Canadian Pacific, by leveraging its north mainline infrastructure, is now shipping crude oil by ...

Wood Energy Group names Natalie Macey vice president sales and marketing (02/03/2012)

RailAmerica to acquire Michigan shortline, percentage of another (02/02/2012)

Broward County and FEC Railway reach agreement to build Port Everglades rail Facility (02/02/2012)

Construction of Atlanta Streetcar line kicks off (02/02/2012)

Axion to supply crossties to second Class 1 railroad (02/02/2012)

BNSF plans $3.9 billion capital program in 2012 (02/01/2012)

House T&I Committee unveils Transportation Bill (02/01/2012)

AAR: Upping truck limits in Transportation bill does not offer a fix (02/01/2012)

Durbin: Increase rail investment under new Transportation Bill (02/01/2012)

Birmingham Terminal Railway begins operations (02/01/2012)

Honolulu to seek line of credit to improve rail's financial plan (02/01/2012)

Fourth round of TIGER grants to dole out $500 million (01/31/2012)

Construction completed at GO Transit's new Allandale Waterfront Station (01/31/2012)

Hampton Roads Transit gets new president, CEO (01/31/2012)

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Harnessing the elephant

This time of year is when it becomes easy for anyone to wax philosophical and rather than hold back, I’m going to dive in and get it out of my system. It is not just the turn of a new year that has put me on this kick; it’s ...

Eyeing the TIGER

Many projects received an opportunity to get a head-start on New Year’s resolutions with the announcement in mid-December that $279 million in funds had been awarded to rail-related projects through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery or TIGER Discretionary Grant program.

The U.S. Department of Transportation had a spring 2012 deadline ...

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