WASHINGTON –– Last week, twelve U.S. senators sent a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to fully consider the impact of approving the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) request for a waiver for its In-Use Locomotive Regulation.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved highway-rail crossing upgrades for several counties across Illinois.
MCNEIL, Ark. – The Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-Way Employees and Signalment issued an alert after a maintenance-of-way manager was fatally injured in Arkansas.
WASHINGTON –– The Washington Post reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun a criminal probe into the Francis Scott Key Bridge strike by a container ship.
LOS ANGELES – The LA Metro, along with the FTA, released a final EIS and EIR for the Southeast Gateway Line, formerly known as the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor.
BALTIMORE – To provide better access for Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, and Lansdowne residents to public transit, the MDOT MTA was awarded $5 million for the Patapsco Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and trail.
JACKSON, Miss. – The MTC announced $30 million in grants will be awarded to intermodal transportation projects across the state of Mississippi.
MINNEAPOLIS – After rising costs and construction delays, Senate Transportation Chair Scott Dibble argues the MnDOT should oversee future light rail projects as opposed to the Met Council.
CHICAGO – Metra on April 3 detailed its construction program for 2024, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter railroad’s 11 lines totaling nearly 500 route-miles. In addition
ATLANTA – For a Norfolk Southern line between Macon and Atlanta, the Class I receives a $8.4 million grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
WASHINGTON – Today, The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a final rule requiring two crew members on nearly all freight and passenger trains.
DEL MAR, Calif. – A draft budget was approved by SANDAG and includes details about stabilizing the Del Mar Bluffs and a rail realignment plan.
Winnipeg, MANITOBA – The TSB in Canada reported an undetected rail flaw led to a broken rail and subsequent derailment of a CP train back in October 2021.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. DOT announces it is accepting applications for $5.1 billion in funding for Mega, INFRA, and Rural programs. The deadline is May 6, 2024.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 29, 2024, the FRA issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal Register for CRISI grant funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FTA proposed minimum safety standards that would work to ensure the safe operation of public transportation systems.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Norfolk Southern will install lights and gates at Putnam Street grade crossing in East Liverpool by March 2025.
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Caltrain announced $1 million from the Consolidated Appropriations Act will go toward safety improvements at grade crossings.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – $50 million in SMART grant funding will be allocated to 34 technology projects, including projects related to rail.
LANSING, Mich. – Through the Michigan Rail Enhancement Grant Program (M-REP), the MDOT awards $16 million for 10 rail projects across the state to invest in rail corridors and facilities.