New Mexico railroad in jeopardy, seeking funding for track repairs

By Hawker Vanguard, KOB 4; June 09, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The railroad has always been a defining feature of…

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U.S. Sen. Udall Advances Amendment To Ensure Southwest Chief Has Access To Federal Funding

A press release from United States Senator Tom Udall appearing in Los Alamos Daily Post; June 9, 2018: WASHINGTON, D.C.…

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Federal Transit Administration awards $278 million to transit agencies for hurricane repairs

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 1, 2018 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has allocated $277.5 million in emergency relief funding…

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin Common Council on board in opposing reduction in Amtrak’s long-distance train network

By Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Urban Milwaukee; May 30, 2018 Today (Wednesday, May 30) the Common Council approved legislation placing…

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Ontario: Why a change in government could bring back the Northlander train

By Andrew Autio, tvo; May 30, 2018 TIMMINS — Although it may not be a top priority for voters across…

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Federal Transit Administration issues final rule on private investment project procedures

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; May 30, 2018 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a final rule aimed at…

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House committee OKs $2.6 billion for Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grant program

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; May 29, 2018 The U.S. House Appropriations Committee last week approved a $71.8 billion transportation, housing…

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to relaunch Huron Central Railway task force

By Elaine Della-Mattia, Sault Star; May 25, 2018 Joe Fratesi and Steve Butland remember what could have been if the…

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Passengers’ rights, rail rules approved in Canada’s new Transportation Act

By Allison Lampert and Rod Nickel, Reuters, Global News; May 23, 2018 Canada on Wednesday approved broad air and freight reforms…

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Rail advocates calling for province to restore passenger train service in Northeast Ontario

By Robin De Angelis, CBC News; May 23, 2018 Railway advocates in northeastern Ontario are hoping voters keep passenger trains…

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Ontario elections: NDP promises rail passenger service within 4 years

By P.J. Wilson, The Nugget; May 22, 2018 It won’t happen overnight, but if the Ontario NDP wins the June…

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State lawmakers pull the plug on Utah Transit Authority name change

By Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News; May 16, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers confirmed Wednesday they’re pulling the plug…

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FRA’s Dirty Dozen

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Tanya Snyder, Lauren Gardner and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; May 17, 2018 DIRTY…

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Bill would make assaulting rail crew members a federal offense

By Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune; May 16, 2018 On the one-year anniversary of the shooting of an Amtrak conductor in…

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Association of American Railroads’ Hamberger, well done

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Lauren Gardner, Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; May 16, 2018 HAMBERGER,…

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FRA Issues $250 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity for PTC Projects

May 15, 2018FRA Public [email protected] 2018 PTC Q1 data released shows railroads continue to make progress implementing PTC systems WASHINGTON—The…

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Canadian federal government Liberals reject second round of Senate transport amendments

By Kelsey Johnson, iPolitics; May 11, 2018 The Trudeau government says it will reject two Senate amendments to its proposed…

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New York State after Iowa Pacific: Warren County struggles with what to do with its railroad tracks

By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star, Watertown Daily Times; May 3, 2018 QUEENSBURY — Warren County has hired a new…

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Ontario: Parties try to get on track with voters as transit emerges as campaign issue

From CBC News; May 3, 2018 As Ontario’s political parties prepare for the start of the spring election campaign next…

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Ontario: No ‘business case’ for bringing back Northlander train, premier says

From CBC News; May 3, 2018 Northeastern Ontario could see passenger train service restored if the province’s Progressive Conservatives and…

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Senators displeased with USDOT changing TIGER Grant program

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Alex Guillen, Politico Morning Transportation; April 30, 2018 TIGER BEAT: The…

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Move over TIGER, USDOT ready to BUILD

By  Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; April 23, 2018 The U.S. Department of Transportation is retiring the Transportation Investment Generating…

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TIGER grants program being replaced

By BRIANNA GURCIULLO, With help from Lauren Gardner, Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; April 23, 2018 TIGER’S…

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House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster Statement on Administration’s Infrastructure Streamlining Memorandum of Understanding

A press release from the United States House of Representative Transportation & Infrastructure Committee; April 9, 2018: For Immediate Release:…

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Ontario Commits Over $11 Billion to Build First Phase of High Speed Rail

A press release from the Ontario Office of the Premier; April 6, 2018 Transformational Project to Begin Service As Early…

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