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Here’s Why We’ve Failed to Figure Out Why Infrastructure Costs So Much

July 24, 2019 Administrator

By Josh Barro, Intelligencer, New York Magazine; July 24, 2019 Last year, in a provision tucked away in an appropriations…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Commuter Trains, Congress, Construction Costs, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Transit Administration is and is not following best practices on cost estimation, FTA, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Infrastructure, International comparisons, Methodology, New York, New York City, New York Magazine, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Produce a report comparing the construction costs for rail transit infrastructure projects in the US to those in other advanced countries, Subways, Transit, Transportation, Travel, Tunnels

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman DeFazio: GAO finds lack of safety data on longer trains

July 8, 2019 Administrator

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 8, 2019 A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on train lengths showed that while the…

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Posted in: Freight Railroads Filed under: Average train length has increased by 25 percent, Constituent complaints about trains blocking grade crossings., Freight Railroads, Freight Trains, GAO, Government, Government Accountability Office, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio, Rail Safety, Study on train lengths, Transportation, Very little data being collected to measure impact of longer trains on communities

Positive Train Control: Most Passenger Railroads Expect to Request an Extension and Substantial Work Remains Beyond 2018 Says Government Accountability Office Report

October 3, 2018 Administrator

A press release from the United States Government Accountability Office; October 3, 2018: Forty railroads, including Amtrak, commuter, and freight…

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Posted in: Railroad Industry Filed under: 40 Railroads Required to Implement PTC, All Aboard Florida, Amtrak, Brightline, Commuter Trains, Freight Railroads, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Most Railroads Anticipate Neeing Two Year Extension, Northeast Corridor, Passenger Trains, Positive Train Control, PTC, Rail Safety, Report from GAO, Transportation, Washington

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