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• January 13, 2025
• Passenger

Transit Briefs: HFR Corridor, SacRT, Brightline, LIRR, TTL

Will the High Frequency Rail (HFR) in Canada be delayed? Also, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) receives the final funding needed to construct the Dos Rios Station; Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, will boost capacity between Miami and West Palm Beach; MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) reports the strongest year in its nearly 200-year history; and applications are now being accepted for Transit Tech Lab’s challenges with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANY/NJ), New Jersey Transit (NJT), and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT).

• January 13, 2025
• Regulatory

Port of Benton Lands $9.56MM Federal Grant

The Port of Benton in Washington state will fund improvements to its Southern Connection industrial rail line from Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick to Horn Rapids Road in Richland using a $9.56 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

• January 08, 2025
• Regulatory

USDOT: $258MM for Calif. Transportation Infrastructure Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Jan. 7 announced that it will award 25 California projects a combined $258 million for transportation infrastructure upgrades. The grants come through three programs funded

• December 20, 2024
• Regulatory

FRA Issues Final Rule to ‘Strengthen’ Freight Car Safety Standards

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Dec. 19 announced a final rule to “further enhance the safety of the U.S. freight rail industry” by introducing tougher standards for new-build freight cars placed into service within the U.S.

• December 05, 2024
• Regulatory

USDOT: Applications Welcome for RAISE Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 2025 RAISE Grant program, providing $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding for freight and passenger transportation infrastructure projects with “significant local or regional impact.”

• November 15, 2024
• Regulatory

FRA: Nearly $1.5B for 19 Projects Along NEC

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Nov. 15 announced additional funding of nearly $1.5 billion for 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), “continuing its historic investment in passenger rail.”

• October 30, 2024
• News

TTC Conference Draws Hundreds of Attendees

Hundreds of railroad professionals from government, industry and academia gathered in Pueblo, Colo., on Oct. 22-23 for the 2nd Annual Transportation Technology Center (TTC) Conference & Tour.

• October 21, 2024
• Short Lines & Regionals

USDOT: More Than $33MM for P&L Railway

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $33,780,304 in federal funding, as part of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program, to Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. (P&L) to support

• October 01, 2024
• Regulatory

FRA: More Than $1B in Funding Available for Non-NEC Passenger Rail Projects

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 1 issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of more than $1 billion in funding to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail nationwide through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for projects not located on the Northeast Corridor (Fed- State National Program).

• September 27, 2024
• Regulatory

Report: USDOT Calls on Appeals Court to Reject Petitions Against its Two-Person Crew Rule

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to reject petitions that seek to vacate its two-person crew rule, according to a Law360 report. The rule, issued earlier this year by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), was issued to establish “minimum safety requirements for the size of train crews.”