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British Columbia will match the Canadian governments CA$2.2 billion (US$1.6 billion) in transit funding for projects in the Metro Vancouver area.
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Four new one-track tunnels should be bored to replace the existing Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel according to a Record of Decision (ROD) issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on March 31.
Issuance of the ROD by FRA concludes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Impact Statement process on the initiative.
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A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit this week that said the state of Alabama does not discriminate against railroads by requiring them to pay a diesel fuel sales tax while trucking and barge companies are exempt.CSX and three other railroads contended in 2008 lawsuits that Alabama's 4 percent diesel fuel tax on railroads was discriminatory because the state exempts motor and water carriers from paying the tax, according to a report on AL.com.On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Abdul Kallon issued a decision that said the state did not violate the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976. He dismissed the lawsuit by CSX, which has been through the federal court system, including the U.S. Supreme Court, for nearly a decade.CSX is reviewing the court's decision and considering other options, CSX Manager of Media Relations Laura Phelps told AL.com in a prepared statement.The three other railroads' lawsuits have been stayed pending the outcome of CSX's lawsuit, according to the news report. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 3/31/2017
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit this week that said the state of Alabama does not discriminate against railroads by requiring them to pay a diesel fuel sales tax while trucking and barge companies are exempt.CSX and three other railroads contended in 2008 lawsuits that Alabama's 4 percent diesel fuel tax on railroads was discriminatory because the state exempts motor and water carriers from paying the tax, according to a report on AL.com.On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Abdul Kallon issued a decision that said the state did not violate the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976. He dismissed the lawsuit by CSX, which has been through the federal court system, including the U.S. Supreme Court, for nearly a decade.CSX is reviewing the court's decision and considering other options, CSX Manager of Media Relations Laura Phelps told AL.com in a prepared statement.The three other railroads' lawsuits have been stayed pending the outcome of CSX's lawsuit, according to the news report. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 3/31/2017
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The government of Canada will provide CA$1.8 billion (US$1.35 billion) to the GO Transit Regional Express rail (GO RER) project in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area.
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Diana Mendes, HNTB Corporation transit/rail practice leader and senior vice president, was named 2017 Training Professional of the Year Award by the National Transit Institute (NTI). HNTB also welcomed Robert James to the firm's Parsippany, N.J. office as a senior project manager for electrical engineering.
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Twin tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are being constructed in Germany and are expected to arrive this fall to help construct The Los Angeles Country Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Purple Line Extension project.
The machines will be used to dig the tunnels for the first section of the project that is now under construction and will extend the subway for 3.9 miles from Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega.
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