Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is addressing "Slippery Rail" season as changes in the weather cause leaves to fall from trees and onto rail tracks.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is addressing "Slippery Rail" season as changes in the weather cause leaves to fall from trees and onto rail tracks.
Rehabilitation projects to rail infrastructure have been included in a funding commitment from the governments of Canada and Quebec to improve the Montréal area's transit system.
Nearly CA$27.9 million (US$21.9 million) will be invested in 11 projects for the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. The government of Canada will provide close to CA$15.5 million (US$12.2 million) for these projects and the government of Quebec will contribute almost CA$12.4 million (US$9.7 million). The Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain will provide the remaining funding.
Rehabilitation projects to rail infrastructure have been included in a funding commitment from the governments of Canada and Quebec to improve the Montréal area's transit system.
Nearly CA$27.9 million (US$21.9 million) will be invested in 11 projects for the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. The government of Canada will provide close to CA$15.5 million (US$12.2 million) for these projects and the government of Quebec will contribute almost CA$12.4 million (US$9.7 million). The Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain will provide the remaining funding.
Rehabilitation projects to rail infrastructure have been included in a funding commitment from the governments of Canada and Quebec to improve the Montréal area's transit system.
Nearly CA$27.9 million (US$21.9 million) will be invested in 11 projects for the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. The government of Canada will provide close to CA$15.5 million (US$12.2 million) for these projects and the government of Quebec will contribute almost CA$12.4 million (US$9.7 million). The Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain will provide the remaining funding.
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved rail and gate expansion work that is expected to boost capacity at the Garden City Terminal.
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved rail and gate expansion work that is expected to boost capacity at the Garden City Terminal.
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved rail and gate expansion work that is expected to boost capacity at the Garden City Terminal.
The Port of Oakland is progressing a plan 15 years in the making to expand onto a former Army base.
Port Commissioners gave initial approval last week to a deal with CenterPoint Properties for a logistics center at the former base. Final vote on the agreement will occur at the commissions Nov. 30 meeting. If they approve it a second time, the deal will become official in January 2018.
The Port of Oakland is progressing a plan 15 years in the making to expand onto a former Army base.
Port Commissioners gave initial approval last week to a deal with CenterPoint Properties for a logistics center at the former base. Final vote on the agreement will occur at the commissions Nov. 30 meeting. If they approve it a second time, the deal will become official in January 2018.
The Port of Oakland is progressing a plan 15 years in the making to expand onto a former Army base.
Port Commissioners gave initial approval last week to a deal with CenterPoint Properties for a logistics center at the former base. Final vote on the agreement will occur at the commissions Nov. 30 meeting. If they approve it a second time, the deal will become official in January 2018.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) later this month will hold three community meetings to share updates on the Cotton Belt commuter-rail project.
The events will feature presentations about the project, which calls for establishing passenger-rail service on the 26-miles Cotton Belt Corridor between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Plano, Texas.
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The units could enter service as early as this week, the agency says.Photo – SFMTA
The first five of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) latest generation light-rail vehicles have been cleared for passenger service, the agency announced last week.
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Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train will begin this year's tour Nov. 25-26 in Montreal.Photo – Canadian Pacific
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The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) today approved rail and gate expansion projects aimed at increasing capacity at its Garden City Terminal in Savannah.
The board approved $42.27 million in expenditures as part of GPA's $128 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal. The project not only will expand the Port of Savannah's on-dock rail capacity by 100 percent, but position Savannah to rapidly increase service to an arc of inland markets from Memphis to Chicago, port officials said in a press release.
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called for a dedicated regional source of capital funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) aging infrastructure.
LaHood made the recommendation as part of his report on the agency's funding and governance. In March, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe appointed LaHood to head an independent review of WMATA.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Massport have applied for three federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grants for capital projects that would include upgrading the New England Central Railroad's capacity.
The grant proposals are part of Massachusetts' efforts to improve the state's freight transportation system, state officials said in a press release. The three INFRA applications involve:
• MassDOT's proposal to upgrade more than 31 miles of rail and 20 bridge structures on the Massachusetts portion of the New England Central Railroad, a regional rail corridor between Connecticut and Canada. The line serves several key employers in Massachusetts. The upgrade will allow shippers and receivers to use full carrying capacity of each rail car in order to lower their costs.
• Massport's request of $63.33 million to complete the Revitalize New England’s Maritime Gateway Project. Of the grant request, $57.93 million would be used to fund design and construction of Berth 10 and the GateVision operating system, and $5.4 million would fund design and construction of the Cypher-E Freight Corridor.
• MassDOT's request of $33 million in funding to complete the Interstate 495 Corridor Improvement Program.