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Amtrak Celebrates Completion of New Baltimore Platform Construction

January 31, 2024 - in News, Rail, Transit, Transportation

New Boarding Platform Five to Open This Spring at Baltimore Penn Station   BALTIMORE – January 29, 2024 - Amtrak representatives and stakeholders gathered today with state, local and federal officials for a ribbon cutting to inaugurate a newly constructed…

Skanska-Fay Joint Venture Selected for Howard Street Tunnel Project, Elevating I-95 Freight Rail Infrastructure

December 22, 2023 - in Rail, Transportation

The canopy near the tunnel's exit; this project will be challenging due to the fact that trains will be actively using the tracks as construction is being…

Port Receives $283 Million for ‘America’s Green Gateway’

December 20, 2023 - in News, Rail

The Port of Long Beach will receive $283 million from the federal government to assist in building “America’s Green Gateway,” a rail project which…

EIB Global invests €41.2 million in Moldova’s railway infrastructure rehabilitation

December 18, 2023 - in News, Rail, Transportation

The loan will be complemented by a €12 million EU grant to improve internal connectivity and bring long-term economic benefits to the whole region. The project includes refurbishing 128 km of the vital north-south rail corridor in Moldova, so facilitating…

FTA triennial review of Trinity Metro yields perfect score

September 20, 2023 - in Rail, Transportation

(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Sept. 19, 2023 – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently completed its triennial review of Trinity Metro – and the results couldn’t be better. The triennial review focused on Trinity Metro’s compliance in 23 areas.…

United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg visits City of Fort Worth and Trinity Metro

April 26, 2023 - in Rail, Transportation

(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) – Trinity Metro, City of Fort Worth and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) welcomed United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to Fort Worth for a discussion and a tour of Trinity Metro…

HDR to Complete Final Design for $1.567 Billion Port of Long Beach Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility

April 12, 2023 - in News, Rail, Transportation

OMAHA, Neb. — The Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously voted to extend HDR’s contract to create the final design for the $1.567 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility through 2027. The project will create a new on-dock…

California High-Speed Rail Authority Selects Atlas and Its JV Partners for $400 Million Program Management Contract

January 3, 2023 - in News, Rail

As part of the AECOM-led joint venture, Atlas will provide quality management for the California High-Speed Rail Project Atlas to book approximately $65 million to backlog in fourth quarter 2022 AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 03, 2023 - Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc.…

European Commission and EIB initiate feasibility study to better connect Ukrainian and Moldovan railway networks with EU

October 25, 2022 - in Rail, Transportation

Today, the Commission together with the European Investment Bank (EIB) is launching a pre- feasibility study to assess how to better connect the Ukrainian and Moldovan railway networks with the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The rail gauge used…

Public Urged to Help #STOPTrackTragedies During Rail Safety Week 2022 and Beyond

September 20, 2022 - in Rail, Transportation

WASHINGTON, D.C. / OTTAWA, Canada / MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. In the U.S. alone, a person or vehicle is hit by a train every 3 hours.…