Rail Archives

MassDOT passenger rail study details up to $3 billion in potential funding opportunities

The report outlines the benefits, costs and investments necessary to implement passenger rail service along the Northern Tier Corridor.

Keaton Peters

Denver’s RTD accepting proposals for downtown light rail upgrades

The multi-phase project, estimated at $152 million, will rebuild aging rail infrastructure throughout Denver's central corridor.

Pete Hahnloser

DOT allocates $67 million for improvements to Detroit rail yard

The Livernois IMF is a key transit hub for shipping containers, facilitating smooth transfers between rail and road transport and playing an essential role in Detroit’s supply chain.

Miles Smith

Federal Railroad Administration announces $1.5 billion for Northeast Corridor rail projects

The NEC is one of the busiest and most economically significant rail corridors in the world, with hundreds of thousands of daily riders.

Miles Smith

Connecticut awarded $291 million for rail improvement projects

One of the projects will replace the 117-year-old Connecticut River Bridge.

Miles Smith

WisDOT receives $72.8 million grant to improve freight and passenger rail service

This award is the largest non-highway discretionary grant and the largest rail grant WisDOT has received to date through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Miles Smith

$798 million amendment pushes LA-area rail extension closer to finish line

The line is being built along the former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe right-of-way purchased by Metro in the early 1990s.

Brady Pieper

Miami-Dade County receiving $389 million grant to advance rapid transit project

The projects receiving funding will provide a multimodal connection between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Strategic Partnerships

San Francisco’s BART receives $544 million loan for railcar upgrades

The new BART railcars are part of a $2.2 billion expansion and upgrade of the entire system, which serves 48 million passengers annually.

Miles Smith

Massachusetts approves $600 million for rail and station upgrades

The funding will support the MBTA’s Track Improvement Program, supporting new Red and Orange Line cars, new Commuter Rail coaches and station construction

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