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FTA partners with Bay Area transit company to extend commuter rail

Agency has received $3.4 billion in federal funds for a rail project around San Francisco that will eventually connect to a planned high-speed rail system

May 23, 2024

California town plans for fast growth from high-speed rail

Rancho Cucamonga making plans to maximize opportunity created by future foot traffic expected to come with new rail station

May 17, 2024

High-speed rail connection between Houston and Dallas appears to gain steam

Train would have average speed of 187 MPH, the fastest in the world

May 2, 2024

Construction begins on $12 billion rail line between Las Vegas and L.A.

Plans include laying 218 miles of new track plus stations, rail and road infrastructure in several California towns

April 23, 2024

Up to $2.4 billion available for freight, intercity railway safety infrastructure

Federal grants will help improve railroad safety, build supply chains and provide regional transportation

April 2, 2024

New York to spend $111.1 million on rail lines and ports

Funding is largest amount ever awarded through New York’s Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program and will support 38 projects

March 18, 2024

FTA grants $631 million for new railcars in three states

Awards will replace older vehicles in the three cities with 300 new railcars

February 23, 2024

Kansas to spend $16.5 million on rural rail projects

Investments will help increase rail capacity and address any damaged or aging track

February 22, 2024

New Jersey receives $75 million for rail facilities damaged by Hurricane Ida

Plans call for replacing the 70-year-old and flood-prone Wood-Ridge facility with a larger, energy-efficient and modernized version on NJ TRANSIT property

February 14, 2024

Nevada receives $28 million grant to upgrade rail corridor

Upgrades on Union Pacific Railroad at the Elko Yard are one of 28 projects supported by the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects program

February 7, 2024

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