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Bill Would Give Amtrak Customers the Right to Sue Railroad

October 27, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

A newly introduced bill would give customers the right to sue Amtrak to resolve disputes.

Ohio Bill Would Increase Penalties for Railroads That Block Grade Crossings

October 26, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Proposed legislation in Ohio would increase penalties for railroads that block grade crossings.

New Jersey Moving Forward with $190 million Renovation Project for Newark Penn Station

August 30, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey officials are moving forward with a five-year, $190 million renovation of the historic Newark Penn Station on the busy Northeast Corridor.

Fiscal 2022 Bill Includes Billions for Rail, Northeast Corridor

July 30, 2021 The Center Square

The seven-bill fiscal 2022 appropriations package the U.S. House of Representatives passed includes billions of dollars for rail projects.

New Jersey Congress Members Want FTA to Commit to ‘Long-Standing’ Funding Formula

July 27, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey’s House delegation has banded together to urge the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to keep the agency’s long-standing funding formula when it allocates $14.2 billion in funding to transit agencies in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

INVEST in America Act would send $13.5 billion to the Northeast Corridor

July 2, 2021 The Center Square

The U.S. House signed off on legislation that could send billions of dollars to Amtrak for the Northeast Corridor, but precisely how the railroad might use the money is unclear.

Measures to Codify Amtrak Smoking Ban Passes House, Senate Committees

June 25, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. House and Senate committees advanced measures to codify a ban on smoking, including electronic cigarettes, on Amtrak.

Feds could send billions in tax dollars to Amtrak for Northeast Corridor

June 18, 2021 The Center Square

The federal government could allocate nearly $6.6 billion in grants to Amtrak over the next five years for “activities associated with the Northeast Corridor.”

Senate Committee Advances Surface Transportation Investment Act

June 16, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has advanced the Surface Transportation Investment Act.

New Jersey Senators Want Even More Federal Dollars for Garden State Transportation Infrastructure

April 26, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

After securing approximately $2 billion in pandemic relief from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) for N.J. Transit, U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, said they want more federal tax dollars to help modernize New Jersey’s aging transportation infrastructure.

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