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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.

“The Northeast Corridor” Presentation and Annual Meeting

June 15, 2021 Railfanning.org Digital Library

“The Northeast Corridor” Presentation and Annual Meeting

Cuomo nominates Feinberg to chair MTA board, Lieber as MTA president

June 8, 2021 The Center Square

Gov. Andrew Cuomo nominated Sarah Feinberg, who has served as New York City Transit’s interim president since March 2020, as the new chair of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board.

Operation Lifesaver, Federal Highway Administration Award $200,000 in Grants to State Programs

June 2, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver Inc. and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last month announced $200,000 in grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 11 states.

Workers wrap civil construction on $11 billion East Side Access project in New York City

May 28, 2021 The Center Square

Crews in New York City have completed “civil construction” on the East Side Access project, an $11 billion endeavor to build a 350,000-square-foot passenger station beneath Grand Central Terminal to allow the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to enter the complex.

Year: 2021

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

Senate Committee Advances Surface Transportation Investment Act

“The Northeast Corridor” Presentation and Annual Meeting

Cuomo nominates Feinberg to chair MTA board, Lieber as MTA president

Operation Lifesaver, Federal Highway Administration Award $200,000 in Grants to State Programs

Workers wrap civil construction on $11 billion East Side Access project in New York City

Operation Lifesaver Awards More Than $245,000 for Rail Safety Public Awareness Campaigns

CN, Kansas City Southern File Motion with Surface Transportation Board to Approve Voting Trust