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More Than a Dozen States Pursuing Rail Safety Measures

July 8, 2023 The Center Square

Representatives from more than a dozen states are pursuing local measures to help ensure railroad safety.

TACIR Recommends Tennessee Add Memphis-Nashville-Chattanooga Passenger Rail

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

Tennessee should move forward on plans to pursue a passenger rail line from Nashville to Chattanooga to Atlanta, according to a new report from the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

New York Receives $6.8 Billion for Tunnel Project

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

New York is getting nearly $6.9 billion in federal funding to help build a long delayed second tunnel beneath the Hudson River in what state leaders say is the largest transportation grant in U.S. history.

Report: MTA Means Big Bucks for New Jersey Businesses

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

While New Jersey officials are seeing red over the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new congestion pricing plan, the state is still getting plenty of green from the regional transit agency.

DeWine Wants Federal Disaster Declaration for East Palestine

July 6, 2023 The Center Square

Five months after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine asked President Joe Biden for a Major Presidential Disaster Declaration.

STB Indexes Railroads’ Annual Operating Revenues

July 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Surface Transportation Board has published the annual inflation-adjusted index and deflator factors for 2022.

Proposal to Require Railroads to Keep Hazardous Material Info

July 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) wants to amend its Hazardous Materials Regulations to require all railroads to generate information about hazardous materials in rail transportation.

A Closer Look at the 1944 Stockton, Georgia, Train Wreck

June 30, 2023 Railfanning.org Digital Library

An Atlantic Coast Line Railroad train disaster in south Georgia on August 4, 1944, claimed the lives of 47 people.

MARTA Awards Contract to Finish Streetcar Expansion Design

June 23, 2023 The Center Square

A Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority committee has awarded a contract to complete the final design for an extension of the Atlanta Streetcar.

Amtrak Applies for $7.3 Billion in Federal Grants to Advance Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Upgrades

June 5, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Proposals seek to enhance customer experience on NEC routes.