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The Center Square was launched in May 2019 to fulfill the need for high-quality statehouse and statewide news across the United States. The focus of our work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes our work from other coverage of state and local issues.
Amtrak

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.

Commuter Rail

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.

STB

Railroad Industry Worried About Biden Executive Order

July 20, 2021 The Center Square
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden that could force railroads to allow other operators to use their tracks could reduce competition and increase costs, according to industry experts.

Commuter Rail

Polis signs off on bill establishing Front Range rail district

July 4, 2021 The Center Square
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation Wednesday to create a district for a Front Range passenger rail, a high-speed rail system that will stretch from southern Colorado to the Wyoming border. 

Amtrak

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.

Canadian National

Freight merger impacts must be studied, former official says

July 1, 2021 The Center Square
The largest merger of two railroad companies in two decades will mean more freight train traffic throughout Illinois. A former transportation official wants a thorough review done on how it will affect communities.

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.”

New South Ferry
Commuter Rail

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.

Commuter Rail

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.

Amtrak

Pair of decisions by feds boost chances for $11.6 billion Hudson Tunnel project between New York, New Jersey

May 28, 2021 The Center Square
A pair of federal agencies issued the Final Environment Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the multibillion dollar Hudson Tunnel Project.

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