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Inslee Requests $15 million for Connell Railway Improvements

December 27, 2022 The Center Square
A railway improvement project that generated a letter-writing campaign has been included in Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed budget for the 2023 – 2025 biennium.

Commuter Rail

New Hampshire Panel Axes Funding for Regional Commuter Rail

December 27, 2022 The Center Square
The New Hampshire Executive Council has nixed a plan to connect Boston’s commuter rail system to the Granite State, which some have described as a “boondoggle” for the state’s taxpayers.

Transit

Georgia’s MARTA Spending $646 Million to Replace its Entire Railcar Fleet

December 16, 2022 The Center Square
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to replace its rail fleet, which officials say will eliminate many delays customers see.

Commuter Rail

NJ Transit to Pay Up to $34.8 Million to Overhaul Dual-Powered Locomotives

December 15, 2022 The Center Square
NJ Transit will spend up to $34.8 million to overhaul the engines in its dual-powered locomotives, which entered service a decade ago.

Commuter Rail

NJ Transit Reports it is Bouncing Back from Pandemic Ridership Slump

December 15, 2022 The Center Square
As one of the largest transit agencies in the country, The New Jersey Transit Corporation saw its ridership plummet and took in billions of federal money to keep operations running during the pandemic

Commuter Rail

South Jersey Lawmakers Question Glassboro-Camden Rail Line

December 9, 2022 The Center Square
South Jersey lawmakers hope to derail plans for an 18-mile light-rail line connecting Camden and Glassboro, saying it is unnecessary.

Amtrak

Feds Doling Out $2.3B to ‘Expand and Modernize’ Intercity Passenger Rail

December 9, 2022 The Center Square
The federal government is looking to dole out nearly $2.3 billion to “expand and modernize” intercity passenger rail across the country.

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Biden Signs Rail Deal to Avert ‘Catastrophe’

December 3, 2022 The Center Square
President Joe Biden signed a bill forcing a deal between several rail companies and a dozen rail unions to avert a Dec. 9 strike.

FTA

Costs Surge as Transit Ridership Remains Below Prepandemic Levels

November 6, 2022 The Center Square
Transit agencies across the U.S. were still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

BNSF

Rail Strike Could be on Again After Union Votes Against Approving Labor Pact

October 12, 2022 The Center Square
A union’s vote against ratification of a tentative national agreement between workers and the nation’s Class I freight railroads could lead to a rail strike.

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