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[ January 25, 2022 ] Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Could Break Ground Next Year Commuter Rail
[ January 25, 2022 ] Work Begins to Reconstruct Chicago Transit Authority’s North Main Curve Commuter Rail
[ January 21, 2022 ] NJ Transit Approves Contracts for Trenton, Newark Station Projects Amtrak
[ January 19, 2022 ] FTA Awards $10.3 million in Tribal Transit Program Grants FTA
[ January 12, 2022 ] Amtrak Unveils Specially-Painted Locomotive to Commemorate Operation Lifesaver 50th Anniversary Amtrak

Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Could Break Ground Next Year

January 25, 2022 The Center Square

Las Vegas residents could hop on a train after lunch and step off in downtown Los Angeles before dinner in only a few years, according to a progress update from the company seeking to make the rail trip a reality.

Work Begins to Reconstruct Chicago Transit Authority’s North Main Curve

January 25, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Workers broke ground on a project to rebuild and straighten a section of Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) North Main Line Red and Purple Line track structure.

NJ Transit Approves Contracts for Trenton, Newark Station Projects

January 21, 2022 The Center Square

NJ Transit is moving forward with a pair of station overhauls on the busy Northeast Corridor.

NJ Transit Board of Directors Awards $1.9 Million as Part of Trenton Transit Center Overhaul

January 10, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit’s Board of Directors awarded a $1.9 million contract to AECOM Technical Services for design and construction support phases of a Trenton Transit Center overhaul.

NJ Transit Proceeding With $595 Million Project to Replace Raritan River Bridge

December 28, 2021 The Center Square

NJ Transit is moving forward with a $595 million project to replace the moveable, swing-span Raritan River Bridge between Perth Amboy and South Amboy.

MTA Awards Design-Build Contract for Penn Station Access Project

December 16, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has approved a design-build contract for the Penn Station Access Project.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

Bill Would Increase Penalty for Assaulting Transit Employees in New Jersey

December 13, 2021 The Center Square

The New Jersey Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities has advanced legislation to increase the penalty for anyone who assaults a bus operator or passenger railroad employee in the state.

After Operating for Nearly 60 Years, New York Subway to Retire its R-32s

December 13, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The venerable rail cars, nicknamed the Brightliners, have operated for 58 years, making them some of the oldest subway cars to operate in the world.

Cost of Caltrain Electrification Project Increases to $2.44 Billion

December 11, 2021 The Center Square

A Caltrain project that would electrify a corridor of stations in the Bay Area is coming in $462 million over initial estimates, increasing the project’s price to $2.44 billion, Caltrain announced this week.

Massachusetts Should ‘Rethink’ Transportation Spending Priorities, Expert Says

December 5, 2021 The Center Square

One public policy expert said Massachusetts should not spend any infrastructure on transportation until it figures out how to spend existing transportation funding more effectively.