Following a press conference on the impacts of a proposed 2.5% Corporate Transit Fee on Tuesday, a few reports indicated the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) supported increasing of New Jersey sales tax as a funding source for the proposed tax on business.
Brightline West officially broke ground on what it said was the nation’s first true high-speed rail system, which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California.
Norfolk Southern’s second Digital Train Inspection (DTI) Portal has been deployed this month in Jackson, Georgia, where roughly 19 trains pass through daily.
New Jersey’s straphangers will be digging deeper into their pockets to pay for bus and train rides after the state’s transit agency approved a double-digit fare increase.
During his third State of the City address, Mayor Andre Dickens announced that the city would partner with MARTA to build a new heavy rail station at the Murphy Crossing redevelopment project and three additional infill stations.
Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest steam locomotive, will return to the rails this summer with a scenic tour across mountain ranges and high desert vistas in four western states: Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California.