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FTA Announces More Than $700 Million to Replace Aging Passenger Railcars in Six Systems

May 5, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the selection of six projects in six states to replace aging passenger railcars.

A Quick Look at the Start of San Francisco’s Famed Cable Cars

May 1, 2023 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Cable cars are a National Historic Landmark and symbolize modern San Francisco, but the system has a deep history.

San Francisco Transit Employees Made $200,000 Plus in Overtime in 2022

February 22, 2023 The Center Square

A section manager who oversees power and mechanical workers for a San Francisco area transit company made $433,682 including $246,847 in overtime to become the highest paid employee of the agency.

Pacific Surfliner Service Temporarily Suspended South of Irvine Station

September 30, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Los Angeles–San Diego–San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency has temporarily suspended service south of Irvine until further notice for emergency track repairs.

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.

Engineer Pleads Guilty to Running Locomotive Off Railroad Tracks Near Hospital Ship

December 17, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to a federal charge of running a locomotive at full speed off the end of railroad tracks near a United States Navy hospital ship.

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.

Operation Lifesaver, Federal Highway Administration Award $200,000 in Grants to State Programs

June 2, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver Inc. and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last month announced $200,000 in grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 11 states.

Operation Lifesaver Awards More Than $245,000 for Rail Safety Public Awareness Campaigns

May 28, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are awarding than $200,000 in competitive rail safety awareness grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in a dozen states.

Metrolink Awards Amtrak Contract to Operate Commuter Trains

December 1, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Southern California’s Metrolink has awarded Amtrak a four-and-a-half-year contract for commuter train operations services.