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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.

N.J. Transit Advancing $250 Million of the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden

April 28, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit is moving forward with a $250-million overhaul of the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden with the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to design a new facility to replace the current terminal.

New Jersey Senators Want Even More Federal Dollars for Garden State Transportation Infrastructure

April 26, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

After securing approximately $2 billion in pandemic relief from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) for N.J. Transit, U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, said they want more federal tax dollars to help modernize New Jersey’s aging transportation infrastructure.

N.J. Transit Prepares First of 25 New ALP-45 Dual-Power Locomotives to Enter Service

April 6, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit marked the beginning of testing the first of 25 new ALP-45 dual-power locomotives manufactured by Alstom during a ceremony held on Track A at Newark Penn Station.

Biden Plan Could include Money for New Tunnel Between New Jersey, New York City

April 2, 2021 The Center Square

President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan could fund a new tunnel between New Jersey and New York City on the Northeast Corridor, according to published reports.