Indiana DOT - Wed January 17, 2024
FRA Funds Allow INDOT to Explore Rail Expansion
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Dec. 8 that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will receive up to $500,000 to support the assessment and potential development of the Indianapolis - Chicago passenger rail corridor through the Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program....
AASHTO Journal - Wed October 26, 2022
FRA Awards $4M to Railroad Projects
The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded more than $4 million to support three state department of transportation projects in two states aimed at upgrading and safeguarding railroad infrastructure....
The Hauser Group - Wed September 14, 2022
VIDEO: Crews Install Final Truss On Merchant's Bridge
The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois near downtown St. Louis is nearing completion, and the St. Louis Regional Freightway gave invited guests and the public the opportunity to see one of the last significant milestones in the project firsthand from the special vantage point of a riverboat cruise on Aug....
Associated Press - Tue October 09, 2018
Texas Central Receives $300M Loan for High-Speed Train Project
DALLAS (AP) A Texas company has secured a $300 million loan for a proposed high-speed rail project from Dallas to Houston. Texas Central Partners will use the funds from Japanese sources to move forward with permitting, design and engineering, The Dallas Morning News reported....
Texas Central Railway - Tue October 09, 2018
High-Speed Rail Project Reaches Another Milestone
The selection of the Italian firm, one of the largest civil engineering contractors in the world, reflects the participation of global organizations that are designing and building the high-speed train connecting Houston and North Texas....
Mon March 05, 2018
FRA Announces $73M Available for Rail Capital Projects, Operating Assistance
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives that may include the implementation of positive train control, improved highway-rail grade crossings, and congestion mitigation....
Wed February 21, 2018
Federal Agency Rules in Favor of Springfield Rail
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) A federal agency has ruled that a rail improvement project in Springfield, Ill., won't have to reroute its tracks away from where homes burned during the city's Race Riot of 1908....
Cindy Riley - Mon November 27, 2017
$50M Project Under Way on Delaware Station
A more than $50 million project that's been years in the making is finally under way in Delaware. An improved Newark Rail Station is being constructed in the location of the existing SEPTA rail station, west of SR 896 in Newark....
Wed January 18, 2017
FRA Completes Environmental Review for New B&P Tunnel
Railroad Administration (FRA) finished the environmental review (final environmental impact statement, or FEIS) to replace the Civil War-era Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel. The FEIS includes review of the route (Alternative 3B) for a new tunnel and incorporates changes sought by communities and neighborhoods in Baltimore during more than two dozen meetings held over the last two years....
Fri January 06, 2017
FRA Recommends Upgrades for Northeast Corridor
After four years of working with the Northeast states, federal and state partner agencies and dozens and dozens of public meetings, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recommended a vision to build a better and stronger Northeast Corridor (NEC) over the next 30 years....
