Category: Breaking News

CHSRA Celebrates Creation of 13,000 Construction Jobs

FRESNO, Calif. – To build the nation’s first high-speed rail system, the California High-Speed Rail Authority recognizes a milestone 13,000 construction jobs created, 10,000 of which were created in the last five years.
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MTA’s F and M Lines Regular Service To Be Restored April 1st After Track Replacement Work

NEW YORK CITY – In Manhattan and Queens, MTA workers completed track replacement and a station re-NEW-vation. Regular service will resume on both lines on April 1st.
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PRT Invests Over $150MM in Light-Rail Infrastructure

PITTSBURGH – Combining multiple rehabilitation projects, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will rehabilitate its light-rail system through 2028.
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Amtrak Begins Major Harrisburg Line Track Renewal 

PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak is investing $122 million in Pennsylvania to improve tracks on the Harrisburg Line, between Lancaster and Harrisburg. This work will improve ride quality and comfort, increase service reliability and complete necessary work requir…

Completion of Catchment Wall Allows Passenger Service To Resume in San Clemente

ORANGE COUNTY – Crews finished work on the 200-foot-long catchment wall that will protect the rail right of way in San Clemente. This comes after a landslide caused passenger service to halt in January.
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