Category: Regulatory

Metra Outlines 2024 Construction Plan

CHICAGO – Metra on April 3 detailed its construction program for 2024, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter railroad’s 11 lines totaling nearly 500 route-miles. In…

Norfolk Southern Receives $8.4M to Double Length of Passing Track

ATLANTA – For a Norfolk Southern line between Macon and Atlanta, the Class I receives a $8.4 million grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
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2021 CP Derailment Caused by Undetected Rail Flaw

Winnipeg, MANITOBA – The TSB in Canada reported an undetected rail flaw led to a broken rail and subsequent derailment of a CP train back in October 2021.
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$5.1B in Funding Available for Significant National Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. DOT announces it is accepting applications for $5.1 billion in funding for Mega, INFRA, and Rural programs. The deadline is May 6, 2024.
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FTA Proposes Minimum Safety Standards for Rail Transit Roadway Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FTA proposed minimum safety standards that would work to ensure the safe operation of public transportation systems.
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