Oregon lawmakers push to make passenger rail part of the big transportation package
ODOT's structural funding challenges for road and bridge maintenance is a top agenda item in the 2025 session, but a handful ...
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Trump administration shakes up funding formulas for rail projects
If you thought Federal Railroad Administration grant programs for things like passenger service, shortline track maintenance, and grade crossing elimination projects would be the least likely place to ...
Coroner identifies victim of Amtrak train, pickup collision in Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — One person is dead following an early morning collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a pickup truck ...
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The Amtrak Floridian returns
Review of rail passenger service between Chicago and Florida including the return of the Amtrak Floridian in 2024 ...
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Solar panels on train tracks: French railway testing new system for power generation
The latest container-based solar-plus-storage plant developed by AREP, an SNCF subsidiary, can be placed on the rails and ...
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What the US Intercity Rail System Could Look Like
In a piece for Fast Company, Kristin Toussaint describes how 15 proposed new Amtrak routes could unlock rail travel for 39 million more Americans and serve over 60 new metro areas, as indicated in a ...