U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $83 Million for New England High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Projects

U.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $82.7 million to improve high-speed and intercity passenger rail in Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut and Vermont.  The dollars will provide needed upgrades to the Northeast Corridor, Connecticut’s New Haven –...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $31 Million to Improve Rail Service in Washington State

U.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $31.1 million for the State of Washington to improve intercity passenger and freight rail service on the Cascades line. 

“The investments we’re making in the Cascades line will improve...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $150 Million for New York Corridor

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $150 Million for New York Empire Corridor

U.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $149.3 million for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to upgrade high-speed and intercity...

U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $13 Million to Relieve Major Northeast Corridor Rail Chokepoint

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $13.3 million grant for the Delaware Department of Transportation to add a third track immediately south of the Wilmington, DE station.  The additional track will eliminate a chokepoint on Amtrak’s Northeast...

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards North Carolina and Virginia $48 Million to Develop High-Speed Rail Between Raleigh, NC and Washington, DC

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $48.3 million for North Carolina and Virginia to advance the development of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor, which will link Raleigh, NC, to Washington, DC via Richmond, Va.  These grants will...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $13.6 Million for Oregon Intercity Passenger Rail Projects

U.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $13.6 million grant to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to modernize the Portland Union Station, upgrade passenger rail service along Amtrak’s Cascades route and continue further development of an...

News Digest: Pennsylvania’s Keystone Rail Corridor Receives $40 Million from USDOT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $40 million grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to eliminate delays in and out of Harrisburg on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor.  The project consists of replacing aging track and signals with modern technologies....

Federal Railroad Administration, Surface Transportation Board Issue Joint Proposal on Railroad Safety

Wednesday, December 30, 1998 (Washington, DC)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Surface Transportation Board (STB) today issued a joint proposed rule for railroads governing certain mergers, consolidations, or acquisitions of control. The proposed rule would require...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $196 Million to Reduce Train Travel Time by 30 Minutes between Detroit and Chicago

U.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $196.5 million grant to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for track and signal improvements between Detroit and Kalamazoo, MI.  These improvements will allow for speeds up to 110 mph on 77 percent...

U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD AND ILLINOIS OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND ON CHICAGO HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT Project Will Reduce Delays and Create Nearly 1,500 Jobs

CHICAGO – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today helped break ground on the “Englewood Flyover” project, a critical component to the Chicago hub of the Midwest high-speed rail network. The construction project will build a bridge to separate traffic along...