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$86 Million Will Extend High-Speed Rail Service Along Central Valley Segment, the Backbone of the Los Angeles to San Francisco Corridor
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $179 million for the State of California to continue...
American Manufacturing Gets a Boost through a Combined $782 Million
Investment in Passenger Rail Equipment
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced high-speed rail grants for two states to develop statewide rail plans as part of the Administration’s efforts to develop an integrated passenger rail network. The Iowa Department of Transportation received $400,000 to develop a...
Wednesday, December 22, 1999 (Washington, DC )
The U.S. Department of Transportation is concerned with all aspects of rail mergers, from the impact on competition to the effects on labor, communities and the environment. We will be an active participant in the proceeding before the...
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced that eight cities and states will share $19.4 million to replace, relocate and improve segments of railroad track in order to enhance safety, livability, and economic development. The U.S. Department of Transportation...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced an award to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for $32.5 million to expand and enhance the historic South Station in Boston. The station currently operates beyond its capacity and expects an...
Thursday, January 28, 1999 (Washington, DC) CHICAGO—U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, joined by Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene Molitoris, today announced the continuation and expansion of a successful public-private partnership to extend the Chicago Hub High-Speed...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $5 million grant to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) to complete preliminary engineering and environmental reviews for the Northern Lights high-speed rail project between Minneapolis and Duluth. The 155-mile...
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...
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...