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Travel & Public Transit

FRA awards $16B in grants to passenger rail projects

November 6, 2023

Via: FreightWaves

The Federal Railroad Administration is awarding $16.4 billion to 25 passenger rail projects in seven states where the Northeast Corridor runs between Boston and Washington. Some of these projects will also help facilitate the movement of freight goods via rail […]


Travel & Public Transit

Funds to aid Silver Line Rail Project in Dallas

March 1, 2021

Via: Transportation Today

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said a $908 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan would aid Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Silver Line Regional Rail Project. The funding allotment via the Build America Bureau serves as the […]


Travel & Public Transit

USDOT announces $173M grant for Indiana rail project

January 11, 2021

Via: Transportation Today

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday that it would be providing $173 million in grant funding for a second track project in northwest Indiana. The FTA said it had reached a grant agreement with the […]


Impact & Regulations

Assessment puts cost of Omaha streetcar at $156 million

March 2, 2017

Via: Metro Magazine

A financial assessment done for the city estimates it would cost $156 million to build and equip a streetcar line linking downtown Omaha to midtown. It would cost about $7.5 million a year to operate the line, reported the Omaha […]