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Wisconsin Wins $218 Million Grant To Extend Hiawatha To Madison
A proposal to restore passenger rail service between Milwaukee and Madison has secured a major federal grant, moving the long-planned connection substantially closer...
infoOctober 18, 2026
Gilroy to Central Valley Wye Project Signed Notice of Preparation
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), as the Lead Agency for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the proposed California High-Speed Rail...
infoOctober 18, 2026
MassDOT Wins More Federal Funds to Build Springfield Amtrak Station Expansion Project
Massachusetts has secured another $130 million in federal funding to build a major expansion in track infrastructure around Springfield Union Station. Read more.
infoOctober 18, 2026
North Carolina receives $550 million for S-Line passenger project
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration and North Carolina Department of Transportation today marked the FRA’s move obligating $550 million in federal...
infoOctober 16, 2026
Massachusetts rail deal moves Berkshire Flyer closer to permanent seasonal trips to New York
A new deal between Massachusetts transportation officials and CSX could put the Berkshire Flyer on track to become an ongoing seasonal rail option...
infoOctober 14, 2026
Dining on trains: why is the experience so different across Europe?
There is an interesting split in the philosophy of how to eat on a train in Europe. Some countries have dining cars with...
infoOctober 14, 2026
Groundbreaking Ceremony | SJJPA, SJRRC, and City of Oakley to Break Ground on New Rail Station, October 14
(October 12 – Oakley) – The San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA), the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC), and the City of...
infoOctober 12, 2026
Midwest Maintenance Facility — Project Information
Amtrak and Canal Edge are building a modern maintenance facility to support passenger rail in Chicago and across the Midwest. Read more.
infoSeptember 22, 2026
Alstom to build new cars for VIA Rail Canada in Ca$4.7 billion deal
Order for 313 railcars to be built in Ontario and Quebec includes 25 domes among nine car types Read more.
infoSeptember 3, 2026
Skanska-Stacy Witbeck JV wins $2.43bn LA light rail contract
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has awarded a $2.43bn contract to a joint venture (JV) between Skanska and Stacy...
infoAugust 18, 2026
Hydrogen failed as car fuel. Now California’s big dollar bet on it for green energy is fading, too
Hydrogen, viewed by its advocates as a clean fuel and a solution to climate change, is having a “non moment,” but don’t ask...
infoAugust 18, 2026
FY 2024-2026 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for Projects Not Located on the Northeast Corridor
Read the details here!
infoAugust 14, 2026
$134.5M Oxnard bridge project makes way toward 2028 opening
Crews continue construction on the $134.5 million Rice Avenue and Fifth Street Grade Separation project in Oxnard on July 28, 2026. The bridge...
infoAugust 14, 2026
Orange County’s iconic beachside rail line is failing faster than it can be fixed
The future of Southern California is playing out right now, in ways large and small, along a narrow stretch of beach and bluffs...
infoAugust 14, 2026
Metrolink suspending some Orange County service because of expected high tides
Orange County Line trains will not operate between Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo and Oceanside Read more.
infoAugust 9, 2026
VIA Rail Canada turns to Stadler for new hybrid locomotives
MONTREAL — The Canadian government will spend Ca$1.6 billion (U.S. $1.14 billion) to buy 45 new locomotives for VIA Rail Canada from Swiss-based...
infoJuly 29, 2026
Old Caltrain Locomotives Find New Life on Capitol Corridor
Some of Caltrain’s F40 locomotives escape the scrapper, pull (or push) trains between San Jose and Sacramento. That should mean more frequent, more...
infoJuly 29, 2026
Unpacking rail earnings: How volume growth fuels merger talks
Railroads are seeing a significant upturn in Q2 earnings, with most Class 1 carriers raising their guidance. But the big story is the...
infoJuly 29, 2026