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Amtrak requests $4.9B in Funding for 2021

Rail Infrastructure

Amtrak 2021 Infrastructure Plan Hinges on $4.9B Funding Request

November 23, 2020

CEO said if the railroad doesn't get the requested federal funds, it will have to make further cuts in rail service and its workforce.

Biden Transition

Transportation Groups Push for Stimulus Funding, Support From New Administration

Aileen Cho

Tom Ichniowski

November 18, 2020

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Associations hope the incoming Biden administration will usher in a stimulus package and address the impending September 2021 deadline regarding extension of the federal transportation bill.

Rail Construction

US DOT Awards $291M for Passenger-Rail Infrastructure Projects

Tom Ichniowski

October 28, 2020

2 Comments

Two major Connecticut bridge replacements win nearly half of the total awarded.

Pulse March 2020: Upcoming Projects in New England, New York, New Jersey

March 17, 2020

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Maine's VA, Met Museum, Amtrak, more

Trump Administration Flashes New Caution Light for NJ Bridge Funds

Justice Department legal opinion could hold up Portal Bridge replacement

Richard Korman

March 9, 2020

One Comment

Feds have consistently blocked any federal dollars to replace nearby aging Hudson River tunnel

Rail Transit Infrastructure

DOT, Amtrak Weigh Near-Term Repair Plan for Hudson River Tunnel

Tom Ichniowski

February 27, 2020

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But top House appropriator calls plan "a nonstarter," unless DOT also funds new $12B Hudson tunnel.

Transportation

Revised Gateway Tunnel Proposal Pares Price

Port Authority plan shaves estimate by 13%, to $9.5 billion

Jim Parsons

September 3, 2019

One Comment

Advancing the design to the 30% stage for federal agency review opens the door to using design-build.

Railroads

NTSB: Poor Safety Planning, Engineer's Training Led to Fatal Amtrak Crash

Board cites combination of factors as probable cause of 2017 DuPont, Wash., derailment

Tom Ichniowski

May 22, 2019

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Safety board faults Sound Transit for failing to have "effective mitigation" for hazardous curve that lacked operating train-control safety system.

Amtrak Safety Culture Blamed for Fatal 2016 Derailment

Jim Parsons

November 22, 2017

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The National Transportation Safety Board slammed Amtrak’s approach to safety management, charging that it spawned a host of deficiencies that led to the fatal 2016 derailment of a passenger train in Chester, Pa.