Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 08, 2022
Walsh/Herzog Joint Venture Begins $640M Double Track Northwest Indiana Project
Construction has finally begun on a $640 million undertaking known as the Double Track Northwest Indiana Project. The long-awaited work includes building more than 26 mi. of new second track between Gary and Michigan City along Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's (NICTD's) existing South Shore Line (SSL)....
Biological Diversity. org - Tue July 12, 2022
Approval of Uinta Railway Will Increase Oil Production
The U.S. Forest Service has rejected challenges to the Uinta Basin Railway, saying the project is in the public interest even as it predicts the oil railway could increase climate pollution in the U.S....
Brightline & CEG - Thu June 02, 2022
Central Florida Gets Grant for Initial Work on Tampa-to-Orlando Rail Line
Central Florida has received a federal grant to support the preliminary engineering activities and environmental approvals needed to construct an intercity, high-speed passenger rail system between Orlando International Airport and Tampa....
Washington Post - Mon April 18, 2022
Maryland's Purple Line Light Rail Can Finally Proceed After $2.3B Contract Signed
A $2.3 billion contract between the private consortium managing Maryland's Purple Line project and a new construction team to complete the long-awaited light-rail line has been signed, according to the consortium and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)....
Brightline & Palm Beach Post - Wed April 06, 2022
New Rail Drawbridge in Jupiter, Fla., to Be Built as Part of $2.7B Brightline Expansion
A modern railroad drawbridge is planned to be erected soon spanning the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla., for Brightline, the company currently building a high-speed rail line to run between Miami and Orlando International Airport....
Waterways Journal - Thu January 27, 2022
Alabama Upgrading Intermodal Rail to Connect Mobile Port with Other State Hubs
With port congestion and logistics issues in the news lately, particularly at ports on the East and West coasts, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is highlighting her state's Alabama-USA Corridor, or A-USA, a rail initiative geared toward connecting the state's deep-water port in Mobile with manufacturing and logistics hubs throughout the state....
CEG - Wed January 26, 2022
Federal Funds for Aberdeen, Miss., Port Expected to Spur Regional Economy
Officials with the City of Aberdeen Port in Mississippi hope that the recent infusion of $4 million in federal money to build a railway for easier transport of materials will spur economic development around not only the port, but the northeast region of the state....
The Washington Post - Mon December 13, 2021
D.C.'s Metro Extension to Dulles Now Complete, Service Could Begin in 2022
Contractors on the multibillion Silver Line Extension of Washington, D.C.'s Metrorail service to the western Virginia suburbs and Dulles International Airport have finally completed the last substantial element of the project, officials announced Dec....
South Dakota DOT - Wed December 08, 2021
South Dakota DOT Receives Federal Grant for Freight Capacity Expansion
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) was recently awarded a Rebuilding America Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation....
Office of Governor Larry Hogan - Wed December 01, 2021
VIDEO: Maryland Officials Kick Off Expansion of Baltimore's Howard Street Tunnel
Public and private sector leaders, led by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, were on hand Nov. 29 in breaking ground on the $466 million Howard Street Tunnel expansion project, which will reconstruct the 126-year-old freight rail tunnel to accommodate double-stacked container trains to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore....
