Lycoming, Pa., Receives $2.4 Million Rail Line Relocation Grant for New Bridge. The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded the county of Lycoming, Pa., a $2.4 million Rail Line Relocation grant to build a new bridge spanning the Loyalsock Creek in Loyalsock Township and Montoursville...
Federal Railroad Administration Issues Record of Decision for the Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Corridor
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued two Records of Decision (ROD) for the required National Environmental Policy Act analysis on...
STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE RAY LAHOOD, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION,
ON HIGH SPEED RAIL
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2012
Project on Amtrak’s Vermonter Line is Completed on Time and on Budget
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced the on-time and on-budget completion of a two-year project making upgrades and repairs along 190 miles of track between St. Albans and Vernon on...
U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari today announced that the state of Connecticut will receive $120 million in High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to...
WASHINGTON –U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $74.8 million to the Commonwealth of Virginia to continue development of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor. The funding will help improve passenger and freight rail service between Virginia and Washington, D....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded $71.3 million to the State of Indiana to help alleviate congestion in one of the region’s most delay-prone rail corridors. The Indiana Gateway Project will both relieve congestion and support the development of higher...
Statement from Secretary LaHood on the Announcement of New CEO of California High-Speed Rail Authority.
PORTLAND, Ore. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced an agreement for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to provide $745.2 million to the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) for the Portland-Milwaukie light rail project, which will...