Archive for April 11, 2019
FTA allows Sound Transit to advance Federal Way light-rail extension
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/11/2019) Sound Transit yesterday received approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to advance its light-rail extension project to the engineering phase — a step toward securing a critically important federal grant. With FTA’s approval of Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension project into the engineering phase, FTA locked in the Capital Investment Grant (CIG)…
Read MoreUnion Pacific to mark transcontinental railroad anniversary
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/11/2019) Union Pacific Railroad will host a celebration May 9 in Ogden, Utah, to mark the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad’s completion. The ceremony will be held at Ogden Union Station, a day ahead of Utah’s celebration at Promontory Summit where the “golden spike” was originally tapped into place, according to a…
Read MoreU.S. railroads logged fewer carloads, intermodal units in Week 14
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/11/2019) U.S. railroads reported a 2.8 percent decline in carload and intermodal volume for the week ending April 6 compared with the same week a year ago, according to Association for American Railroads (AAR) data. Combined, the railroads logged 510,192 carloads and intermodal units during the week. The total number of transported carloads fell…
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