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The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration will provide seed money and future help to launch the Front Range Passenger Rail train project, which would link Fort Collins and Pueblo.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials announced the Federal Railroad Administration has included Northeastern Pennsylvania in its Corridor Identification list (Corridor ID) to reestablish direct passenger rail service between Scranton and New York. U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) state this is the next critical step to reviving the Scranton-NY Amtrak […]

The line needed a project Corridor ID designation to move forward with engineering, planning and designing.

Lawmakers from our area are announcing a step forward in restoring passenger rail service to northeastern Pennsylvania.

The decision is critical because, if accepted into the program, it will become a vital step in establishing passenger rail service.

The USA's Biden-Harris Administration has awarded publicly-owned US rail operator Amtrak nearly ten billion dollars in FRA funding.

The authority is a joint venture between Berks, Montgomery and Chester Counties and is tasked with the long-term goal of restoring passenger rail service from Reading to Philadelphia.

MassDOT is pursuing plans for new Amtrak routes from Boston to New Haven and Albany, with Springfield as a new hub for intercity rail connections.

Every day, at least 65,000 cars, trucks, vans, SUVs, 18-wheelers … you get the idea …

MoDOT wants to study the expansion of rail service in Missouri including service to Hannibal, St. Joseph, Springfield and Branson.